The Lakefront Gobblers chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will host a Women in the Outdoors event Feb. 2 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Chapman State Park in Clarendon, Warren County.

Hands-on classes will include introduction to turkey hunting, archery and ice fishing as well as several other activities. All equipment will be provided. Women of all levels of skill and experience – especially beginners – are encouraged to attend.

Preregistration is required. Contact Kristen Giger at 814-450-1614 or kgiger@nwtf.net for information or to register.

The cost is $55, which includes a NWTF membership and a one-year subscription to Turkey Country magazine. Current NWTF members pay $20.

National Public Lands Day isn’t until Sept. 29, but in its observance the The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting volunteers to help perform work at Shenango River Lake Sept. 8.

Volunteers will paint traffic control symbols and lines on boat launches; install new grills at pavilions; clear vegetation from facility fencing; weed and mulch flower planters; and pick up litter. Lunch will be provided, and there will be free camping for workers over the weekend.

The work day will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For information, contact Rich Egger at richard.j.egger@usace.army.mil or (724) 646-1124.

That’s not the only opportunity to volunteer in northwestern Pennsylvania:

Help clean up the Allegheny River in and around Warren Sept. 29 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Maintain trails and beautify gardens at Chapman State Park, Warren County, from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 29.

Improve trails Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Jennings Environmental Educational Center, Butler County. Lunch will be provided.

Remove invasive plants, maintain trails, clean up litter and paint facilities Oct. 20 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Cook Forest State Park. There will be free camping Oct. 19 and 20 for volunteers.

A 5.3-mile stretch of Dunahm Siding Road through State Game Land 29 in Warren County will be closed for road repairs.

The road runs through SGL 29 from Dunham Siding on the Allegheny National Forest to Chapman State Park. Pennsylvania Game Commission Land Management Group Supervisor Richard T. Cramer said he expects the road to reopen by the end of September, in time for small game and archery deer seasons.

“As part of the road project, we will replace 76 culvert pipes and upgrade the existing road surface,” Cramer said in a news release. “The project is designed to alleviate soil erosion and drainage issues that affect the water quality in the West Branch Tionesta Creek. To further improve water quality, the entire road surface will have a new, updated stone running surface.”

Pymatuning State Park in Crawford County, Chapman State Park in Warren County and Cook Forest and Clear Creek state parks in Clarion and Jefferson counties are among 19 parks in the Pennsylvania system offering cut-rate camping to first-time campers.

The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Gander Mountain are teaming up to offer gear and a reservation for two nights at a participating state park for just $20. The program runs from Memorial Day weekend through the summer.

“You can’t beat this offer as far as the cost; the opportunity to enjoy many other activities at our state parks such as hiking and fishing; and a park staffer will even help you set up camp,” DCNR secretary Richard Allan said.

Other participating parks are Black Moshannon, Centre County; Caledonia, Franklin County; Colonel Denning, Cumberland County; Gifford Pinchot, York County; Hills Creek, Tioga County; Keystone, Westmoreland County; Lackawanna, Lackawanna County; Laurel Hill, Somerset County; Little Pine, Lycoming County; Locust Lake, Schuylkill County; Ole Bull, Potter County; Parker Dam, Clearfield County; Promised Land, Pike County; R.B. Winter, Union County; Ryerson Station, Greene County; and Sinnemahoning, Cameron and Potter counties.

Make reservations by calling a park office directly.

The gear provided for use by Gander Mountain and DCNR is a four-person tent; rain tarp; four sleeping pads; four camp chairs; flashlight; lantern; camp stove; and four hot dog/marshmallow sticks. The gear must be returned upon departure.

Participants will need to bring their own food, cooking utensils and bedding. Suggested packing lists will be provided.

In 2011, the program’s first year, the DCNR said there were 180 reservations made, and more than half of those who took a survey saying they had never before visited a Pennsylvania state park.