JEFFERSON CITY — State Sen. Doug Libla, R-Poplar Bluff, shares upcoming outdoor community events with 25th District citizens in Shannon County. Twin Pines Conservation Education Center, located in Winona, offers Missourians a wide range of opportunities to hike, birdwatch, photograph nature, and other nature-related activities. Pine-oak woodlands and other forests give visitors to the conservation area access to come of Missouri's most secluded and treasured scenes.

Sites located within the conservation area include vintage logging equipment, a log cabin and an early 20th century schoolhouse — all elements that emphasize the area's rich history regarding the Ozarks' timber industry.

Upcoming events at the Twin Pines Conservation Education Center include:

Discover Nature: Frog Gigging Clinic
Twin Pines' Mule Camp Pond
July 27, 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
This evening event includes an introductory gigging lesson and instruction on how to prepare your catch, compete with samples. Limit 15, ages 8 and up. Participants must have a parent/guardian present. Valid fishing license is required. Please make your reservation for this event by July 24, 2013.

Longbow Workshop
Aug. 22, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Aug. 23, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Aug. 24, 8:00 a.m. - noon
This three-day workshop at Twin Pines allows participants to build a longbow from wood stave to finished product, complete with handmade string. Lessons include the history and making of a longbow (Aug. 22), construction of a bow (Aug. 23), and completing your bow (Aug. 24). Some woodworking skill is helpful for this event and attendance at all sessions is required. Ages 18 and up; limit 13. Tools and materials will be provided to all participants. Preregistration is required; please reserve by Aug. 17, 2013.

And don't forget, there are hunter education classes scheduled throughout the winter and spring for Missourians of all ages. Click here or visit www.register-ed.com/programs/missouri to learn more.

To make your reservation for these workshops or to learn more about the Twin Pines Conservation Education Center, please call (573) 325-1381.