The purpose of the New England Outdoor Writers Association (NEOWA) is to encourage excellence and professionalism in the communication media concerned with outdoor sports; to encourage harmonious relations and sportsmanlike conduct between sportsmen and sportswomen; to promote and encourage the conservation and use of natural resources; to disseminate such information pertaining thereto as shall further these purposes.
Outdoor sports are defined as those activities which are conducted with hunting, fishing, boating, archery, shooting, field trials, sporting dogs, camping, woodcraft, skin diving, scuba diving, hiking, rock climbing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, wildlife watching, natural history, conservation and similar activities which add to the knowledge and enjoyment of nature and natural resources.
