Pictured at the Community Archery Park are Champaign County Wildlife Officer Nick Oliver and CCSA trustee Ken McCabe.

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Champaign County Shooting Academy recently received a $12,020 Conservation Club grant to provide archery and firearm safety and marksmanship programs for the 2024-25 season.

This grant was awarded by the Ohio Division of Wildlife with funds provided by the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program.

In addition to funding the academy’s year-round, public-access Community Archery Park, the grant provided targets for three 3D archery events this fall. Beginning in February, the Champaign County 4-H Shooting Sports club will receive support for their youth development and marksmanship activities.

Other scheduled annual events include an introductory family archery clinic on May 17, 2025 and the Women-on-Target shooting clinic June 28, 2025.

The Academy was founded Oct. 3, 2017 as a non-profit charity serving the Champaign County area. The mission of the Academy is to provide facilities to promote firearm and archery safety and marksmanship training programs focusing on youth development organizations, competitive shooting opportunities, hunter education training, access for disabled shooters and women’s programs. 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status was approved Aug. 13, 2018. For more information, contact Ken McCabe at [email protected].

Info from Champaign County Shooting Academy