Apply Now for NV Youth Range Camp June 18-24 at Timber Creek Campground in East Central Nevada Applications are now being accepted from high school students to attend the 62nd Annual Nevada Youth Range Camp to be held June 18-24 at Timber Creek Campground in East Central Nevada. Applications must be submitted by Sunday, April 30.
offers an enjoyable, outdoor experience with activities such as swimming, fishing, hiking, volleyball, horseshoes, campfires and photography.
Nevada Youth Range Camp
Nevada Youth Range Camp is a teenager’s best opportunity to learn about Nevada’s desert and mountain rangelands and diverse ecosystems, while experiencing them firsthand. The Society for Range Management operates the week-long camp for youth aged 14-18 from Nevada and Eastern California. The Nevada Section of the Society for Range Management conducts the camp with assistance from various State and Federal agencies including Nevada State Parks, Nevada Division of Forestry, Nevada Conservation Districts, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Nevada Department of Wildlife. Financial sponsors include many Nevada Conservation Districts, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and Nevada Society for Range Management.
Interested students must submit an application and letter of recommendation from an adult other than a parent, relative, or sibling. The cost to attend Range Camp is $250, which includes meals and camp activities. Applicants can be sponsored to attend Range Camp by contacting their local conservation district or other organizations. Forms and information can be found on the Nevada Youth Range Camp Website at http://nevada.rangelands.org/youth-range-camp/ or by contacting Ethan Mower by phone (775) 726-3564 or email emower@parks.nv.gov
June 18th – June 24th , 2023
Timber Creek Campground, NE. of McGill, NV Completed applications with enclosures can e-mailed to emower@parks.nv.gov. Letters of recommendation must be on thebelow adult’s official letterhead. Applications Scholarships available, information must be submitted by Sunday April 30th. Approved applicants will be notified camp is sponsored by the Nevada Section of the Society for Range Management. Registration is per camper if application is accepted. See https://nevada.rangelands.org/youth-range-camp/ for more details and ication materials. Contact camp director for information about potential scholarships. stions? Camp Director Ethan Mower - emower@parks.nv.gov 775-726-3564
Learning Modules Include: • Soils • Pinyon-Juniper Management • Wildlife Management • Riparian Interactions • The Sagebrush Environment • Coordinated Resource Management • Orienteering • Conservation project implementation
Camp is being held at the Timber Creek Campground Northwest of McGill, NV in the Schell Creek Range. June is an ideal time to be in the Schell Creek Range when numerous wildflowers are in bloom and the vegetation is green from the recent snowmelt.
This is a weeklong primitive camp, food is provided. Camping gear is required, see application for details!
High school youth are invited to enjoy a week of fun, camping and learning about rangelands and natural resource management in Nevada. Camp will be held at the Timber Creek Campground providing a beautiful setting for learning. The purpose of this camp is to provide youth with the knowledge and understanding of how decisions are made about natural resources on Nevada’s rangelands
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Timber Creek Campground, NE. of McGill, NV Scholarships available, information below
Campers will have the opportunity to learn from range management professionals who are knowledgeable in the ecology and management of the Great Basin’s desert and mountain rangelands. Students learn basic surveying and map reading, identification and importance of rangeland plants, evaluation of sagebrush and woodland ecosystems, wildlife surveying techniques, evaluation of stream health, and many other topics related to rangelands. While the camp is educational, it also
within two weeks by email. We are trying to go paperless, but if email is not available to you application materials can be mailed to Nevada Youth Range Camp C/O Kershaw Ryan State Park PO Box 985 Caliente NV, 89008.
This is a weeklong primitive camp, food is provided. Camping gear is required, see application for details!
Learning Modules Include: • Soils • Pinyon-Juniper Management • Wildlife Management • Riparian Interactions • The Sagebrush Environment • Coordinated Resource Management • Orienteering • Conservation project implementation
of theRancher Society for Range Management. Registration is The Section Progressive www.progressiverancher.comThis camp is sponsored by the Nevada
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$250 per camper if application is accepted. See https://nevada.rangelands.org/youth-range-camp/ for more details and