Natural Resources Camp coming
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March 26, 2014 |
Campers ages 12 to 14 years will see and learn
about Idaho natural resources in some of the
state’s most scenic settings near Sun Valley
June 23-28. University of Idaho Extension and
the Idaho Association of Soil Conservation
Districts again will sponsor the annual Natural
Resources Camp, which has roots stretching back
more than 60 years.
Campers will explore and learn about Idaho’s
wildlife, fish, forests, water, range and soils
during their five-day stay at the Central Idaho
4-H Camp north of Ketchum. The registration fee
is $235 by May 21 and $255 after. Scholarships
are available through Soil Conservation District
offices throughout Idaho.
This is also the second year of a new focus on
Idaho volcanism. That topic is tied to the
recent revival of a popular University of Idaho
Extension 4-H camp tradition that dates back to
the 1950s, swimming at Easley Hot Springs, which
is heated by geothermal springs. Photos show 4-H
members there in 1953.
A Lewis and Clark expedition-style field trip to
see examples of Idaho’s natural resources and
what campers learned during the week is being
revamped this year, said camp director Amber
Moore, a UI Extension soil specialist at Twin
Falls.
This year’s session also will pay homage to
Dorrell Larsen, who helped found the Natural
Resources Workshop more than 50 years ago. He
passed away Nov. 2, 2013 at age 84 at Boise. He
began working with University of Idaho Extension
as an irrigation specialist based at Boise in
1956.
An early advocate for environmental education,
he established and chaired the workshop, Idaho’s
first residential summer workshop, from 1962 to
1991.
The family suggested remembrances may be made to
the Dorrell Larsen Memorial Fund, University of
Idaho Foundation, 875 Perimeter Dr. MS 3143,
Moscow, ID 83844-3143 for the benefit of the
natural resources workshop.
More information about the camp, including a
video from 2013, is available online at
http://web.cals.uidaho.edu/nrc. |
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