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Green Mountain Conservation Camps

The Vemont Fish and Wildlife Department is now accepting applications for this years Green Mountain Conservation Camps.

2009 Green Mountain Conservation Camp Application

Natural Resources Management Academy - 2009 - Information and Registration

The Openings listed below represent Applications Processed as of July 3.

Buck Lake, Woodbury
Openings	For Week
9	June 21 - June 26 (Boys Week)
Filled	June 28 - July 3 (Boys Week)
Filled	July 5 - July 10 (Girls Week)
1	July 12 - July 17 (Boys Week)
30	July 19 - July 24 (Teachers Week)
Filled	July 26 - July 31 (Boys Week)
Filled	August 16 - August 21 (Boys Week)

Kehoe/Lake Bomoseen, Castleton
Openings	For Week
21	June 21 - June 26 (Boys Week)
1	June 28 - July 3 (Boys Week)
Filled	July 5 - July 10 (Boys Week)
56	July 10 - July 12 (The Natural Resources Management Academy)
Filled	July 12 - July 17 (Girls Week)
Filled	August 2 - August 7 (Boys Week)
Filled	August 9 - August 14 (Boys Week)
Filled	August 16 - August 21 (Girls Week)

Advanced Weeks

Buck Lake, Woodbury
Openings	For Week
Filled	August 2 - August 7 (Boys Week)
Filled	August 9 - August 14 (Girls Week)

Kehoe/Lake Bomoseen, Castleton
Openings	For Week
Filled	July 19 - July 24 (Boys Week)
Filled	July 26 - July 31 (Boys Week)

Come learn all about the outdoors! Campers have a unique opportunity to meet Vermont State Game Wardens, foresters, fisheries and wildlife biologists, and others who work in the outdoors. We offer hands-on learning experiences on fish, wildlife, ecology, forestry, first aid and outdoor safety topics and so much more. There are opportunities for hiking, canoeing, fishing, archery, building bluebird boxes and other fun activities.

Who can attend?
Almost a thousand campers ages 12-16 attend our program each year. There are separate weeks open for boys and girls.

What will we learn there?
We focus on teaching outdoor safety skills and natural resource conservation with topics including:

Vermont's fish and wildlife
Forests and forestry
Wetland ecology
Building bluebird boxes
First aid and outdoor safety
Fly-fishing and spincasting
Fly-tying
Archery
Hiking and camping
Canoeing
Firearm safety
Much more…

When does the camp run?
One-week sessions run from June to August. Specific dates for boys and girls regular and advanced sessions are listed in the camp application each year.
Applications for the upcoming Green Mountain Conservation Camps will be available in January.

Where is the camp located? The Green Mountain Conservation Camps have two locations. One site is pleasantly nestled in the woods alongside Buck Lake in Woodbury, Vermont. Our Kehoe Camp site is located on Lake Bomoseen in Castleton, Vermont and features a particularly beautiful mountain view.

Why is the Green Mountain Conservation Camp program unique?
Vermont's conservation camp program is unique because it is sponsored and directed by Fish and Wildlife Department professionals-the same people who manage the fish and wildlife resources. Working biologists, foresters, game wardens and conservation educators teach young people about Vermont's forests, wetlands and wildlife. They give youth life skills and knowledge so they can continue the state's traditional rural pursuits-enjoying all aspects of the outdoor world. The program's greatest strength is connecting young people to the outdoors.
Applications and other information

For more information email FWGMCC@state.vt.us

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