Virginia Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts

35th Annual Camp

July 10-16, 2011

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For 34 years, the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts has sponsored a week long summer conservation camp for Virginia high school students (currently enrolled in grades 9-12) on the campus of Virginia Tech. The program brings together about 70 interested students for a week of learning about Virginia's natural resources from conservation professionals and faculty from Virginia Tech. Most of the instruction is hands-on and outdoors.

2011 Youth Conservation Camp Group Photo

Claytor Lake State Park

2011 Camp Highlights

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Sponsored by the VASWCD. With funding provided by local SWCDs and the Virginia Farm Bureau Foundation.

Sixty-five campers and 3 teachers attended the annual Holiday Lake Forestry Camp. Campers learned about diverse topics, including tree identification, forest management, environmental protection, and wildlife. Many came away with a new appreciation for forestry and a desire to further their education in the natural resource field.

Have you already attended Youth Camp? Consider Holiday Lake Forestry Camp

June 2011

2011 Camp Schedule....(subject to change)

Sunday, July 10

Tech Campus

Opening program

Tour Campus

Volleyball Tournament

Monday, July 11

Claytor Lake State Park

Lake Ecology

Fisheries Management

Water Quality

Cookout

Tuesday, July 12

Cascades Hike

Hike to the Cascades waterfall and investigate forestry and wildlife issues

Tour Forest Products Center

Turfgrass Management

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Wednesday, July13

VA Tech Campus & Agriculture Farm
Agricultural Best Management
Practices: Rotational grazing,
alternative watering systems,
nutrient management, ag stewardship
Soils
Tour Dairy Science

Tour Swine Center

Tour College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Thursday, July 14

Mountain Lake Day

Karst

Forest measurements
Dendrology
Wildlife research techniques

Tour Veterinary Teaching Hospital

Volleyball Tournament

Friday, July 15

Canoeing on the New River

Stream Morphology

Shoreline Erosion

Scavenger Hunt Using GIS

Saturday, July 16

Closing Program (Parents are invited)

Check out

Awards Presentation

Virginia Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts

7308 Hanover Green Drive, Suite 100

Mechanicsville, Virginia 23111

Office - (804) 559-0324

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