The 32nd Annual Range and Natural Resources Camp will be taking place June 19-24, 2016 at the beautiful Elkus Youth Ranch in Half Moon Bay, California. The camp offers students between the ages of 15-18 the opportunity to work with peers from throughout the state and is designed to offer an appreciation of the extent, importance and value of California’s rangelands and natural resources. Range Camp fosters an appreciation for several fields of applied science and management through interaction with university faculty and experienced professionals in classroom and field activities.
Students will address the importance of such topics as plant
identification, livestock production, wildlife management, forestry, fire
ecology, geology, soils, water resources, rangeland ecosystems, technologies
used in natural resource science and management.
At the end of the week, students will be evaluated on their
understanding of the materials, with the top two scoring campers being awarded
an all-expense-paid trip to represent California and the Pacific Islands at The
Society for Range Management’s High School Youth Forum (HSYF) held in
conjunction with its national science meeting in St. George, Utah, from January
29-February 2, 2016. The third highest scoring camper will be invited to attend
as well, but will need to find other means of paying for the trip. (Delegates
must still be in high school through Feb 2017.)
MEEC is offering four student scholarships that will be awarded
to attend Range Camp this summer. Scholarships include tuition ($450) and
roundtrip airfare up to $350 per person. To apply, students must be enrolled in
a school located within the MEEC boundaries of San Bernardino County’s High
Desert Region, the Antelope Valley or Riverside County’s Blythe Region and be
age 15-18 by the start date of camp. The deadline for application submission to
MEEC is April 21, 2016 at 5:00 PM.
APPLICATION,
PHOTO RELEASE AND COMMITMENT FORM MUST BE SUBMITTED TO MEEC IN ORDER TO BE
CONSIDERED FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP. ANY APPLICATIONS DIRECTLY SUBMITTED TO
RANGE CAMP CANNOT BE GUARANTEED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP.
Please
mail application to: MEEC, 14306
Park Ave, Victorville,
CA 92392. Applications may also be faxed to 760-241-6271
For more information please contact MEEC Program Specialist
Samantha Murray at (760) 245-1661 ext. 6717 or via email at smurray@mdaqmd.ca.gov.
- See more at: http://meeconline.com/scholarships/2016-student-range-camp-scholarships-now-available/#sthash.LBmJPeNL.dpuf
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