Youth Camps

Sponsorship available for camp in both AB & Sk

Apply to LDFGA to have your young person sponsored to go to either provinces youth camps

Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation

2009 Youth Outdoor Leadership AND Conservation School

�Leaders Rise With Opportunity�

The Camp: For more than 30 years the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Youth Outdoor Leadership and Conservation School has introduced youth to outdoor skills and introduced them to wildlife management techniques from wildlife professionals. In 2003 the School added a leadership component. Some of the activities that youth will participate in include: archery, canoeing, wilderness survival skills, map and compass, fisheries studies, wildlife management and biology, canoeing, wilderness camping skills, cooking on one burner stove or fire, wild plant use, plus much more.

The outdoor skills are used to facilitate leadership qualities that can be used by youth at the branch, school and community level. It is important for youth to recognize that while attending the school they will be expected to willingly participate in all of the classes and activities in a positive and constructive manner.

** In order to apply for the SWF Leadership and Conservation School youth must hold a valid branch or provincial membership in the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation.

Dates: GIRLS School will run from July 5^th � July 12^th, 2009

BOYS School will run from July 12^th � July 19^th, 2009

Age: All students must be between the ages of 14 - 17 years old at the time of the school. No Exceptions.

Application Deadline: All applications must be received by Larry Chambers by April 30^th via mail or fax, (We will not accept applications by phone!) Students that apply will be selected based on their application form. Please feel free to supplement the application with letters of recommendation or other material. Up to twenty-four youth will be selected for each school. Successful students will be notified by May 30^th and additional information will be requested at that time.

Please make sure the youth that applies understands what the school is about and the expectations of them. They must want to attend this school.

Cost: The cost for the week is $200.00. SWF members should make their local branch aware they are applying for the school and request that the branch covers the cost. Payment must be made by Friday June 15^th. If the applicant cancels within one week of the school beginning and we are unable to fill that spot, they will be responsible for the cost.

Contact Larry Chambers @ 780-875-3655 for info and for Lloydminster and District sponsorship applications to go to either of these camps.

**** This application must be in no later than April 30^th, 2009 ****

Alberta Fish & Game Youth Camp 2008

Youth camp applications for Alberta Camp must be into Larry Chambers @ 875-3655 by June 1,2008

2009 Zone 4/5 Youth Camp @ Narrow Lake AB is July 5th - 11th 2009 & July 19th - 25th 2009

Volunteers are needed

Application forms will be available after April 4th 2009

Contact Larry Chambers @ 780-875-3655

Youth Outdoor Leadership and Conservation Camps

For>Lloydminster and District Fish & Game
Association has been sponsoring a number of students to these camps, in bothSaskatchewan and Alberta.

Picture of Davan Russell receiving Murray Doell Award

A.

     Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation Conducts a girl's camp during the first week of July and a boy's camp during the second week of July. Both camps are held at the Prince Albert Wildlife Federation facilities just north of Prince Albert.
    Both
schools focus on outdoor skills and wildlife management. Some of the activities that the student will participate in include: handgun, small bore and trap shooting, archery, canoeing, wilderness survival skills, map and compass, fisheries studies, wildlife management biology, wild plant use and wilderness camping skills. These activities are used to facilititate the development of leadership qualities that can be used by youth at the branch, school and community level.

B.
     Zone 4 and 5 Alberta Fish and Game Association conducts a Youth Conservation Camp for both boys and girls during both the second and fourth weeks of July for students
that are ages 12-16 at the time of the camp. All campers will row boats, learn to handle shotguns, rifles and handguns safely, hike, fish and camp in a wilderness outdoor setting.

The camp is conducted from the Narrow Lake Conservation Centre north-east of Westlock, AB.

These Youth Conservation Camps emphasize how much humanity and nature depend on each other. Campers earn how all living things interact and look at their responsibilities for the future.