California Range & Natural Resources Camp

Range Camp is an environmental science & management camp for high school students from
across California. The camp takes place at the University of California’s Elkus Youth Ranch in
Half Moon Bay, CA.

Range Camp is a 6-day camp experience for high school sophomores, juniors and seniors who
have an interest in the science and conservation management of natural resources in California.
Students get an introduction to ecological principles, including characteristics and
interrelationships of plants and animals, fire ecology, hydrology, geology and soils, and
management of grassland, brushland, forest, and stream and river ecosystems. Field activities
include learning to read wildlife ‘sign’, learning outdoor navigation with compasses, maps and
GPS, forest management, visits to working ranches and conservation projects, and a beach BBQ.

The camp is organized by the California-Pacific section of the Society for Range Management,
with support from a variety of institutions, including university faculty and students from the
University of California and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, the California Association of Resource
Conservation Districts, and numerous other agriculture and conservation organizations. Sessions
are taught by university faculty and staff from local, state and federal agencies, and private
professional scientists and natural resource management specialists. All students compete for the
opportunity to travel to Denver, CO in February 2020 as a representative of California to the
national high school youth forum event which takes place at the annual scientific conference held
by the Society for Range Management.

Range Camp runs from June 16-21.

More information and applications are available at
http://www.rangelands.org/casrm/HTML/rangecamps.html.

Cost is $450.00.

Applications are due by April 26but will be accepted until May 24th if spaces remain.

Camp staff will try to assist students/families with financial need in finding scholarship support. Please indicate so on application.