New Mexico teens can learn how to use, care for and appreciate our state's forests at a Forestry Camp June 6-11 at the Rancho del Chaparral Girl Scout Camp east of Cuba. Located in the Jemez Mountains near Los Alamos, the 1,200-acre camp encompasses ponderosa pine and mixed conifer forests along the Rio de las Vacas. Campers will learn how professionals measure trees, track animals, fight fires, evaluate range conditions, study ruins and manage natural resources. Other activities will include nature hikes, compass reading, archery, fly tying, archaeology, aquatic investigations and disease and insect identification.
Campers can select the areas they want to explore more in-depth.
The camp is sponsored by the Cuba Soil and Water Conservation District and cosponsored by a dozen other agencies including Extension. Any New Mexico resident age 13 to 18 with an interest in the outdoors is eligible to attend. Registration is limited to 60 campers.