This is to inform you that Governor Gilmore has announced the establishment of the Governor's Academy for Environmental Stewardship, a new summer program to prepare young people to manage natural resources in Virginia. The program is a key component of the Governor's environmental education initiative, Virginia Naturally 2000.
Education is the key to excellence in environmental stewardship.
Thirty-two students who are interested in natural resources will be selected for the program. Public, private, and home-schooled students are encouraged to apply. Students who apply should be sophomores rising to juniors in high school in the fall of this year. Students enrolled in the program will receive instruction by natural resource professionals in field studies and hands-on activities in forestry, fish and wildlife management, watershed management, water quality, endangered species, and geology. The students will have the opportunity to interact with people employed by private industry, conservation organizations, and government.