The future decisions of how our natural resources will be managed will be made by the youth of today.

For more than 20 years, the Montana Natural Resources Youth Camp has provided youth an opportunity to study in an outdoor classroom the scientific principles, economic realities, historical heritage, and social perspectives of today, to help these future leaders in their quest to gain a natural resources perspective that is informed and progressive.

"We invite all youth ages 14-18 to spend one week in the rustic setting of the Lubrecht State Forest east of Missoula and learn about Montana's natural resources. The accommodations are comfortable, the food is great, and the instruction and friendships are the best."

Campers learn about forestry, water, soils, geology, range, wildlife, and recreation, and spend a half-day rafting the Alberton Gorge of the Clark Fork River. In between the field sessions, taught largely by professionals that volunteer from a variety of natural resources based agencies and industries, specialty evening programs, guest speakers, hands-on learning-through-discovery, and campfires provide for a lasting summer camp experience.

Student teams also compete in a Land-Use-Game where they manage a 3,400 acre ranch for 20 years. As in real life teams must make hard choices between profits and conservation ethics, especially if they face poor commodity prices. Most students enjoy the competition and have the typical reaction of "Wow, I never knew that making a living by managing land was so hard."

Past and current sponsors of camp are

• US Forest Service • Montana Society of American Foresters • Bureau of Land Management • Montana Public Lands Council • Montana Association of State Grazing Districts • Lubrecht Experimental Forest • AMEC Geomatrix• Montana Beef Council • MSU College of Agriculture • Montana Conservation Districts • Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks • Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation • Montana Stockgrowers Association • MSU Extension Service • National Rifle Association • Plum Creek Timber Company • Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation • Smurfit-Stone Corporation • The University of Montana College of Forestry and Conservation • USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service • Stimson Lumber Company • The Sapphire Gallery • Washington Foundation • Wheat Montana • Montana Chapter of the Soil & Water Conservation Society • Montana Cattlewomen Association • Pyramid Mountain Lumber • Rural Electric Cooperatives • Pheasants Forever • F. H. Stoltze Land and Lumber • REI • Sportsman's Warehouse • GeoPrime • Double Arrow Lodge

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