To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society. -Theodore Roosevelt
Arizona DBHSS Scholars ONLY: June 2 - 6
Montana Matters Youth Scholars ONLY: August 4 -8
$550 per camper - this includes all meals, board and activities for the week
*Financial aid options are available, contact Maddison Todd
If your camper is between 8 and 13 years old and is not being sponsored by the Arizona Desert Big Horn Sheep Society or Montana Matters Youth, you will select the "Outdoor Adventure Camp" date option.
If your child is 14-17 years old and has aged out of our offered camp dates, please email [email protected] for information on possible options for summer camp programs for their age group.
If you’re interested in obtaining a scholarship for the Montana Matters Youth Program please contact Madison Todd. Do not register until you have been officially awarded a scholarship.
Madison Todd
Conservation Education Programs Manager
[email protected]
(304) 573-4045
campers to think about nature and to ask questions about the natural world around them through unique hands-on, place-based learning and interactions with peers; to approach learning in a fun and interactive way; to help students to understand learning can be full of enjoyment and wonder.
a safe atmosphere where students feel comfortable advocating for themselves, making new meaningful friendships, learning new skills, building confidence and most importantly having a fun and memorable summer camp experience that will last them a lifetime.
counselors and staff to set the standard of creating an ideal experience for campers through fostering a positive environment, providing life-enriching experiences to each camper, and to be a positive role-model to youth.
and celebrate diversity; honoring people for whom they are with an open-mind and warm heart; creating a welcoming environment of acceptance, recognition and kindness
To explore and learn about the Rocky Mountain Front
To observe plants and animals in their natural habitats
To make new friends through the shared experience of sleep-away summer camp
To learn how to ask and find answers to questions in the natural world around us
To develop an interest in natural resource related careers – fish, wildlife, ecology, water, etc.
To have an opportunity to learn from and interact with natural resource professionals.
To learn new outdoors skills one can use throughout their life To experience place-based learning in a fun and hands-on method
To make new friends with like-minded interests and meaningful connections for the future in the field of wildlife conservation
"The wildlife and its habitat cannot speak. So we must and we will."
-Theodore Roosevelt