Future scientists study with current scientists at Nature High Summer Camp

Written by: Chris Watt

Students looking at and learning about an animal pelt.
Students looking at and learning about an animal pelt.GREAT BASIN STATION, Ephraim, Utah---Bureau of Reclamation employees Shane Mower and Dave Snyder taught students hands-on lessons in fish data acquisition using seining, animal skull anatomy and physiology, wildlife adaptions, wildlife tracks and possible impacts to fish and wildlife from natural and human-influenced changes in the environment, at Nature High Summer Camp held July 31 to Aug. 5.

Reclamation’s Upper Colorado Region, along with other Department of the Interior, Department of Agriculture, Utah State University, and local agencies, sponsor and participate in the Nature High Summer Camp. Started in 1991, the goal of the camp is to introduce high school students to science and natural resource fields of study and careers they might not have otherwise considered.

Federal professionals share their expertise by providing students with actual field activities and experiences in hydrology, rangeland conservation, wildlife biology, soils, and forestry. Students learn how to use information from these disciplines in creating team-based camp projects that address natural resource issues from the differing perspectives of environmentalist, farmers, ranchers, recreationists, and government agencies.

Future scientists learning at Nature High Camp
Future scientists learning at Nature High Camp
Future scientists learning at Nature High Camp
Future scientists learning at Nature High Camp

Published on August 07, 2017