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The Virgin Islands Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. (V.I. RC&D) is seeking 8 Virgin Islands’ high school students between the ages of 15 - 18 to attend the 2008 Natural Resources Conservation Workshop, to be held June 8-12, 2008, at Abraham Baldwin College in Tifton, Georgia. The summer camp is usually only open to Georgia students; however, students from the USVI have participated in this valuable and unique learning opportunity since 2000 through the sponsorship of V.I. RC&D and the V.I. Urban Forestry Council.
V.I. students and chaperone, Michelle Thurland-Martinez, take a break in the Middle Georgia College cafeteria.
V.I. students and chaperone, Michelle Thurland-Martinez, take a break in the Middle Georgia College cafeteria.

High school students are exposed to various natural resources: soil, water, air, plants, minerals, and animals. Although the focus is on Georgia’s natural resources, the students learn valuable lessons and can associate these same resources with their local environment. The camp utilizes classrooms and field trip activities to help interested youth learn about the basic principles and wise use of natural resources.

Students also get a taste of college life while spending an entire week on the Abraham Baldwin College campus. In addition, students gain insight into careers through their counselors and instructors, professional personnel from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Georgia Forestry Commission, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and many private industries and organizations.

VI student participants at 2005 Natural Resources Conservation Workshop
VI student participants at 2005 Natural Resources Conservation Workshop.

Student applicants must be between 15 & 18 years of age, but not a graduating senior at the time of the camp. Students must fill out a registration and medical application form, a waiver and release agreement, provide copies of valid insurance and passport, and submit a one-page essay describing their interest in natural resources and/or agriculture and why they wish to participate in the conservation summer camp.

Download Student Application Package
Download Camp Flyer

Funding for this activity is provided by the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program. For more details or an application, contact the VIRC&D office at 340-692-9632 x.5 or visit www.usvircd.org. Additional information on the workshop is available at www.abac.edu/psba/nrcw/.

VI student participants and chaperones at 2003 Natural Resources Conservation Workshop.
VI student participants and chaperones at 2003 Natural Resources Conservation Workshop.


NRCW Photo Gallery Sample
Dr. Louis Petersen (left), greets Kamaria as she disembarks from a field buggy at a camp field trip.
Dr. Louis Petersen (left), greets Kamaria as she disembarks from a field buggy at a camp field trip. 		Chaperone, Dr. Louis Petersen (left), and students Kamaria and Darlene enjoy the scenery during a field trip to a local recreational area.
Chaperone, Dr. Louis Petersen (left), and students Kamaria and Darlene enjoy the scenery during a field trip to a local recreational area.		 Darlene has her eye, and feet, on a new combine.
Darlene has her eye, and feet, on a new combine.
Kamaria (left) and Darlene (right) pose with chaperone Michelle Thurland-Martinez (center) during field day.
Kamaria (left) and Darlene (right) pose with chaperone Michelle Thurland-Martinez (center) during field day.		 V.I. student Morisa Jagrup [left] interacts with Georgia students during one of the classroom sessions.
V.I. student Morisa Jagrup [left] interacts with Georgia students during one of the classroom sessions.		 2006 Campers (Top [l-r]: Morisa Jagrup, Benjamin Ghirawoo, Aaron Luke, Darlene DeCastro, J'Moi Powell, and Kamaria Penn; Bottom [l-r]: Milraen Hodge-Grande, Michaellea Simmonds, and Isan Rivera) pose at Middle Georgia College.
2006 Campers (Top [l-r]: Morisa Jagrup, Benjamin Ghirawoo, Aaron Luke, Darlene DeCastro, J’Moi Powell, and Kamaria Penn; Bottom [l-r]: Milraen Hodge-Grande, Michaellea Simmonds, and Isan Rivera) pose at Middle Georgia College.

See info from past Georgia NRC Summer Camps

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