Hi everyone. I’m working for the BC Wildlife Federation this year and thought I’d share a cool program they’re doing, for anyone who has kids. There’s a series of five summer camps being held across the province for a variety of age ranges. All of them are focused on getting kids outdoors, teaching them about conservation, and developing wilderness skills.
Some examples of activities include fly tying and hike-in fishing, shelter building, fire starting and backcountry skills, presentations by COs, and having the kids lead their own conservation project. As a resident hunter and angler myself, I’m super excited that the kids are getting to the opportunity to participate in range days with partner fish and game clubs where they’ll learn safe firearm handling and get to use a variety of firearms/bows. There’s a lot of the fun typical summer camp stuff too.
Here are the details for the camps;
Castlegar: July 9-13, ages 9-12, 8:30am to 4:30pm every day, $50
Winfield: July 16-20, ages 13-17, 8:30am to 4:30pm every day (with one overnight), $200
Rock Creek: July 23-27, ages 10-17, 8:30 to 4:30 every day, $50
Dawson Creek: July 30-August 3, ages 9-14, 8:30am to 4:30pm every day (with one overnight), $200
Abbotsford: August 20-August 24, ages 9-12, 8:30am to 4:30pm every day (with one overnight), $200
If you live near any of these areas I definitely encourage you to sign your kids up.
We’re always looking for volunteers. I know our community’s got a lot of talent and passion for conservation, so if you have a skill or some knowledge you’d like to speak to the kids about, shoot us a message, we’d love to try and figure something out. And if you’re able to make a donation, either financial or of supplies, we’d be happy to accept that too (whether it’s ammo for the range days, outdoor gear etc). We’re trying to keep the fees of the camps as low as we possibly can and heavily subsidizing them, which all comes from generous supporters like you folks.
Thanks!
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