Applications Now Being Accepted For Trout Unlimited Youth Fishing Camp

Applications are now being accepted for the 17th annual Rivers Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp being held June 19-24, 2011 at the Allenberry Resort in Boiling Springs, Cumberland County. The purpose of the camp is to educate students in the importance of coldwater conservation.
The classes include principles of ecology, geology, aquatic vertebrate and invertebrate sampling, riparian buffers, hydrology, trout behavior, trout stream entomology, the biology of pollution and the politics of conservation.
The camp also provides hands-on classes in fly tying, fly casting, streamside ethics, the evolution of an angler, wader safety and survival, and streamside botany. The students will also participate in a watershed project to repair stream habitat. Plenty of time is set aside for the students to fish the world famous Yellow Breeches Creek.
The camp faculty includes professional people from various environmental fields and state agencies such as the Fish & Boat Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Dr. Robert Behnke of Colorado State University considered the foremost trout biologist in the world is again expected as the keynote speaker.
The camp is limited to 32 selected, qualified students, aged 14 to 17. The student must have been born between June 24, 1993 and June 19, 1997 to qualify. The camp selection committee will choose students based upon each candidate’s qualifications and their desire to attend as stated in the required essay. The cost to attend the event is $350. Tuition assistance is available for qualified students.
For more information or an application go to the Rivers Camp website. You may also contact Mike Klimkos at (717) 243-3056, or via email at klimkos@embarqmail.com.