For Immediate Release: January 26, 2005
Media Contact: Mark Scott 802-241-3700

CONSERVATION CAMP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR 2005

     WATERBURY, VT -- Applications and brochures for the 2005 summer sessions of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department's Green Mountain Conservation Camps are now available.

     The Green Mountain Conservation Camp course runs from Sunday to Friday in

one-week separate sessions for girls and boys at Buck Lake in Woodbury and Lake Bomoseen in Castleton. Sessions start June 19 and continue through August 19. The camps are open to students 12-14 years old. Tuition is $175 per camper, which includes food, lodging and equipment for the week.

For more information about Green Mountain Conservation Camps, contact:
GMCC, Vermont Fish & Wildlife, 103 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT 05671-0501,
call Morgan Jones at 241-3768, or email her at morgan.jones@anr.state.vt.us . The application and brochure can also be printed off of the department's website at
 

"This is a tremendous opportunity for boys and girls who want to learn about Vermont's

 fish and wildlife resources," says Fish & Wildlife Education Manager Mark Scott.

 "Biologists, game wardens, foresters and other
environmental professionals help make conservation camp a rewarding educational experience. Students will also have the opportunity to learn gun safety."                                                      
           

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For Further Information please contact: Mark Scott at 802-241-3700 or email to Mark.Scott@anr.state.vt.us