Youth Conservation Camp applications are now available at the Tidewater Soil and Water Conservation District for Gloucester, Middlesex and Mathews County students that are in the ninth through 12 grades during the 2024-2025 school year.
Youth Conservation Camp is a weeklong camp that is sponsored by the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts for a week of learning about Virginia’s natural resources from conservation professionals and faculty from Virginia Tech. Most of the instruction is hands-on and outdoors. Two students are chosen by Tidewater SWCD to attend this camp at Virginia Tech each year. This year’s camp will be held the week of July 13-19. Camp admission, meals and lodging during the camp (a $550 value) will be provided by Tidewater SWCD. Transportation to and from camp is the sole responsibility of the camper.
While at camp, students will bunk in the college dorms and be involved in many activities and educational events. Applications may be found on...