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Scholarships are available on a first-come first-served basis until May 18 from the Twin Platte Natural Resources District for junior high and high school students to attend one of two camps held in June. Range Youth Camp will take place June 11-15 at the State 4-H Camp near Halsey for youth ages 14-18. The camp features soil-plant-animal relationships, range livestock management, economics of ranching and also wildlife habitat on Nebraska’s extensive natural resource -- rangelands. The cost of as well as the Twin Platte NRD scholarship for the camp is $275 per student. Registration covers meals, lodging and camp activities, but not transportation to and from the camp. Contact the Twin Platte NRD for scholarship information and visit the www.nesrm.org website for more Range Youth Camp information. The Adventure Camp about the Environment (ACE Camp) will be held June 17-20 at the State 4-H Camp near Halsey. The ACE Camp is limited to 60 students who have completed 6th, 7th or 8th grades this year and want to learn more about natural resources while having the camp adventure. The cost of as well as the Twin Platte NRD scholarship for the camp is $185 a student. Registration covers meals, lodging and camp activities, but not transportation to and from the camp. Both scholarship applications are due at the Twin Platte NRD by May 18. Contact the Twin Platte NRD for scholarship information and visit the http://nrdnet.org/education.php website for more ACE Camp information.
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