Camp rocky 2024 Pre-registration is open!
Divide Colorado
Link to pre-register for Camp Rocky july 7 - 12, 2024
Camp Rocky is an educational, week long residential camp for 14 through 17 year-olds who enjoy the outdoors and are interested in natural resources!
Camp is located outside Divide, Colorado. Camp Rocky’s professional staff helps participants learn about their environment through hands-on experiences. Staff represent many state and federal natural resource management agencies including National Resource Conservation Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Each year, new and returning students choose one of the following resource fields for their area of focus: Rangeland Science (co-led by our own Ben Berlinger and Dan Nosal), Forestry Management, Soil and Water Science (co-led by our own Dixe Crowe), and Fish and Wildlife Management. Students work in teams, making new friends from across Colorado. At the end of the week, students use their group learning plan to complete a management project on the property. Additional camper activities include volleyball games, hiking, a campfire, group challenges, nightly natural resource presentations, and a talent show!
Sponsored by the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts, with the help of other natural resource conservation partners.
Camp is located outside Divide, Colorado. Camp Rocky’s professional staff helps participants learn about their environment through hands-on experiences. Staff represent many state and federal natural resource management agencies including National Resource Conservation Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Each year, new and returning students choose one of the following resource fields for their area of focus: Rangeland Science (co-led by our own Ben Berlinger and Dan Nosal), Forestry Management, Soil and Water Science (co-led by our own Dixe Crowe), and Fish and Wildlife Management. Students work in teams, making new friends from across Colorado. At the end of the week, students use their group learning plan to complete a management project on the property. Additional camper activities include volleyball games, hiking, a campfire, group challenges, nightly natural resource presentations, and a talent show!
Sponsored by the Colorado Association of Conservation Districts, with the help of other natural resource conservation partners.
High School Youth Forum & FFA Range Judging Competitions
2024 High School youth forum delegates attend the annual Society for Range Management Meeting in Sparks Nevada
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Colorado high school students Katelyn Huskins (Rye FFA), Tim Bedell (Soroco FFA), and Addie Goldstein (Holyoke FFA) were selected by the Colorado Section of the Society for Range Management (CSSRM) to participate in the High School Youth Forum (HSYF), and SRM sponsored youth activities held jointly during the 77th SRM annual meeting held in Sparks, Nevada in February 2024. The three students were selected based on oustanding acheivement in FFA Range Judging events across Colorado. The HSYF hosted 17 students from 8 sections. Addison presented her paper "Carbon Credits and Rangelands." Tim presented his paper " Smooth Brome: A Tolerant Invader?" Katelyn presented her paper "Our Disappearing Rangelands."
Congratulations to all of our students and to Katelyn Huskins (center right pictured with SRM President Dr. Perryman) for her 1st place finish and Ted Bedell (bottom right pictured with SRM President Dr. Perryman) for his second place finish overall. Katelyn will be presenting her award winning paper at the 78th SRM annual meeting to the membership in Spokane, Washington in 2025! Tim presented his paper at the 2024 Colorado Section SRM annual meeting held in Grand Junction in March. |
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CSSRM and FFA Range Judging Across the State in 2023
2023 High School Youth Forum Delegates attend SRM in Boise Idaho
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Colorado high school students Jedadiah Ballard (left), Chrisily Furia (far right), and Elaine Shannon (center) were selected by the Colorado Section of the Society for Range Management (CSSRM) to participate in the High School Youth Forum (HSYF), an SRM sponsored youth activity held jointly during the 76th SRM annual meeting held in Boise, Idaho on February 12-16, 2023.
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- Congratulations to all our students and Chrisily Furia's 3rd place finish overall!
https://www.thefencepost.com/category/news/state/
https://www.agjournalonline.com/2023/02/24/range-management-papers-presented-by-area-students/
2022 high school youth forum delegates attend SRM Albuquerque
February 9, 2022 - The winners of the High School Youth Forum competition for the Albuquerque International Society for Range Management meeting were announced and two of our students placed in the top five!
- Congratulations to students Emma Amato 3rd place and Ana Lockard 5th place overall!
January 31, 2022 - our High School Youth Forum delegates practiced their oral presentations in preparation for the SRM contest in front of committee members who attended in person and on zoom. Special thanks to Bow & Arrow Ranch Manager Michael Lacey for attending and opening the ranch and his management experiences to the students. Also thanks to the Spanish Peaks-Pergatoire River Conservation District c/o Justin Malispini and Jonnalea Tortorelli for their continuing support!
January 27 2022 - Our 2022 High School Youth Forum Delegates going to SRM Albuquerque representing the Colorado Section and their topics are (click on the title to read their final paper presented at SRM):
Learn about the students who will be representing the Colorado Section at the 2022 SRM Meeting in Albuquerque in our Winter Report 2022 or click the button below.
January 27 2022 - Our 2022 High School Youth Forum Delegates going to SRM Albuquerque representing the Colorado Section and their topics are (click on the title to read their final paper presented at SRM):
- Ana Lockhard, Lone Star FFA; "The Fox Ranch; A Success Story for Ecology, Wildlife, Cattle, Conservation, and Communities in Northeast Colorado"
- Emma Amato, Branson FFA; "Fencing of the Future"
- Alex Mattorano, Hoehne FFA; "High Stock Density Grazing on Native Rangeland"
Learn about the students who will be representing the Colorado Section at the 2022 SRM Meeting in Albuquerque in our Winter Report 2022 or click the button below.
2021 RECAP OF OUR YOUTH ACTIVITIES
For CSU Range Club updates please click here
2020 Recap
High School Range Judging contest
2020 Colorado HSYF Delegates to the SRM INTERNATIONAL MEETING IN DENVER
Click here to read about the high school range judging contests that took place this year across the state in 2020.
At the Burlington event Braden Wedel (center) of the Stratton FFA accepts his recognition for highest individual achievement from Julie Elliott (left) CO Section SRM, and Cory Wedel (right) Stratton FFA Advisor.
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2019 Recap
Spring/Summer Report 2019 - Recap of student success at the SRM International Meeting in Minneapolis and our upcoming student activities.
Winter Report 2019 - Learn about the students who will be representing the Colorado Section at the 2019 SRM International Meeting in Minneapolis, MN.
Eastern Colorado State FFA Range Judging Contest 2019 - Find out how the high school FFA students did during the annual contest that was held in Seibert, CO.
Winter Report 2019 - Learn about the students who will be representing the Colorado Section at the 2019 SRM International Meeting in Minneapolis, MN.
Eastern Colorado State FFA Range Judging Contest 2019 - Find out how the high school FFA students did during the annual contest that was held in Seibert, CO.