Youth camp to be held at Mallo

Alexis Barker
NLJ News Editor
 
The Black Hills Natural Resource Youth Camp has announced that it will hold a camp at Mallo for youth ages 9 to 13, according to Weston County Natural Resource District manager Caleb Carter. The camp, scheduled June 9 -11, will feature a wide variety of activities and educational sessions teaching the youth about the natural world and resources. Other activities include fishing, the Wildman Hike teaching the kids about predators and prey relationships, and various other activities. 
“The Black Hills Natural Resources Youth Camp has been designed to give young people the opportunity to experience the natural world and its resources through hands-on activities,” the camp’s website says. 
Previous sessions have included survival of the fittest, migration mayhem, tremendous trees, casting for food, wilderness scavenger hunt and target practice. Activities featured are learning the importance of being able to survive in the wilderness, a scavenger hunt, fishing and archery. 
Organizers, according to the website, would like participants to understand natural resources, their use and conservation, gain more knowledge about the relationship between all the natural resources, learn some outdoor living skills, gain appreciation for the beauty and diversity of the natural world and meet new friends while having fun. 
The cost of camp is $80 but youth from Weston County can attend for free thanks to the natural resource district, according to Carter. 
Participants can pick up registration forms at the resource district office located at the U.S. Forest Service building, 1225 Washington Blvd. Registration is due by June 4.