2009 WyRed brochure

The Wyoming Resource Education Days are scheduled for Sunday, May 31 through Thursday, June 4, 2009 in the Greybull/Basin area.  Enrollment for the camp portion of the program will be limited to youth that have completed the 8th grade and up to age 18.  Adults are also welcome.  There will be a registration fee for the week long event--please check back for an update on the cost and to access a registration form.  Also, a detailed listing of the weeks happenings will be posted soon.  The registration fee includes room and board, a copy of the Wyoming Range and Land Management manual and an official 2008 WyRed Cap.  The manual is used in nearly every phase of the camp activities and has proven to be a valuable tool, not just for use at camp, but for additional study beyond camp.

Each camper will get practical experience in rangeland management, plant identification and range judging contest.  They will expected to make a plant collection of some of the most common range plants in Wyoming, which campers can take home to use as a study tool.  Topics will include geology, soils, plant physiology, plant identification, range sites, range utilization, wildlife, water quality, riparian areas, applied management practices for range management, weed control, fire ecology, predator control and many others.  A practice range-judging contest will be conducted one afternoon and the a range judging contest will be held before the students depart.  Many individuals including ranchers, agency employees, and members of the SRM will provide the instruction. 

Now is the time to be looking for those interest in attending.  Science teachers, 4-H leaders, VoAg instructors and adults involved with youth groups should be encouraged to take part in the camp.

For more info call Janet Hallsted, South Big Horn Conservation District Manager, or Ben Bonella, NRCS, at 307-765-2483.

Photos from 2008 WyRED held in Kaycee, Wyoming