Staff
Camp Director: Vernon Parent (4-H Youth Development) Utah State University Extension
Assistant Director: Cindy Ledbetter (Range Scientist) US Bureau of Land Management - Salt Lake District
Peer Counselors
5 peer counselors are selected, often from past camp participants, who have graduated from High School and are pursuing a secondary education in natural resources.
Camp Instructors
Meredith Albers - NRCS
Meredith is the NRCS Soil Scientist for Utah Before coming to Utah she worked as a Soil Scientist in Montana, Minnesota, and Iowa. She provides project-specific soils information and training assistance, helping people understand the soil as a resource. At the soils station, students will learn how the soil forms and functions in the landscape, and its implications for different management and land uses.
Sierra Hellstrom - US Forest Service - Region 4 - Ogden
Jeanette Shackelford - US Bureau of Land Management
US Geological Survey, Utah Water Resources District Office
Shane Mower (Wildlife/Aquatic Biology) US Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)
Dave Snyder (Wildlife/Aquatic Biology) US Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)
Jake Owens (Soils) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Ephraim office
John Guyon (Plant Pathologist) US Forest Service (USFS), Ogden office
Danielle Reboletti ( US Forest Service (USFS), Ogden office
Nickie Frey (Wildlife Specialist) Utah State University Extension, Cedar City
Julie Nance (Secondary Science Teacher) Nebo School District
Raymond Grow - Soil Scientist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service - Salt Lake Office
- Manti-La Sal NF, Sanpete Ranger District
Stacey Smith - US Bureau of Reclamation (BOR)