Mini-Cassia
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
East Cassia, Minidoka, and West Cassia Soil & Water Conservation Districts
Natural Resource Camp
www.uidaho.edu/extention/natural-resource-camp
Natural Resource Camp
Applications due before May 20, 2026
For students ages 12-16 and School Teachers wanting to learn more about the environment
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Come spend a week with us near beautiful Sun Valley to explore and study Idaho’s forests, streams, rangelands, soils, and wildlife with expert instructors who will intrigue and challenge you!
CAMP DATES
June 15-20, 2026
Sawtooth National Recreation Area
2026 Student Application
Play in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area
The Natural Resource Camp has been a summer program since 1960. Spend a week near beautiful Sun Valley exploring and studying Idaho's natural resources. Discover nature's secrets for yourself by conducting experiments and completing outdoor projects. This is a hands-on camp. Also enjoy outdoor activities, such as hiking, fishing, volleyball, bow and arrow safety, target shooting, and fireside sing-alongs. Compete with your friends in the Tournament of the Outdoors. View a camp video from 2018 at: http://www.iascd.org/natural-resource-camp.html .
The Idaho Association of Soil Conservation District is proud to help sponsor the Natural Resource Camp and the conservation districts that recruit campers each year.
Many of Idaho's conservation districts sponsor students to attend camp.
For Cassia and Minidoka residents:
Present proof of camp payment to the soil district office before June 1st, 2026 to be considered
for 2026 camp scholarship reimbursements
Cassia: Mail to: 1361 East 16th Street, Burley, ID 83318,
Minidoka: Mail to: 98 South 200 West, Suite B, Rupert, Idaho 83350.
For more information visit the Natural Resource Camp website at :
https://www.uidaho.edu/extension/natural-resource-camp
Teachers are encouraged to attend!
Obtain 1-2 graduate credits from the University of Idaho
while learning and relaxing in the wilderness north of Ketchum, Idaho.
Background courtesy of the Central Idaho 4-H Camp, Inc.