The purpose of the Youth Range Workshop is to recognize outstanding youth, develop leadership skills, and provide advanced training to 4-H and FFA youth interested in practical range ecology, ranch and natural resource management. A goal of the workshop is that youth participants will return to their local communities and serve as leaders to educate youth and other audiences about the value and management of the rangeland resource. The workshop will be conducted at the Texas Tech University - Junction, in Junction, Texas. A total of 40 youth will be accepted to the 2012 Workshop.
Participants are exposed to actual land management practices and decisions through field trips to Menard and Mason County ranches and the Kerr Wildlife Management Area. The field trips bring out facts on decision-making, goals of land ownership and the responses of vegetation to practices conducted for livestock, wildlife and range restoration. Time spent at the local ranches helps the participants get a glimpse of real management directed at having livestock and wildlife enterprises.
If you are interested in participating in the Youth Range Workshop, please contact the Extension office for a recommendation, as class size is limited. More information about the Youth Range Workshop is available on the web. The announcement, brochure and application can be found at www.rangelands.org/texas/youtheducation.htm
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