MARSHALLS CREEK, PA — Are you looking for something different to do this summer? One option is to sign up for the Monroe County Conservation Camp, sponsored by the Monroe County Conservation District and the Monroe County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs.

The camp is open to teens aged 14 through this year’s high school graduates. 

Campers can spend a week at Stony Acres, a 119-acre wildlife sanctuary/recreational facility owned by the students of East Stroudsburg University, and learn about the natural wonders that are living all around them.

The Monroe County Conservation Camp is a residential camp being held from Saturday, July 18 through Saturday, July 25.  Programs include stream and pond study, trapshooting and firearm safety, bird banding, archery, confidence/ropes course, and bass and fly fishing.  

“But what really makes Conservation Camp unique is the two-day, overnight canoe trip on the Delaware River,” the conservation district wrote.  

The camp is supported by the Kettle Creek Environmental Fund. Program presenters include professionals from the Pennsylvania Game Commission,  Tobyhanna Conservation Association, Blue Ridge/Cherry Valley Rod and Gun Club, National Park Service, Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, and Pocono Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Center.  Programs teach about wildlife and natural resource conservation/management. 

The cost is $200, which includes the $75 application fee and the $125 camp fee.  The application fee must be paid by the student and included with the application.  The camp fee can be paid by the student, a sponsoring organization or by a scholarship.  A limited number of scholarships are available. 

Register online.

For application forms and more information, contact the Monroe County Conservation District at 570/629-3061, visit www.mcconservation.org or email dlederer@monroecountypa.gov.