June 12-16, 2017
Eleven 4th grade girls from Doña Ana County experienced a week of outdoor adventure and hands-on learning all over Southern New Mexico’s Public Lands. This free camp was offered by the Bureau of Land Management – Las Cruces District in partnership with the Friends of Organ Mountains – Desert Peaks. Campers received a free backpack, camp supplies, lunch and snacks each day. Families were invited to Dripping Springs Natural Area for a closing BBQ where girls presented a puppet show presenting Leave No Trace Principles.
For more camp photos and videos: https://goo.gl/photos/hEfuZtnXXgDSuZCK6
Campers visited 5 public lands units throughout the week:
Organ Mountains – Desert Peaks National Monument
White Sands National Monument
Prehistoric Trackways National Monument
Lincoln National Forest
Activities and hands-on learning:
Archaeology
Herpetology
Geology
Journaling
Public lands management
Leave No Trace principles
Paleontology
Pollinators
Museum tour
Wildland firefighting
Forestry
Mammal skulls
Cultural history
Environmental & outdoor recreation careers
Hiking
Making walking sticks from sotol blooms
Team building & leadership
Camper quotes:
“My favorite place in the camp trip was Prehistoric Trackways because I want to be a Paleontologist and study Earth Science”
“My favorite part of camp was hiking up the 5 monuments”
“I liked going to fossils and White Sands. I liked everywhere!”
Thank You Supporters & Partners
New Mexico State University Outdoor Program
Public Lands Foundation
Bureau of Land Management – Las Cruces District
White Sands National Monument
Lincoln National Forest
Friends of Organ Mountains – Desert Peaks
Take it Outdoors! New Mexico
