Northwest Youth
Conservation & Fly Fishing Academy
Class of 2007 Northwest Youth Conservation
& Fly-fishing Academy
2008 NORTHWEST YOUTH CONSERVATION & FLY
FISHING ACADEMY
Applications are now being
accepted from youths, ages 12 to 16, for the fifth annual
Northwest Youth Conservation and Fly Fishing Academy. The Academy is
located on Hicks Lake at the Gwinwood Conference Center in Lacey,
Washington and will be held from Sunday, June 22, to Saturday, June 28,
2008. Its purpose is to educate youth about the importance of
conservation and natural resource stewardship. The Academy is sponsored
by the Trout Unlimited Chapters of Washington and the Washington State
Federation of Fly Fishers. It is hosted by the
Olympia Chapter of Trout Unlimited and the South Sound Fly Fishers.
The Academy is coeducational
and is limited to 24 youths. Youths having an interest in the outdoors,
conservation, and fly fishing, are encouraged to apply. Acceptance to
the Academy is based upon a written essay indicating an applicant's
desire to attend and what she/he hopes to learn from it. Candidates
need not be experienced anglers. A limited number of scholarships are
available through Trout Unlimited chapters. Applicants desiring
scholarship information are encouraged to contact a chapter president
within their locale.
The Academy's curriculum is
designed to provide students with a background in fundamental science
and includes classes on ecology, hydrology, aquatic entomology,
invasive species, watersheds, wildlife enforcement, and trout behavior.
Each day also includes instruction for developing or improving the
students' fly fishing skills including fly casting, fly tying, fly
selection, streamside ethics and etiquette, knot tying, reading water,
and water safety. Faculty and staff include wildlife resource
professionals, noted northwest fly fishing and fly tying professionals
and enthusiasts and Trout Unlimited volunteers.
Applications must be received
by April 15, 2008. Cost, including meals and lodging, is $275. Fly
fishing rods, reels, and fly tying equipment will be made available.
For application or further information contact Dick Nye at (360)
491-9227 or e-mail: 2008academy@comcast.net
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