HUDSON VALLEY - Do you know a boy or girl from 11-17 years of age who would like to attend an environmental camp for one week next summer? The Basha Kill Area Association (BKAA) is sponsoring children for one week each at a NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Camp during the summer of 2022.
Camp choices include: Camp Colby (Saranac Lake), Camp DeBruce (Livingston Manor), Camp Rushford (Caneadea), Pack Forest (Warrensburg). BKAA will pay $300.00 of the total camper’s fee ($350.00) for each child selected.
Primary requirements are that campers be between 11 and 17 years old and be interested in the outdoors. Priority will be given to first-time applicants. Types of Camper Experiences: Campers 11-13 years old and Teen Ecology Camp 14-17 years old.
To apply (Minimum 150 words): Please have the interested child send us a letter with the following information: 1. Why you are interested in the environment. 2. Your name and names of your parents or guardians. 3. Your address and phone number. 4. The grade you are in and which school you attend.
Send your letter to: Paula Medley, BKAA President, P.O. Box 1121, Wurtsboro, NY 12790 or email: info@thebashakill.org. We must receive your application by Friday, February 4.
The BKAA, formed in 1972, has some 800 members who are dedicated to preserving the wonderful 3,000-plus acres of the BashaKill Wildlife Management Area and its watershed in the Town of Mamakating.