Applications are now open for the 75th annual Camp Woods and Wildlife to be held June 19-23 at the Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center near Appomattox. This activity-packed camp is hosted by the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) with support and cooperation from natural resource agencies, organizations and businesses.

Classes take place in the 19,808-acre Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest, located in the Piedmont of Virginia in Appomattox and Buckingham counties. The popular and immersive camp features hands-on, outdoor educational opportunities covering wildlife habitat, tree identification, and forest ecology, management and health. Additional exploratory classes, presentations, recreational activities, and the camper favorite “Lumberjack Field Day,†round out the program.

Applicants must be Virginia residents 13-16 years old, in good academic standing, with an interest in natural resources, and cannot have attended this camp before. Interested students should visit the Camp Woods and Wildlife page on the VDOF website to learn more and apply. A non-relative adult, familiar with the student’s interests, must complete the nominator section and submit the application to VDOF by April 15.

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