The Wildlife Leadership Academy is now accepting nominations for the Student Conservation Ambassadors Program for students ages 14 to 17.

The deadline for nominations is February 28, 2024.  The application period  will open January 1st, and the deadline for students to apply is March 31, 2024.

Informational packets will be mailed beginning in January to nominated students with an invitation to apply to the 2024 program.  This is the ideal summer field school for students who are interested in conservation and the outdoors!

The field schools are all held at Krislund Camp & Conference Center in Madisonburg, Centre County.

Accepted nominees will become certified Conservation Ambassadors through attending a 5-day residential summer field schools which focuses on a particular wildlife species, including white-tailed deer, bass, brook trout, turkey and bear.

Students in each field school will gain extensive knowledge about natural resource conservation, leadership experience, and communication skills.

As Conservation Ambassadors, students can receive a letter of recommendation for college applications; certification of community service work; and a certificate designating them as Conservation Ambassadors. 

Students are also eligible to apply for three college credits through Cedar Crest College, return to the Academy tuition free the following year, compete for college scholarships, and join an Academy Alumni Network of wildlife, fisheries, and conservation professionals.

For more information on this program, visit the Student Conservation Ambassadors Program webpage or contact Director of Outreach & Alumni Engagement, Katie Cassidy at kcassidy@wildlifeleadershipacademy.org  or (570) 939-5109.

The mission of the Wildlife Leadership Academy is to engage and empower high school age youth to become Conservation Ambassadors to ensure a sustained wildlife, fisheries and natural resource legacy for future generations.

For more information on the Academy, visit the Wildlife Leadership Academy website and Facebook page.

[Posted: December 13, 2023]

12/18/2023