Letters from Camp
We welcomed our High School campers to the WI Land+Water Conservation Camp at the North Lakeland Discovery Center in Manitowish Waters June 232-26.
High school campers worked directly with natural resource professionals in wildlife management, habitat restoration, water quality assessment, and forestry, gaining exposure to potential career paths in conservation.
Check out what happens at camp with Hayato who journaled about the experience!
Hello,
My name is Hayato, and I’m going into 9th grade. I wanted to go to this camp because I heard of something about nature I didn’t know about, and I wanted to know what it was.
At this camp one of the things I remember is canoeing. The reason I remember this is because I got to tip the canoe, go to many places, and it was my first time canoeing. Before I canoed, I was excited to try it. After I tried canoeing it was more fun than I thought it would be. When we went canoeing the second time, we were able to bring our fishing rods to the turtle flambeau flowage where we learned about wild rice, and how willow trees helped prevent the erosion of the islands for the time being.
Another thing that I remember was fishing. When we got off our canoes for a lunch break, we were able to fish after eating. I caught two fish in a row from my first and second cast. When I got the northern pike, I didn’t know how to hold it through its gills. Someone came over to me and showed me how to hold a pike through its gills. My next cast after that in the same spot was a large mouth bass.
Some people also went fishing in the mornings. I also went fishing in the mornings with a friend. We went to the dock at statehouse lake that no one went to for fishing. Because of that we were able to catch at least one fish every morning.
On the last day of camp, we went to a native American reservation. We learned about the history of their people and how they were treated before the peace treaties. After we listened to the people talk about their history we split into two groups. The first group went to their fish hatchery where they raised musky, brown trout, and bass. When we finished there we went to one of their old boarding schools.
In conclusion, I had a lot of fun at camp. I made new friends, learned many new things, and tried activities I had never done before. It was a great experience that I’ll never forget.
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