CUTLINE: Twenty-eight youth from across New Mexico attended the 2014 New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp at the Valles Caldera National Preserve in June. They are, front from left, Carlton Caramillo of Dulce, Jose Archuelta of Ojo Caliente, Christopher Quintana of Santa Fe, Colton Shaw of Mills, Cody Massey of Tucumcari, Justin Armstrong of Hagerman, Zakery Speir of Deming, Bryce Bitsie of Gallup, and Boone Roberts of Floyd. Middle row are Logan Klump of Animas, John Robertson of Glenwood, Miles Grau of Clovis, Cooper Davis of Texico, Mason Grau of Clovis, Joe Hibbard of Pinon, Abram Chaparro of Clayton, Walker Mize of Mimbres, and Colton Hackett of Alamogordo. Back row are Jessica Hays of Deming, Brianna Lara of Socorro, Hanna Jameson of Weed, Bailie Casler of Crossroads, Katelin Spradley of Nageezi, Anissa Castro of Blanco, Lauren Wilder of Albuquerque, Lily Woodall of Las Cruces, Tayler Anaya of Mountainair, and Alivia Lewis of Los Lunas. (NMSU photo by Jane Moorman)
Luna County Extension Agent Jack Blandford (Deming) – Two Deming youth recently participated in the New Mexico Youth Ranch Management Camp held on the Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico.
Jessica Hays and Zakery Speir of Deming were among twenty-eight teens from across New Mexico who took part in the unique event for future ranch managers.
Speir is a 2014 graduate of Deming High, and Hays will begin her senior year next month.
Luna County Extension Program Director Jack Blandford was a ranch camp co-director.
The youth ranch management program focused on providing hands-on training for future ranch managers and stewards of New Mexico’s natural resources.
Camp participants selected for the program came from 21 New Mexico counties to learn science-based skills used successfully on modern-day ranches to improve beef production, natural resource stewardship, wildlife management and fiscal management.
During the weeklong camp, participants reportedly were challenged 12 hours a day with a college-level curriculum of hands-on activities and lectures.
The program is an expansion of the research and education contractual agreement between NMSU and the Valles Caldera Trust.
Jessica Hays and Zakery Speir of Deming were among twenty-eight teens from across New Mexico who took part in the unique event for future ranch managers.
Speir is a 2014 graduate of Deming High, and Hays will begin her senior year next month.
Luna County Extension Program Director Jack Blandford was a ranch camp co-director.
The youth ranch management program focused on providing hands-on training for future ranch managers and stewards of New Mexico’s natural resources.
Camp participants selected for the program came from 21 New Mexico counties to learn science-based skills used successfully on modern-day ranches to improve beef production, natural resource stewardship, wildlife management and fiscal management.
During the weeklong camp, participants reportedly were challenged 12 hours a day with a college-level curriculum of hands-on activities and lectures.
The program is an expansion of the research and education contractual agreement between NMSU and the Valles Caldera Trust.
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