Green Mountain Conservation Camp

There are separate weeks for boys and girls.

Basic Week Session:
boys and girls ages 12-14 (Children must be 12 years old before or during the week they attend camp.)

Advance Week Session:
boys and girls ages 12-16 whom have completed the basic week.

Campers cannot attend both a basic week session and an advanced week session in the same summer.

We focus on activities about natural resource conservation and outdoor recreation skills, with topics including:

• Vermont's fish and wildlife
• Wetland ecology
• First aid and outdoor safety
• Fly-fishing and spin casting
• Fly-tying
• Archery
• Hiking and camping
• Canoeing
• Firearms education
• Forests and forestry

Cost: $250 for a fun-filled week of learning in Vermont's great outdoors!

Registration Information & Online Link

View Weekly Camp Sessions

Yes. GMCC offers a limited number of scholarships thanks to the Vermont Legislature. To request a scholarship, you must submit the GMCC Income Eligibility Form with your application.

Download a Printable GMCC Scholarship and Income Eligibility Form

Call the Montpelier Office at (802)-522-2925 if you would like the form sent to you.

If your household income is within the allowable limits then your child may be eligible to receive a full scholarship. These scholarships are awarded on a first-come first-served basis and are based on economic need.

Due to the limited number of scholarships not everyone who qualifies will receive scholarship funding. All scholarship applications and information will be kept confidential.

GMCC Sponsors

Civic organizations and fish and game clubs throughout Vermont will sponsor campers. Many of these scholarships are not based on economic need. You must contact your sponsor first and if they agree to sponsor your child they will give you a “GMCC Sponsorship Agreement”. You should keep the original until early December should discrepancies in the billing occur. A PDF copy of the sponsorship agreement is now required to be attached to your application. The GMCC Scholarship form is the only form we accept as proof of sponsorship.

Download GMCC Sponsor List

IMPORTANT - Campers receiving a scholarship or a sponsorshipand not attending the session they are registered for, will be billed for the scholarship or sponsorship amount unless written notice of cancellation is received at least two weeks prior to the start of the session. An e-mail to FWGMCC@vermont.gov constitutes written notification.

If you are unable to download the file, contact the GMCC office at (802)-522-2925 or E-mail us at FWGMCC@vermont.gov

• Arrival Time: Drop off on the Sunday before session starts will be done by ONE parent/guardian accompanying the camper and be staggered by the camper’s last name.  Campers with a last name starting with the letters A-M will be dropped off between 2:00pm – 3:00pm, and campers with last names starting with N-Z should be dropped off between 3:00pm - 4:00pm
• Pick Up Time: Friday, done by ONE parent/guardian accompanying the camper and again staggered by the camper’s last name. Campers with a last name starting with the letters A-M will be picked up between 3:00pm – 4:00pm, and campers with last names starting with N-Z will be picked up between 4:00pm - 5:00pm
• Basic Week-Check List of What to Bring
• Advanced Week-Trapper Education-Check List of What to Bring
• Advanced Week-Waterfowl-Check List of What to Bring

• Advanced Week-Backpacking-Check List of What to Bring

• Hunter Education Registration Form
• Medical Certificate Form (Please Note:This is the only acceptable medical form.)
• Camp Addresses and Phone Numbers

If your child is a basic week camper, please remember to complete the pre-camp reading of the hunter education and bow hunting education study guides. Use the links below to access the online study guides.

Online Hunter Education Study Guide

Online Bow Hunting Education Study Guide

For those participating in the advanced week trapping course, please read the pre-camp trapper course guide. Use the link below to access the online study guide.

Online Trapper Education Study Guide