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scouting, .is expanding rapidly unde.e sponsorship of many busmess organizations. Formation of Explorer Posts in conservation. is presently being pushed by the Council's Conservation Committee. Apache Summer Youth Camps. Tribal Councils of Indian Reservations cooperating with the Bureau of Indian Affnirs have established summer youth camps. setting a pattern that could be followed on a State-wide basis. According to reports received from a number of reservations through the Phoenix Office, the youth progr~mls are aimed at providing gainful employment to teenagtl boys and girls and providing instruction in the conservation of their reservation resources. Although ob- jectives are much the s.une, methods of financing and operating camps differ between reservations. On the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, Superintend- ent Hawley introduced the youth camp idea to the Tribal Council in the spring of 1956. Since 1956, 366 boys have gone through six summer youth camps ranging from 8 to 10 weeks. Work activities have included juniper control, range reseeding. soil and water conservation treatments, improvement of fish habitats, road drainage and mainte- nance. timber stand improvement and other practices. This 6 year program has been financed with tribal funds totaling $104,000, Summer camD5 on the San Carlos I ndian Reservation have been in operation the past 4 years. Organized in two 4-week sessions. about 300 boys have participated in such activities as cutting fence posts. clearing juniper and cholla cactus. and cutting oak for charcoal production. For this work. the boys were paid a little more than $11.000, Camp expenses for food. transportation, materiuls and super- vision were financed by donations from a number of sourc.:es over and abuve cuntributions from the Tribe. Similar youth camps have been in operation since 1959 on the Unitah and Ouray reservations in Colorado. Organized for strictly instructional purposes. a Hopi 4-H Conservation Camp held the last week of June in 11)61, provided 33 Hopi boys with instruction in conserva- tion and management practices. Indian boys received instruction in soils. sagebrush and juniper control, grass seeding, spring development and gully control. . Cooperative Extension Youth Camps. The first annual Youth Conservation Camp, made possible by the cooperative efforts of the University Agricultural Extension Service and the Arizona Associ- ation of Soil Conservation Districts, was held July 8-14 at Point of Pines. The camp was under the able direction of Barry Freeman and Ray Weick. Watershed Management and 4-H Extension Specialists, Sponsored by $25 scholar- ships, donated by Soil Conservation Districts, Livestock Associations, Tribal Councils, 4-H Clubs, Future Farmer Chapters and individuals. 43 boys attended the camp from 9 counties. Instruction in the management of timber. range, water. soil, wildlife and recreational resources was pro- vided by personnel from Federal. State, and private organ- izations. THE FUTURE This brief summary has undoubtedly overlooked some phases of the educational program in Arizona as related to natural resources. The possibility of omissions makes the picture even more impressive. New courses of instruc- tion. new research facilities and programs and new youth programs have paralleled the development of the Arizona Watershed Program probably because of the increased demands for highly qualified professionals. With few exceptions, the mere expansion of existing programs will go a long way towards providing our young people with adequate instruction in natural resource man- agement. While there may be a present need to increase natuml resource instruction at grade and high school levels. this will come with time as more and more teachers take advantage of the available resource seminars and courses. Considerable thought is presently being given the possibility of exp;lnding and developing a conservation work and instruction program for the Industrial School for Boys, It is hoped that we can look forward to the full realization of this possibility within the next year or two. In summary, the future management and efficient utilization of our water. timber, forage, wildlife and recre- ation resources will be considerably better than it is today and better than it was in the past. Knowing that future progress will be accomplished by the students of today gives added significance to the teaching profession.