Youth Wildlife Conservation Experience (YWCE)
Youth Wildlife Conservation Experience
Simply bring your family down to Hall 4 and the F-Meeting Rooms of the Reno-Sparks Convention Center for hours of educational fun. Event runs from 10am to 4pm. A quick registration takes place on site, just show up the day of the event. This is the youth component of the Sheep Show, which occurs just down the hallway. A parent who brings a youth to the YWCE can receive a voucher to get into the Sheep Show exhibit hall for free.
YWCE Opens to the Public:
Location: Reno-Sparks Convention Center (Hall 4 and F-Meeting Rooms)
-Do NOT go the Sheep Show registration and pay to get in,
simply head to Hall 4.
Time: Saturday, January 14th from 10am- 4pm
Free youth raffle: Youth receive free raffle tickets for the youth raffles at registration.
Tracks Program: There is even more for youth ages 12-17, the Tracks Program. Youth pick up a “Tracks Program Card” at YWCE registration that is taken into the Sheep Show exhibit hall. Follow the sheep tracks on the ground to seven participating exhibitors who further educate on conservation, wildlife, or the outdoors. The card is punched at each station. The card is then deposited into a special raffle bin at the Wild Sheep Foundation’s Membership Booth in the exhibit hall. The raffle then takes place back in YWCE youth area at 3:00 for special prizes from Leica, Sitka, Kenetrek Boots, and Stone Glacier. Must be present to win.
Hands-On Learning Experiences in YWCE: There may be more, but at this time we youth can learn about the outdoors and wildlife conservation from a variety of hands-on stations, including: kayak pool, rock climbing wall, fly tying, wild sheep conservation, target archery, trap archery, hover archery, stick-it archery, 3D archery “mini course”, Operation Game Thief, pellet gun range, BB gun range, duck calling, make nature cards, make arrowhead/bear claw necklaces, learn to fletch arrows by making an arrow pen, falconers, mini-hunter safety Laser Shot, bird identification, and more.
This Year’s Participating Organizations:
For more information, or to volunteer at the YWCE, contact Ryan Brock at Rbrock@wildsheepfoundation.org.
