Each year Geary County 4-H puts on an annual summer camp at Rock Springs 4-H Center for area youth.

This year approximately 45 kids will be participating in camp June 18th-21st. Campers will get the all around camp experience including horse back riding, archery, swimming and a camp fire.

Ginger Kopfer, 4-H Youth Development Agent with Geary County Research and Extension explained she believes its very important to get today’s youth out to experience the outdoors.

“Kid’s have so much screen time these days that to get them out, to get them away from their phone, away from the TV, away from the computer, it’s just I think a greatly important thing that maybe will spark in them an interest to be outdoors,” said Kopfer.

She also explained that it gives older 4-H’rs the opportunity to learn additional leadership and teamwork skills as they will be the counselors for the younger kids during the camp.