2002 Nature High Summer Camp
Post Camp Evaluation Summary
There were 28 respondents to the
evaluation.
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1. Finish the following statements
a. When I arrived at camp, I felt
Welcomed
Excited
Unsure of what I was into and nervous about getting to know people
Out of place and unsure
Excited
Welcomed
Excited
Excited to be here
Excited
Excited
Excited
Excited, looking forward to what was ahead of me. Even though I wasn't quite
sure what was going on.
Scared to death. I wanted to go home.
Excited and wondered if I would make new friends.
Good
Tired
Comfortable and welcomed. Every one knew me already.
Like I only knew a few people and nervous
Unprepared, I really had no idea what to expect.
This is going to be fun!
Tired
Excited for the week ahead
Welcomed and happy to be here
Good
Excited to make new friends and learn stuff
Like asking myself, "why am I here?"
b. Now that the week is over I feel
Like
I don't want to leave
It was fun and I got new friends
Tired
Sad to leave
Sad it's all over
Like I want another week here
Very tired
Like I learned a lot had had a lot of fun doing it.
Accomplished, tired, and happy.
Like I have learned a lot and met many new friends. I also learned a lot about
myself.
exhausted (but more educated!)
Like it was only two days
Kinda sad to leave
Sad to leave. Like I made a lot more friends
Sad to leave, I made friends with everyone and really loved this week.
Happy, smarter, more comfortable, and that I'm leaving with new knowledge and
more friends.
Sad.
Sad to leave
I want one more day.
Glad that I came.
I learned so much.
Sad to leave
Tired, but also excited just to go to work and make some money.
That I learned a lot and had tonz of fun, but still excited to go home.
Sad, but excited to go home.
Edified and tired.
2. How would you rate the Great Basin Experiment Education Center (GBEEC)?
Excellent 21 Good 7 Alright 0
Comments
It was a pretty good
place
Every thing is so beautiful up there
The first 2
days were hard. It wasn't quite what I expected.
The free time we were given in the evenings was really nice the last 2 days.
I love it here.
I couldn't of thought of a better place for this camp to be held.
Excellent furnishings and maintenance
I like now the GBEEC is focused totally on education
I love how the wildlife has stayed so close to the camp
Very nicely kept
The facilities are wonderful
I wish my house could have a historical background
I like all the world buildings and the way things were setup
Not enough free time, too much in the field, and too much thinking and stress
involved.
3. How would you rate the Land Use Scenerio activity?
Excellent 12 Good 15 Alright 1
b. What was the most interesting thing you learned about natural resources?
Comments
Everything is connected to
the soil
Everything. I learned something new each
I'm not sure if I can pick
on a specific thing. I learned a lot over all.
Burning is good for Aspens, Spruce trees are taking over, and honestly, I thought
most of it wasreally
interesting.
We affect them a lot more than we think we do.
How everything ties together
Forestry and soils - the different jobs people have
This is the field I want to go into.
I loved to learn more about the soil and trees
There wasn't just one thing. Every professional had a least 10 things that
really caught my interest.
It made us think how everything is intertwined.
I really didn't know much so I learned so much and am really interested in
it now.
To appreciate nature - the difference between riparian and wetland areas
About fjords
What one person thinks to do with them is not necessarily what another thinks.
That people will be going to war for water
That I never want to be an extreme environmentalist and a lot about natural
resource careers
Still rough around the edges over emphasized in free time.
Didn't think that the ecosystem was so sensitive in so many ways.
I learned a lot of things its hard to pick just one. It was interesting to
learn how much all the different divisions and people put unto the natural
resources
so we can enjoy them.
There was so much! I learned about bugs signifying a healthy stream,
I learned
the chemicals found in soil and how to test it. Mostly I learned that
I think
the Forest Service does a pretty good job.
Too much to write down!
That aspen make up 1 organism
Wildlife and riparian areas
How to tell how old a tree is.
You can tell soil makeup by feeling it. It was fun to auger the ground and
play in the dirt.
A lot of study goes into them to keep them growing.
c. Please rate the following professionals and their investigations
Forestry Excellent 23 Good 5 Alright 0
Wildlife Excellent 24 Good 4 Alright 0
Soils Excellent 21 Good 7 Alright 0
Hydrology Excellent 19 Good 7 Alright 1
Range Excellent 22 Good 5 Alright 0
Comments
They were all good
The teachers were fun and informational enjoyed them all
TALK SLOWER
They were all so fun. Hydrology was my favorite
On hydrology - it was a great lesson, next year you might try having more people
do it together
Sometimes it felt like forever with the pro's if what they were talking about
wasn't interesting to you.
In the heat of the day some of the classes were really long.
Some were too long, so I lost interest
Having professionals is a wonderful idea. It is so good to know about the jobs
out there & talk to someone who actually does these things on a day to
day basis.
They were all great
They were all fun
Excellent 24 Good 3 Alright 0
Comments
Michelle
was awesome
Cameron was wonderful. He was there to help us out when we needed it,
but also
let us think on our own.
He was very understanding of the fact that we were not that much younger.
He
was nice and funny, but not overly inattentive.
She made it fun
It made all the difference in my experience
She is so cool
Katie was awesome. I felt so bad she had to deal with our team not getting
along.
He was so fun and knew his stuff.
My counselor was very good even under stressful situations.
She really go me involved and made the experience fun and interesting
Great!
Katie was fun, and she helped us on the scenario
Cameron was cool. He helped us with everything without complaining.
It felt like she was one of us, but still knew what was going on.
5. How would you rate the team
building games?
Excellent 17 Good 11 Alright 0
Comments
Little hard though
Don't use nylon rope to save the baby
They were fun this year - just like last year
There's room to improve
Put the "Y" closer together. I had a lot of fun with the games. All I heard
was positive feedback
Great, although for return students you might want to switch them up a bit
The councilors really had a lot of fun with it & it was great to know new
people
They were challenging, frustrating, but fun
The games forced us to work together, even if we didn't want to
I loved the team games and the games for teamwork
The "A"frame was excellent.
Every game had a good moral to them about life and I thought it was so cool.
I think they were great
Put some new ones in
Very fun
It helped accomplish things with a group, even if it wasn't a real life or
death situation,
and it made it easier to get to know others.
I felt they were very good analogies to real life.
Some of them were harder this year, they made us frustrated. But they were still fun!
They helped learn teamwork .
6.How was your overall camp experience?
Excellent 22 Good 6 Alright 0
Comments
Too
much schedule changes and not enough sleep time
Good food, great air, nice campers
It was really fun
Good food
I feel like I'm coming away a better citizen for this experience. It has sparked
my
curiosity and made me want to learn more.
Great time. Learned a ton!
I definitely want to come back again and someday be a councilor
It was hard an frustrating, It would have been nice & helpful to have more
free time.
I do feel accomplished 'cause we were pushed so hard.
I really enjoyed when we just played and had fun. We got to take our minds
off things and have a great time.
It gave me more confidence
It was not what I expected, but I loved it.
I had a hard time getting along with some individuals, but in the end it all
worked out.
I enjoyed it all
I never really expected to have so much fun, while learning so much!
7.Would you recommend this natural resources camp to other high school students?
Yes 28 No 0 A great way to spend summer time!
8. What is the best way to inform other students about this camp?
Comments:
Flyers,
ads on the radio
Tell our teachers at school and make them tell everyone
Inform all the high schools ie Fremont
Posters and recommendations
Word of mouth advertising
Taking to teachers and councilors
More of the same. Talk to teachers, counselors etc
Have schools announce it over the intercom
Tell them how much fun it is
Post a sign somewhere
Flyers and Posters
Hopefully everyone had so much fun this year they will spread the word
Send flyers in the mail
More publicity
Leave applications with science teachers
b. what is the best time in the
summer to hold the camp?
June 4 July 20 August
13
9. What could we do to improve this Natural Resources Camp?
◙ More sleep
◙ More free time
Get
rid of the "Y"game
Ropes course was awesome
Dance was awesome
Not so long in the field, maybe 2hrs instead of 3. Not so much time on the
scenario
until the end of the week because you don't know enough at the first
of the week.
Cut down on the time with the professionals to 2 hrs. Teenagers get bored easily
and they have very short attention spans, but I think that 2 hrs. would be
perfect.
Less time in the field, 2 hrs would be good
When we get here, welcome us more and play some something so we can all
get
to know each other better.
More sleep in the morning time, not go to bed earlier
NOTHING
More sleep - More free time - that's pretty much it.