Ravenwood summer camps offered on Stoltze land

F.H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Company will host Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center day camps this summer on its forest lands between Columbia Falls and Whitefish.

The land-use partnership aims to connect valley children and families with working forests by offering a variety of educational experiences on the timber company’s vast local landholdings.    

“We’ve enjoyed working with Ravenwood to ‘get the woods into our kids’ and helping to reinforce the connections between healthy forests and healthy communities,” Stoltze lands and resource manager Paul McKenzie said. “Stoltze has learned that getting people, especially children, out in the woods is the first vital step toward gaining a better appreciation for their dependence on these natural resources.”

Campers ages 6 to 15 will learn tracking and wilderness skills, edible and medicinal plant identification, fire skills, handcrafts, and immerse in the principles of a healthy working forest.

A special week for children with Type I diabetes in partnership with the Northwest Healthcare Foundation, Diabetes Care Center and the local Lions Club.

For more information, call Brett at 406-260-8620 or visit online at www.RavenwoodOLC.org.