OUTDOOR EDUCATION -- Educators are being offered sponsorships for week-long conservation camp where they can earn two-four graduate credit hours.

Applications are out for the 2016 American Wilderness Leadership School at a facility near Jackson, Wyoming, organized by Safari Club International. Six different week-long sessions are scheduled June-August.

The school offers a wide range of course topics including wildlife conservation, land management issues, endangered species and sportsmen in conservation.

Teachers can earn National Archery in the Schools instructor certification, check out shooting sports, learn how to teach outdoor survival to youths, join federal wildlife managers on field trips, visit natural gas fields to explore energy and conservation issues and learn stream ecology. 

Teachers can apply for sponsorships to cover the $900 cost of the school including room and board at safariclubfoundation.org.