Youth Conservation Leadership Conference (6th-12th Grades)

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, Colorado Springs, CO
July 19 – 21, 2024

Friday & Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Optional evening program on Thursday, July 18, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

CMZoo’s Youth Leadership Action Board invites you to the 5th Annual Youth Conservation Leadership Conference, right here on the mountainside. This conference is hosted by your teenage peers as a common ground conference to work towards worldwide conservation education efforts.

Workshop Schedule

Thursday, July 18 – Optional Evening Mixer
Friday, July 19 – Full day of workshops
Saturday, July 20 – Full day of workshops
Sunday, July 21 – Half-day of workshops

Registration includes:

– All sessions/speakers
– Animal Behind-the-Scenes experiences
– Animal meet and greets
– Lunches
– Gift bag, reusable cups & conference t-shirt

*Transportation and lodging are not provided.
Note: Chaperones can purchase timed admission tickets online if they chose to visit the Zoo.

Conference Highlights

  • Hear from speakers about conservation, networking, animal training and practice and so much more.
  • Work with your peers to approach conservation with a more critical eye.
  • Become an active steward of the environment by learning how to work with animals, people and peers.
  • Gain leadership, interpretation and public speaking skills.
  • Strengthen your connection to the wild world and the animals that call it home.

Download the 2023 YCLC Conference Flyer

Optional evening Starlight Safari Tour – Thursday, July 18

Join us for provide dinner, animal meet and greets, a private tour, and giraffe feeding. Families welcome to join their teens this evening. Program runs Thursday, July 20, from 5:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. Starlight Safari Tour Price: $40 per person. More information and a sign-up link for this optional evening program will be included in your registration acknowledgement email.

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