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 For the past 35+ years, Spring Mountain Youth Camp (SMYC) and the United States Forest Service have been working together under a written agreement, the longest running collaborative effort between the Forest Service and any such program in the United States.
Through the SMYC Forestry Program, youths committed to the Camp perform a variety of services for the Forest Service, such as repair and maintenance of 55 miles of hiking trails in the Spring Mountain National Recreation Area, litter removal, sign construction and snow removal in the winter months. Many thousands of dollars in savings to tax payers are realized annually from the work performed by the youths involved in this program. The Forestry Program has also, in recent years, constructed and maintained new trails in the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area.
The youths at SMYC are paid for work performed through a variety of sources, including an allowance program funded by Clark County, the Federally Funded Workforce Investment Act and from Grants. When youths owe restitution, their pay first goes to this debt.
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