Summer Brigade Camps

  • Bobwhite Brigade

    Bobwhite Brigade is a hands-on, 5-day, immersive learning experience designed to educate participants about the anatomy and biology of bobwhite quail, bobwhite diet and nutritional needs, habitat requirements, covey dynamics, predator and habitat management, and natural resource management.

    Bobwhite Brigade is a program of Texas Brigades, a Texas-based 501(c)(3) focused on educating and empowering adolescents to become conservation ambassadors for a sustained natural resource legacy.

    Rolling Plains Bobwhite Brigade [Original Camp]: When: June 8-12, 2025 Where: The 1687 Foundation, Rising Star, TX Cost: $500

    South Texas Bobwhite Brigade: When: June 21-25, 2025 Where: Malek Buckhorn Creek Ranch, McCoy, TX Cost: $500

  • Buckskin Brigade

    Buckskin Brigade is a hands-on, 5-day, immersive learning experience designed to educate participants about the ecology of white-tailed deer, its habitat and diet, population dynamics, and natural resource management.

    Buckskin Brigade is a program of Texas Brigades, a Texas-based 501(c)(3) focused on educating and empowering adolescents to become conservation ambassadors for a sustained natural resource legacy.

    South Texas Buckskin Brigade: When: June 8-12, 2025 Where: Chaparrosa Ranch, La Pryor, TX Cost: $500

    North Texas Buckskin Brigade: When: July 20-25, 2025 Where: Warren Ranch, Santa Anna, TX Cost: $500

  • Ranch Brigade

    Ranch Brigade is a hands-on, 5-day, immersive learning experience designed to educate participants about land stewardship, livestock production, low stress livestock handling, grassland management and nutrition, livestock marketing, and natural resource management.

    Ranch Brigade is a program of Texas Brigades, a Texas-based 501(c)(3) focused on educating and empowering adolescents to become conservation ambassadors for a sustained natural resource legacy.

    South Texas Ranch Brigade: When: June 21-25, 2025 Where: Duval County Ranch, Freer, TX Cost: $500

    Ranch Brigade: When: July 14-18, 2025 Where: Warren Ranch, Santa Anna, TX Cost: $500

  • Bass Brigade

    Bass Brigade is a hands-on, 5-day, immersive learning experience designed to educate participants about aquatic ecosystems, pond and lake management, water quality strategies, land and water stewardship, and natural resource management.

    Bass Brigade is a program of Texas Brigades, a Texas-based 501(c)(3) focused on educating and empowering adolescents to become conservation ambassadors for a sustained natural resource legacy.

    Bass Brigade: When: July 9-13, 2025
    Where: Warren Ranch, Santa Anna, TX Cost: $500

  • Waterfowl Brigade

    Waterfowl Brigade is a hands-on, 5-day, immersive learning experience designed to educate participants about the importance of wetland ecosystems, waterfowl biology, flock dynamics, land and water stewardship, and natural resource management.

    Waterfowl Brigade is a program of Texas Brigades, a Texas-based 501(c)(3) focused on educating and empowering adolescents to become conservation ambassadors for a sustained natural resource legacy.

    North Dakota Waterfowl Brigade: When: July 8-12, 2025 Where: 4-H Center, Washburn, ND Cost: $500


    Waterfowl Brigade: When: July 9-13, 2025
    Where: Pintail Hunting Club, Garwood, TX Cost: $500

  • Coastal Brigade

    Coastal Brigade is a hands-on, 5-day, immersive learning experience designed to educate participants about fish identification, saltwater species collection techniques, water quality, habitat management, angling, boating safety, and natural resource management.

    Coastal Brigade is a program of Texas Brigades, a Texas-based 501(c)(3) focused on educating and empowering adolescents to become conservation ambassadors for a sustained natural resource legacy.

    Coastal Brigade: When: July 22-26, 2025
    Where: The Oak Island Lodge, Anahuac, TX Cost: $500