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The 2025 Application Period Is Now Open

Join students from across the country to discuss community adaptation and related environmental issues impacting Native peoples.

The mission of the Native Youth Community Adaptation and Leadership Congress (NYCALC) is to develop future conservation leaders with the skills, knowledge, and tools to address environmental change and conservation challenges to better serve their schools and home communities.

NYCALC DATES: June 21-26, 2025

(Does not include travel dates)

MENTORS:

PLEASE HAVE FULL LIST OF APPLYING STUDENTS PRIOR TO FILLING OUT THE APPLICATION.

Only teams composed of a minimum of 3 to a maximum of 5 students will be accepted from a single community.
All students will fill an application out individually.

HAVE A QUESTION? Please check out our Frequently Asked Question sheet: Click Here

Or you may contact [email protected] / (505) 299-5404.

Photos by U.S. Fish and Wildlife
This program is created in partnership with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Forest Service, and New Mexico Wildlife Federation.