29 Students involved in Nebraska youth range camp, Curtis
The 2026 Nebraska Youth Range Camp was held at Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
in Curtis, NE, June 8 – 11. Twenty-nine students from across the state of Nebraska attended this
year’s camp.
Madden Kleeb (Broken Bow), Madison Burianek (Pleasant Dale), Jailyn Miller (Tryon), Evan Christen (Steinauer),
Bennett Kuenning (Imperial), Luke Olsen (Harrisburg), Mason Govier (Broken Bow), Rawlins Kleeb (Broken Bow),
Lizzy Skibinski (Ord), Shelly Kelly (Sandhills Task Force, Broken Bow)
Middle Row L-R: Matt Zvolanek (NRCS, Grant), Sheridan Wilson (Ag Spire, Arthur), Jadyn Thompson (Ord), Reid
Nutt (Farnam), Langley Dredge (Arcadia), Ayla Salistean (Lincoln), Kayden Kvistad (Chadron), Reese Smith (Bartlett),
Luke Kuenning (Grant), Gunner Wild (Chadron), Lucy Wacker (Lincoln), Kate Barenberg (McCook), Tevyn Pieper
(Sandhills Task Force, Mitchell), Leah Christen (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Steinauer)
Back Row L-R: Scott Stout (Rancher, Curtis), Rachel Otten (Pheasants Forever, Thedford), Tilden Hird (Lincoln),
Preston Kelly (Hay Springs), Emily Bashtovoi (Sidney), Kyptan Scheideler (Scotia), Roudy Schommer (Chadron),
Justin Guggenmos (Ericson), Nathan Wadas (Ord), Ethan Gillham (Lodgepole), Brandon Jelinek (NRCS, Ogallala), Joe
Barenberg (Rancher, McCook)
Kvistad (1st Place).
Barenberg (4th Place)
Nebraska Youth Range Camp is an event that is made possible through the Nebraska Section of the Society for Range Management with assistance from several Nebraska ranches, the Sandhills Task Force, the Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition, several of Nebraska’s Natural Resource Districts, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the University of NebraskaLincoln Extension Service, and many volunteers.
–Society for Range Management
