Video Credit: Steve Olpin, filmmaker, cool dude, and father to BCSR participants, put together this great sketch of our program from summer 2016.
The purpose of Birch Creek, and the schedule and philosophy we adopted, grew out of the Bennion Teton Boys Ranch tradition. Teacher, philosopher, and humanitarian, Lowell Bennion, started his program in the early 1960s…
There are three camp sessions each summer for 12-15 year olds. We want the ranch to be accessible to anyone interested and eligible, and try to keep tuition affordable, but for those who need it, we do offer some scholarships…
For many 12-15 year old participants, this is their first extended time away from home on their own. For many parents, this is the first time they have released their kids to the care and supervision of strangers…
We teach kids to be service oriented and provide thousands of hours of community service each summer. In turn, our nonprofit relies on volunteers, financial support, and in-kind donations to keep the program thriving…
Although Birch Creek is not an official successor to the Bennion Teton Boys Ranch (BTBR), we have taken it upon ourselves to carry on that tradition Lowell Bennion started. Many of our board members, counselors, and participants have some connection back to BCSR. The ranch can leave such a powerful impression on those involved, that the experiences they share, values they learn, and relationships they form have constant impact on the rest of their lives.
We want to recreate the opportunity for those positive, life-shaping experiences each summer. While maintaining the core tenets of the longstanding tradition, we gather feedback each year and make minor tweaks to the program in an effort to improve and adapt to changing needs of participants.
