"In the end we will conserve only what we love....We will love only what we understand....and we will understand only what we are taught", Baba Dioum, African Ecologist

“ We shouldn’t think about youth’s experiences in nature as an extracurricular activity, but as a vital element for healthy development”, author Richard Louv The Last Child in the Woods

"JrAHA is about getting our youth outdoors not for just an event, but to begin a lifetime of outdoor recreational experiences and to foster the stewardship of our nautral resources", founder Ed Gerhardt

The JrAHA Honorary Board of Advisors

1.  The Honorable Bill Callegari, Texas State Representative from Katy, TX has been an early supporter and is an avid outdoorsman.
2.  Captain Scott O’Grady is a lifelong recreational hunter and fisherman with experience on the National Rifle Association Board.  Captain O’Grady “a true American hero” was shot down and escape in Bosnia and later authored several books including Return with Honor and BasherFiveTwo (a children’s book).Scott has been a hunting enthusiast for over 30 years and he acknowledges that those experiences served him well in his survival episode in Bosnia.
3.    Johnny Cargill an actively involved leader in outdoor issues was a founder of the Guadalupe River Trout Unlimited Chapter and serves on its Board.