Summer 2012
Outdoor Adventure Camps

June 18 through August 16

Excited to share their knowledge and love for nature, the full-time Nature Center naturalists are trained and dedicated professionals with a long-term commitment to environmental education. Our seasonal camp staff includes school teachers and highly trained naturalists who return year after year. All staff are CPR and First Aid Certified to insure your child’s safety. Experience and observation are the primary tools by which we teach, empower and encourage students of all ages to explore and learn about the natural world that surrounds them.

Which camp is right for you?

2 months to 2 years with adult	Babes in Nature	45 minutes
2½ to 3½ years with adult	BIG/little	90 minutes
3½ to 4½ years	Nature Nursery	Half Day
Entering Kindergarten	Squirrel Scouts	Half Day
Entering Kindergarten	Squirrel Scouts	Full Day
Entering Grade 1 or 2	Nature's Lifeguards	Full Day
Entering Grade 3 through 5	Nature's Explorers	Full Day
Entering Grade 6 through 8	Eco-Rangers	Full Day
Ages 11 through 15	Eco-Adventures	Overnight

 

For complete details, download the full brochure here.

Have questions? See if they are answered in our FAQ.

Financial Aid

Financial aid packages are available. Need-based financial aid covers 25-75% of the cost of one week of camp. Download the application here. Applications are due April 1, 2012. Award recipients will be notified in early May.

Emergency Medical Forms (required)

Forms must be completed before or on the first day of camp and can be downloaded here. Request for Administration of Medication Form can be downloaded here.

Babes in Nature

Age: 2 months to 2 years with an adult • 10 to 10:45 am
If inclement weather, program will be indoors.

Sensational Sounds: Tuesday, July 10
Nature’s Colors: Tuesday, August 14

BIG/little

Age: 2½ to 3½ years with an adult • 9:30 to 11 am

Bug Huggers: Monday, June 18 – Thursday, June 21
Baby Animals: Monday, June 25 – Thursday, June 28
Rainbow Adventures: Monday, July 2 – Friday, July 6 (No class Wed. July 4)
Nature’s Numbers: Monday, July 9 – Thursday, July 12
Water Wishes: Monday, July 16 – Thursday, July 20

Nature Nursery*

Age: 3½ to 4½ years • 9 am to noon
Bring a backpack, water bottle, and lunch in a reusable container each day.

Under My Feet: Monday, June 18 – Thursday, June 21
Becoming Nature Detectives: Monday, June 25 – Thursday, June 28
Inch By Inch: Monday, July 2 – Friday, July 6 (No class Wed. July 4)
Sky High: Monday, July 9 – Thursday, July 12
Tree-Mendous Fun: Monday, July 16
Wild About Water: Monday, July 23 – Thursday, July 26
ABCs & 123s: Monday, July 30 – Thursday, August 2
Sand & Shells: Monday, August 6 – Thursday, August 9
Incredible Insects: Monday, August 13–Thursday, August 16

Squirrel Scouts (half day or full day)

Grade: Entering Kindergarten
Half Day: 9 am to noon • Full Day: 9 am to 3 pm
Bring a backpack, water bottle, and lunch in a reusable bag each day.

Fantasy Forest: Monday, June 18 –Friday, June 22
Secret Underground: Monday, June 25 –Friday, June 29
Earth Friends: Monday, July 2 –Friday, July 6 (No class Wednesday, July 4)
Nature & Recycled Art: Monday, July 9 –Friday, July 13
Summer Scientists: Monday, July 16 – Friday, July 20
Flower Power: Monday, July 23 – Friday, July 27
Marvelous Mammals: Monday, July 30 – Friday, August 3
Water Wonders: Monday, August 6 – Friday, August 10
Magnificent Marsh: Monday, August 13 – Thursday, August 16

Nature’s Lifeguards

Grade: Entering Grades 1 or 2 • 9 am to 3 pm
Bring a backpack, water bottle and lunch in a reusable container each day.

Power of Plants: Monday, June 18 – Friday, June 22
Bodacious Birds: Monday, June 25 – Friday, June 29
Amazing Arthropods: Monday, July 2 – Friday, July 6 (No class Wed. July 4)
Green Me: Monday, July 9 – Friday, July 13
Water Works: Monday, July 16 – Friday, July 20
Pioneer Pastimes: Monday, July 23 – Friday, July 27
Hunters & The Hunted: Monday, July 30 – Friday, August 3
Nature’s Niches: Monday, August 6 – Friday, August 10
Leap’in Lakes: Monday, August 13–Thursday, August 16

Nature’s Explorers

Grade: Entering Grades 3 through 5 • 9 am to 3 pm

Geo-Explorers: Monday, June 18 – Friday, June 22
Life in a Watershed: Monday, June 25 – Friday, June 29
Flying Wild: Monday, July 2 – Friday, July 6 (No class Wed. July 4)
Transforming Tomorrow: Monday, July 9 – Friday, July 13
Let’s Go Hiking: Monday, July 16 – Friday, July 20
Native American Ways: Monday, July 23 – Friday, July 27
Great Lakes Great Shores: Monday, July 30 – Friday, August 3
Bio-Blitz: Monday, August 6 – Friday, August 10
Nature Photo Journaling: Monday, August 13–Thursday, August 16

Eco-Rangers

Grade: Entering Grades 6 through 8 • 9 am to 3 pm plus one overnight
Campers travel by van to off-site locations on Wednesday and Thursday. Bring a backpack, change of clothes, water bottle and lunch in a reusable container each day.

Outback Hiking/Biking Adventure: Monday, June 25 – Friday, June 29
Climbing to New Heights!: Monday, July 23 – Friday, July 27
Survivor!: Monday, August 6 – Friday, August 10

Eco-Adventures

Age: 11 to 15 years • Week-long overnight trip

New River Gorge, West Virginia:Monday, July 16, 8 am to Friday, July 20, 3 pm