July 20, 2018

Flying Squirrel Photo Gallery

Flying Squirrel campers had a fantastic time rambling around the forest, running through the field, and cooling off in the creek. This week was full of games, crafts, whittling, and some great water time. Campers practiced their hiding and sneaking skills in games like Beckon and Eagle Eye, but the hit game of the week […]

Tags: ,

More »

July 20, 2018

Growth Rings: Naturalist Adventure Photo Gallery

This was a jam-packed week learning all about our four growth ring topics: plant identification, fire building, snake identification and handling, and whittling. Many campers were inspired to learn about and practice their skills in these areas and many, many growth rings were earned. In fire building, campers learned how to light a match, practiced steel […]

Tags: ,

More »

July 13, 2018

Stony Creek: Explorations and Crustaceans (Mini) Photo Gallery

This mini-week was full of fun! True to the name of the camp, we spent much of our time in Stony Creek exploring and looking for and catching plenty of crustaceans (crayfish!). We also saw other creatures in Stony Creek including a snake, water striders, clams and mussels. This group was also very interested in […]

Tags: ,

More »

July 13, 2018

Heron (Mini) Photo Gallery

Our Heron mini-week was about as much fun as you could pack into two camp days. Games were a hit with these campers, especially Sock Wars (how can you not have fun throwing socks at each other?!). The creek was another favorite of many campers who stayed busy catching crayfish and water striders, getting muddy, […]

Tags: ,

More »

July 11, 2018

Growth Rings: Naturalist Skills Photo Gallery

This week, we focused on developing our skills in a variety of areas, including whittling, fire-building, plant identification, snake-handling and more! We kicked off our week with some tips for safe whittling and soon were off on the hunt to find cedar and other kinds of ideal whittling woods. The search for good whittling sticks […]

Tags: ,

More »

July 11, 2018

Beaver Photo Gallery

This week in Beaver camp was a blast! Campers enjoyed making nature crafts like bird feeders from pine cones, and painting wooden snakes. The adventure continued with some forest exploration that included rolling over logs to see whats hiding beneath. (There’s a whole world under there!) We also had good luck finding a number of animals throughout […]

Tags: ,

More »