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The ponds in summer are bursting with life and every stop at a pond brings surprises: frogs and tadpoles, turtles and muskrats, or ducklings and dragonfly nymphs. Come explore some of the diverse pond habitats at the Center through hands-on ponding experiences. You never know what you will observe! Children...
Many artists take their inspiration from nature. Just like them, we’ll create nature-inspired art using materials from nature. We’ll spend our days painting “en plein air,” creating ephemeral sculptures, exploring loose parts work, and recognizing the beauty that surrounds us. Our studio classroom is all outdoors! These camps are designed...
Fantastic Four! Enjoy four memorable days of summer camp with us. Want to explore the ponds or climb a 60-foot tower? So do we! How about ponding, beach exploration, water play, and making s’mores. We love doing that too! We’ll hike to fun and exciting places. Expect to have fun,...
Join us on our journey to investigate underground for the insects that we couldn’t live without. Through ponding, flipping logs, and insect netting, we'll keep a record in our nature journal of invertebrates. We’ll also work towards making our own entomology collection through our drawings and learn how to pin...
Explore the solar system at Schlitz Audubon! Each day we will learn about distant planets, discover the constellations we can see from our hemisphere, build, and launch our own rockets, create a scale model of our solar system, and operate a telescope. Members $210 | Non-Members $245
Registration priority for this popular camp will be given to campers who have not been previously enrolled in Raptor Trainer 101. Just for older kids, this camp will get you working and caring for our resident raptors. Campers will learn the basics of captive wildlife care: preparing diets, cleaning enclosures,...
This camp celebrates some of our favorite book characters and fictional locations. Join us as we spend our days reading books, writing, and illustrating our own stories, playing with puppets, and hiking to special spots on the trails where we can let our imaginations soar to create our own stories. ...
This camp is the perfect combination of things that Nature School students love: exploring the various macroinvertebrates that live in our ponds, experimenting with a variety of different paints and techniques, (even painting “en plein air”), and writing and listening to seasonal poems about the phenology of what is happening...
We’ll use our eyes and ears to discover the world of birds as we engage in bird themed activities, songs, and stories with plenty of time to play and explore as we learn social and emotional skills to prepare your little one for preschool. This four-day camp is designed especially...
Fantastic Four! Enjoy four memorable days of summer camp with us. Want to explore the ponds or climb a 60-foot tower? So do we! How about ponding, beach exploration, water play, and making s’mores. We love doing that too! We’ll hike to fun and exciting places. Expect to have fun,...
Dig into dinosaurs with our raptor ambassadors! Our understanding of dinosaurs progresses as we discover more and more. We will spend the week exploring dinosaur traits, practicing evidence-based paleontology, and meeting the surviving relatives of dinosaurs: modern birds! Members $220 | Non-Members $255
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a teacher? You’ll get a behind the scenes look at how to be an environmental educator at a nature center! Learn the basics of reptile handling and interpretation, plant and animal identification, canoeing, and public speaking. Professionals will also...