Nature Sleuths (entering grades 1-6) Do you have what it takes to uncover the mysteries of the ultimate nature crime scene? In this camp, you’ll be issued a “Nature Sleuth,” badge, and be put on your first case to investigate the suspicious activities that have been happening at the preserve. Who left those tracks and is up to no good?  It’s […]

Ultimate Survivor Camp (entering grades 6-9) Are you ready to level up your wilderness survival skills? This week is all about using resources that you find in nature to survive. We’ll construct survival shelters and build fires without lighters or matches. Weave your own pine needle basket to use for foraging for wild food that you’ll cook over a fire […]

Camp Survivor (entering grades 1-5) Could you survive if you were lost in the wilderness? We’ll have a blast building shelters, fires and tools, and learning how to purify water. We will also learn how to find food in the wild, use a map and compass, and tie knots. Through challenges that will test your mind, body, and teamwork skills, […]

Amazing Animals (entering grades 1-6) Each day we’ll explore a different type of animal that calls West Virginia home. Learn how to track mammals and explore their skulls and bones, catch bugs in the meadow and butterfly garden, watch birds with binoculars, and search under rocks and logs for reptiles and amphibians. Games, crafts, forts and hikes will round out […]

Tools of the Trade (entering grades 7-12) This hands-on week will awaken your inner-scientist as you discover how different environmental professionals use their ‘Tools of the Trade’ to make the world a better place. See if an outdoor or conservation career may be for you! You will explore forestry with a local forester, hone your birding skills with an Ornithologist, […]

Dirt Don’t Hurt (entering grades 1-6) Get ready to get messy as we explore the mysterious world that lies beneath your feet. Sculpt with clay, march barefoot in the muck, and bake your best mudpies. Dig down in the dirt for worms and uncover what life lurks under a rotting log. To finish off the week, you’ll have the chance […]

Dirt Don’t Hurt (entering grades 1-6) Get ready to get messy as we explore the mysterious world that lies beneath your feet. Sculpt with clay, march barefoot in the muck, and bake your best mudpies. Dig down in the dirt for worms and uncover what life lurks under a rotting log. To finish off the week, you’ll have the chance […]

Sensational Senses (entering grades K – 1) Eyes like a hawk, nose like a fox… all animals have their own sensory superpowers, and so do you! This week, we will use our five main senses to explore the natural world around us. We’ll look high in the sky and down in the dirt, taste wild plants, and put our super […]

Sensational Senses (entering grades K – 1) Eyes like a hawk, nose like a fox… all animals have their own sensory superpowers, and so do you! This week, we will use our five main senses to explore the natural world around us. We’ll look high in the sky and down in the dirt, taste wild plants, and put our super […]

Camp Survivor (entering grades 1-5) Could you survive if you were lost in the wilderness? We’ll have a blast building shelters, fires and tools, and learning how to purify water. We will also learn how to find food in the wild, use a map and compass, and tie knots. Through challenges that will test your mind, body, and teamwork skills, […]