Delnature Program Guide Summer Camp Guide 2020 | Page 26
ASHLAND
9-12 yrs
Outdoor Adventures Small Watercraft Adventures
Mon 8/3 – Fri 8/7 | 8:30 am – 3 pm
Mem $395 | Non-mem $445
Spend the week doing all your favorite outdoor things.
Explore trails and waterways. Tube the Brandywine,
search for wildlife, geocache, hike, play outdoor games,
sports, and explore ponds and streams with nets. Mon 8/17 – Fri 8/21 | 8:30 am – 3 pm
Mem $410 | Non-mem $460
Canoe, kayak, tube, and rowboat your way around
lakes, ponds, and rivers. Learn proper techniques
and have a blast on the water!
Join the Tribe at Flint Woods
Mon 7/27 – Fri 7/31 | 8:30 am – 3 pm
Mem $340 | Non-mem $390
Get ready to Rock and Roll! Explore a variety of unique rock
formations. Collect samples throughout the week and visit a local
mineral museum. Create a rock exhibition to display our finds.
Mon 8/3 – Fri 8/7 | 8:45 am – 3:15 pm
Mem $340 | Non-mem $390
Drop off and pickup at Bucktoe Creek Preserve
Search for as many species of wildlife as you
can on this bioblitz challenge. Explore the sandy
Delaware shoreline, hike deep into the forest,
and see how many animals you can find.
Mon 8/10 – Fri 8/14 | 8:30 am – 3 pm
Mem $410 | Non-mem $460
Drop off and pickup at Granogue Estate
It’s Greek Week! Study Astronomy and the myths of the
summer sky. Drop off and pick up at Granogue Estate.
Prepare for our Pentathlon with running, archery,
javelins and chariot racing.
Register now! DelNature.org/SummerCamp | 302.239.2334 ext. 0
Mon 8/24 – Fri 8/28 | 8:45 am – 3:15 pm
Mem $375 | Non-mem $425
Drop off and pickup at Bucktoe Creek Preserve
Join our tribes and outwit and outplay each other in
the wilds. Teams will complete obstacle courses and
outdoor skill challenges to earn the “totem” each day.
Do you have what it takes to survive the wild?
Mon 8/17 – Fri 8/21 | 8:45 am – 3:15 pm
Mem $395 | Non-mem $445
Drop off and pickup at Bucktoe Creek Preserve
Build shelters, track animals, band birds,
and complete challenges. Become a wildlife watcher
as you visit diverse habitats to find a variety of birds,
snakes, turtles,and more. Use binoculars, scopes,
and cameras...all provided.
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I have two kids who
are very excited to
come back to Camp
Perseid next year.
- 2019 Summer Camp Parent
@DelNature
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Image by Stephanie Seeman
Delaware Nature Society
Image by Christi Leeson
Survivor at Bucktoe
- 2019 Summer Camp Parent
Mon 8/17 – Fri 8/21 | 8:30 am – 3 pm
Mem $395 | Non-mem $445
Try your hand at the art of nature photography as you
explore local natural areas. Using digital cameras, we will
seek photo opportunities of birds, butterflies, frogs, turtles,
and an assortment of mammals. Participate in a photo
contest and be a star in your own photo art show.
Bucktoe Creek Adventures
Camp Perseid
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Nature Photography
Bioblitz Adventure
...fantastic instructors
...my son looks forward
to attending camp
again next summer!
Mon 8/24 – Fri 8/28 | 8:30 am – 3 pm
Mem $375 | Non-mem $425
Become an ornithologist - master the science
of birds. Seek out herons, eagles, shorebirds,
and many other species on our travels.
Conduct real scientific research.
Rock Hunters
Young Ornithologists
Mon 7/20 – Fri 7/24 | 8:30 am – 3 pm
Mem $320 | Non-mem $370
Drop off and pickup at Flint Woods Preserve
Discover what it’s like to live as the Native Lenape did. Learn to
track, hunt, and fish using only things found in nature. Build basic
traps, create fire, and try using bows and arrows and an atlatl.
9-12 yrs
Mon 7/20 – Fri 7/24 | 8:30 am – 3 pm
Mem $375 | Non-mem $425
Get wet and wild exploring freshwater ecosystems and
experiment with water. Watch for aquatic animals while
you tube down the Brandywine River, and much more.
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Image by Derek Stoner
Aqua Lab
Image by Jenna Elizabeth Otten
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