The Covington Digital News Digital Edition March 20, 2015 | Page 18

Friday, March 20, 2015 Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC), which qualifies them to participate in the state YHEC. • June 29- July 3, 2015 • Mon. 2:30 p.m. Thur. 2 p.m. • Cost: $250 per camper ACE (Adventures in Conservation Education) Overnight Camp (6th-8th grade): ACE is a unique workshop/camp for middle school students focusing on wildlife conservation. Participants will spend five days immersed in Georgia wildlife via hands-on activities and day trips including birding in Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge, canoeing in Bond Swamp, mist netting bats at Oconee National Forest, and exploring bogs at Ohoopee Dunes. Also, spend time learning to shoot shotguns, hiking to a rock outcrop and studying streams with fisheries biologists. Detailed view of the week. • July 20 – 24, 2015 • Mon. 1 p.m. - Fri. 12:30 p.m. • Cost: $100: Thanks to a grant from The Environmental Resources Network, the cost of the program is only $100 per person which covers all room and board and program fees) Application Due: • Early Bird – May 14 • Overnight Camp Supply Checklist • Driving Directions For more information, call (770) 784-3059. HARD LABOR CREEK Junior Ranger Day Camps Tuesday, June 9, 2015 Wednesday, June 10, 2015 Thursday, June 11, 2015 Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Thursday, June 25, 2015 Friday, June 26, 2015 • Final date for applications due June 27 (Provided camp is not full) Space is limited, so apply early. We will begin evaluating early bird applications as soon as May 14. We will continue evaluating applications on the 1st and 14th of June and July until the camp is filled. For more information on overnight camps, please call (770) 7843059. How to Register Full payment and all required forms below must be completed and submitted by the registration deadline in order for your child to attend summer camp. A limited amount of registration packets are available at Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center. Register early! Space is limited. Full paperwork includes Registration form, all Camper Health Record and Emergency Information Forms, Behavior Standards, an immunization record signed by a doctor and Participant and a Minor Waiver Release Form. If you turn in an incomplete packet, you will be waitlisted and notified of your missing forms. If you wish to opt out of the immunization record for any reason, you need to fill out this affidavit. Day camps registration opens Jan. 21, 2015! Registration deadlines are two weeks prior to the start of the camp provided there are still spaces at camp after the initial deadline. • Day Camp Application Procedures • Day Camp Registration Form • Camper Health Record and Emergency Information Form • Participant Minor Waiver Release Form • Day Camp Supply Checklist • Driving Directions Overnight camps registration opens Jan. 21, 2015! Registration deadlines are two weeks prior to the start of the camp provided there are still spaces at camp after the initial deadline. • Overnight Camp Application Procedures • Overnight Camp Registration Form • Camp TALON Registration Form • ACE Camp Application (for ACE camp applicants only) • Camper Health Record and Emergency Information Form • Participant Minor Waiver Release Form There will be archery, fishing, nature hikes and more. All day camps are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission fees are $75. For more information contact 706-557-3001, for kids ages 6-12. PANOLA MOUNTAIN STATE PARK Junior Day Camps Panola will host two week-long junior day camps. Both 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. The first week will begin June 8 and the second will begin June 15. There is a $150 admission fee. Archery camp July 6th-10th. $150 admission fee. Adventure campBeginning the week of July 20th. $150 admission fee.