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2008 Summer Nature Camps & Clubs
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Join the Louisa County
Conservation Board for a great time this summer at nature camps and
outdoor clubs. Eight different camps and clubs are being offered this
year for kids entering grades pre-school through 12th grade.
There is a limit of fifteen campers at each camp and room for 24 - 30
members in the clubs.
All camps, unless
otherwise specified, will be held at Langwood Education Center & Camp.
There will be hikes, stories, games, crafts, nature exploration, snacks
and lots of outdoor fun every day. Fees include a t-shirt and a group
photo. |
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Scholarships
(including
transportation) are available for ALL camps. |
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Prairie/Puppet Camp,
July 28 – Aug 1, 8:00 – noon is for youth entering grades 4 -
8. Campers spend two days at L.J. Thompson River Road Park in Wapello
learning about prairies and their animals. The next two days are spent
at the Keck Theatre in Wapello with Eulenspiegel Puppet Company
rehearsing and making puppets for a puppet show on prairies. Friday is
performance day. Cost: $10 |
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Cricket
Camp, June 30 – July 2, 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. is for youth entering
pre-school. Participants may be 3 or 4 years old. This camp will be
held at Chinkapin Bluffs Recreation Area near Columbus Junction. Cost:
$25 |
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Polliwog Camp, June 9 - 13, 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. is for youth entering
grades K-1. Polliwogs
will be exploring Langwood and learning about the animals that live
there. We will be doing games and activities on bugs, fish, frogs, birds
and furry critters.
Cost: $30 |
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Paddling Club, First meeting is afterschool on May 6, then
Tuesdays in June from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm for youths in grades 7-12.
Whether you already love canoeing or kayaking or you want to learn, this
camp is for you! Each week the club will paddle at either Langwood, on
the Iowa River, or at Lake Odessa. One day will include an overnight
canoe/camping trip on Lake Odessa. Transportation is available. Cost is
$35 but scholarships are available for all participants.
Paddling Club Flyer
(.pdf)
Outdoor Club
Application Form (.pdf) |
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FULL
(taking names
for waiting list) |
Nature
Detectives Camp, June 23 - 27, 8:30 - noon is for youth entering
grades 2-3. Campers will be learning how to detect what creatures may
be around. We will be learning about tracks, trailing and looking for
animal sign through a variety of fun games and activities. Cost: $35 |
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FULL
(taking names
for waiting list) |
Fishing Camp, June 16 - 20, 8:30-noon is for youth entering grades
3-5. This camp, cosponsored by ISU Extension, Louisa County will turn
campers into expert anglers by the end of the week. They will learn to
attach their own bait and tackle, fix tangled line and clean fish.
Campers can expect to go fishing every day of camp. Cost: $35 |
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FULL
(taking names
for waiting list) |
Junior
Naturalist Camp, Aug 4 - 7, 8:30-noon is for youth entering grades
4-6. Campers can expect to learn about stewardship, use a GPS unit, go
fishing, canoeing, hiking and complete a service learning project.
Participants will receive a state Junior Naturalist patch and
certificate. Cost: $35 |
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Outdoor Adventure Club, organizational meetings at schools in
May, then Thursdays in June from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm for youths in grades
6 - 8. Each week will bring a new adventure. Members will do Langwood’s
High and Low Ropes Course, go caving and rock climbing at Starr’s Cave
in Burlington, hike at Wildcat Den State Park in Muscatine and have an
overnight canoe/camping trip on Lake Odessa. Cost is $35 but
scholarships are available for all participants.
Adventure
Club Flyer (.pdf) Outdoor Club
Application Form (.pdf) |
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