Crow's Nest Summer Camp 2024 - Week Three

July 28, 2024

By Natural Lands

By Daniel Barringer, Preserve Manager.

Kids at summer camp with a net a a crayfish

Photo: Serena Hertzog

We had morning and afternoon sessions of camp for 1st and 2nd graders, and the intent is for them to have a good time in nature at just one part of Crow’s Nest Preserve: the wire bridge and play area along Pine Creek. This setting offers opportunities to meet critters like the crayfish above, climb around on stumps, or just hang out on swings and hammocks.

Kids at summer camp playing in a hammock

Photo: Pete Smyrl

A visit to the deep spot is always on the agenda, ideal on a hot day.

A kid at summer camp landing in the creek with a splash

Photo: Pete Smyrl

Critters usually mug for the camera; campers do too.

A kid at summer camp holding a beetle while standing in a creek

Photo: Pete Smyrl

It’s amazing what the kids come up with when given some tarps, rope, swings, and a few tin cans (below). We look forward to these kids coming back and progressing through the camp program, learning all the habitats here and seeing how the preserve fits into the regional picture of conservation.

A kid at summer camp listening on a tin-can telephone

Photo: Serena Hertzog

Crow’s Nest Summer Camp 2024 – Week Three