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2021
SUMMER CAMP Find Your Happy Place
Extended Camp
Available
Camps Statewide
Become a Member
and Register Early
on Feb 1!
COVID-Friendly
Activities
Attention teens age 14-17
Become a
Camp Counselor
Learn more: DelNature.org
Get ready for a summer full of fun
with Delaware Nature Society (DelNature)
Our Summer Camps will have your children safely exploring and discovering the wonders
of nature. We guarantee daily doses of fun! Whether your child is a budding naturalist,
an outdoor explorer, or a future educator, our camps offer a unique and safe summer
experience in natural areas and preserves.
To help lead Summer Camp 2021 and so much more, we are excited to welcome the
newest member of our DelNature team, Tina Rydgren as the Director of Education
& Operations. Tina brings extensive experience managing educational programs for youth,
families and adults and specifically with camp, out-of-school-time programs, and licensed
early childhood programs. Tina says, “I’m really excited to be part of an organization that
provides high quality, safe experiences where children have the chance to grow personally,
learn about themselves, try new things, and have fun being part of a group, all while
exploring and learning about the natural world around them.”
Our camps connect children with nature through hands-on, outdoor experiences with highly
qualified instructors. We have a variety of themed options for children, ages 3-15, including hiking,
kayaking, harvesting, archery, farm animal care, nature photography, and fishing.
Camps are open to the public and DelNature Members benefit by a reduced price and priority
registration. If you are not a member, visit DelNature.org to become a Member today.
We look forward to sharing summer experiences with your child.
Our Coordinators Our Instructors
First
ASHLAND COVERDALE Aid • Full-time school teachers, DelNature staff,
and Teacher Naturalists
• Experts in the outdoors and children’s education
• Trained in environmental education techniques
CPR and natural history
Erynn DeGennaro Mindy Brown
• Trained in outdoor safety, canoes/kayaks
safety, and van-driving safety
ABBOTT’S DEEC
Childhood • Certified in first aid and CPR
Education and background-checked
Attention Teens age 14-17
Outdoor Love nature, animals,
Safety and working with kids?
Matt Babbitt Willa Rowan
Become a
Camp Counselor
Background
Checked Apply by April 12
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Our COVID Promise
The goal of all DelNature camps
is to ensure all our campers have a
wonderful, safe outdoor experience.
Abbott’s
Our highest priority is protecting
the health and safety of our
campers and staff.
DelNature will follow all
Coverdale
State of Delaware Summer Camp
COVID requirements. We have
reduced our camp sizes and will follow
social distancing rules. In addition,
our campers and camp instructors will
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remain consistent throughout each camp
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and we will not be blending groups.
As summer approaches, we will be
sharing the 2021 state summer camp
3-4 yo
guidelines and updating our camp
families this spring.
5-6 yo
How to Register When to Register
Ashland
7-8 yo
Visit DelNature.org Members: Begins Feb 1 at 8 am
You may also mail, fax, or email a scan Non-members: Begins Feb 15 at 8 am
9-12 yo
of the registration form on page 31.
Assistance is available at
302.239.2334 ext. 0
11-15 yo
Reduced Rates for
Our Members
Extended Camp Day
Lunch Bunch & Policies
Members receive early registration
Extended Camp,
Enjoy more camp fun with our and special Member pricing!
Before Camp and After Camp DelNature.org
See page 30 for details
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envisioning a healthy and sustainable
environment. We connect people with the
natural world to improve our environment
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CAMP LOCATIONS
Phone numbers listed are for site-related questions.
1 Ashland Nature Center (headquarters)
3511 Barley Mill Rd, Hockessin, DE 19707
302.239.2334
2 Coverdale Farm Preserve
543 Way Rd, Greenville, DE 19807
302.239.2334
DuPont Environmental Education Center
3 1400 Delmarva Ln, Wilmington, DE 19801
302.656.1490
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4 Abbott’s Mill Nature Center
15411 Abbott’s Pond Rd, Milford, DE 19963
302.422.0847
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Our Staff &
Registration
Weekly
June 14–18
3-4 Bee Deep in a Flower Ash
5-6 Ashland Safari Ash
5-6 Catching Critters Ash
5-6 Coverdale 4D Cov
Calendar
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Locations
Locations
7-8 Abbott’s Explorers I Abb
Calendar
7-8 Catching and Caring for Animals Ash
7-8 Coverdale 4D Cov
7-8 Outdoor Skills Adventure Ash
Scholarships may be available
Email Candy@DelNature.org for information
Abbott’s
9-12 Ashland Adventurers Ash
9-12 Child Versus Wild Ash
9-12 Coverdale 4D Cov Key
11-15 Advanced Fun With Fishing Ash Age Title Location
Coverdale
July 6–9 (4 days)
June 21–25 3-4 Critter Babies Ash
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3-4 Let’s Go Play Ash 5-6 Bee Deep in a Flower Ash
5-6 Become a Pirate Ash
5-6 Buckets and Boots Ash
5-6 Fresh Air, Friends, and Fun Cov
5-6 Coverdale 4D Cov
5-6 Wild About Water Ash
7-8 Coverdale 4D Cov
3-4 yo
5-6 Wildlife Adventures - Creatures Abb
7-8 Mad Scientists Ash
7-8 Adventurous Artists Ash
7-8 Play in Streams Ash
7-8 Farmer’s Helpers Cov
7-8 Wild Things Abb
5-6 yo
7-8 Fort Building Club Ash
9-12 Ashland Adventurers Ash
9-12 Eco Explorers, Two Weeks Cov
9-12 Canoe Club DEEC
9-12 Fun With Fishing Ash
9-12 Coverdale 4D Cov
9-12 Young Herpetologists Ash
Ashland
7-8 yo
9-12 Lenape Adventures Ash
11-15 Outdoor Leadership Skills Ash
11-15 Beginning Backpackers Ash
July 12–16 9-12 yo
3-4 Farm Friends Cov
11-15 yo
June 28 – July 2 3-4 Get Your Hands Dirty Ash
3-4 Animal Adventures Ash 5-6 Creature Wild Ash
3-4 Farm Friends Cov 5-6 Playing in Nature Ash
5-6 Little Farmers Cov 6-8 Treasure Hunters DEEC
Lunch Bunch & Policies
5-6 Little Loraxes Ash 7-8 Camp Ashland Ash
Extended Camp,
5-6 Mud Pie Madness Ash 7-8 Dirt Detectives Ash
7-8 Abbott’s Explorers II Abb 7-8 Scientific Farmer Cov
7-8 Ashland Rangers Ash 9-12 Abbott’s Explorers III Abb
7-8 Rem Reptiles & Mag Mammals Ash 9-12 Child Versus Wild Ash
9-12 Aqua Lab DEEC 9-12 Fun With Fishing Ash
9-12 Tough Mudder Nature Ash 9-12 Coverdale Artist Cov
11-15 Target Masters Ash 11-15 Excellent Adventures Ash
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July 19–23 August 9–13
3-4 A is for Animals Ash 3-4 Down on the Farm Cov
5-6 Become a Pirate Ash 3-4 Water Wonders Ash
5-6 Moth Wings and Butterfly Things Ash 5-6 Creature Wild Ash
5-6 Wet and Wild Water Explorers Abb 5-6 Little Farmers Cov
7-8 Care of Magical Creatures Wizard Ash 5-6 Nature’s Builders Ash
7-8 Outdoor Skills Adventure Ash 6-8 The Mad Scientist DEEC
9-12 Kayak and Canoe Adventures DEEC 7-8 Art on the Farm Cov
9-12 Survivor at Ashland Ash 7-8 Ashland Rangers Ash
9-12 Ultimate Scavenger Hunt Ash 7-8 Junior Entomologists Ash
9-12 Wizards and Lizards Cov 9-12 Camp Perseid Ash
11-15 Advanced Fun With Fishing Ash 11-15 Teen Climate Leaders Ash
August 16–20
July 26–30
3-4 Down on the Farm Cov
3-4 Down on the Farm Cov
3-4 Get Your Hands Dirty Ash
3-4 Nature’s Jams Ash
5-6 Fresh Air, Friends, and Fun Cov
5-6 Ashland Safari Ash
5-6 Secrets of the Forest Ash
5-6 Dam Streams and Play in Dirt Ash
5-6 Wild About Water Ash
5-6 Fresh Air, Friends, and Fun Cov
7-8 Farmer’s Helpers Cov
6-8 Butterflies and Blooms DEEC
7-8 Mini Hikers Ash
7-8 Rem Reptiles and Mag Mammals Ash
7-8 Play in Streams Ash
7-8 Tough Mudder Nature Junior Ash
9-12 Ashland Adventurers Ash
9-12 Aqua Lab Ash
9-12 DEEC Trailblazers DEEC
9-12 Camp Avatar Ash
9-12 Rock Hunters Ash
9-12 Farmer’s Apprentice, Two Weeks Cov
11-15 Target Masters Ash
11-15 Target Masters Ash
August 23–27
August 2–6 3-4 Bubbles, Boats and Floats Ash
3-4 Bugs and Blooms Ash 5-6 Coverdale 4D Cov
5-6 Enchanted Forest Ash 5-6 Dam Streams and Play in Dirt Ash
5-6 Little Artist Cov 5-6 Little Zookeepers Ash
5-6 Playing in Nature Ash 6-8 Wildlife Adventures DEEC
7-8 Catching and Caring for Animals Ash 7-8 Camp Ashland Ash
7-8 Scientific Farmer Cov 7-8 Coverdale 4D Cov
7-8 Young Treasure Hunters Ash 7-8 Fort Building Club Ash
9-12 Excellent Adventures Ash 9-12 Coverdale 4D Cov
9-12 Kayak Adventures DEEC 9-12 Fun With Fishing Ash
9-12 Young Ornithologists Ash 9-12 Nature Photography Ash
13-17 Teen Naturalists Greatest Hits Ash 11-15 Sporting in Nature Ash
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ABBOTT’S
Locations
Calendar
5-6 yrs
Abbott’s
Abbott’s
Wildlife Adventures - Wet and Wild Water Explorers
Creatures Big and Small Mon 7/19 – Fri 7/23 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Mon 6/21 – Fri 6/25 8:30 AM – 3 PM Get your feet wet while exploring the water
A full week of active adventure! Hunt for world of animals and plants. Engineer a boat,
Coverdale
insects in the meadow, follow raccoon tracks, net aquatic beetle acrobats and slip ‘n slide
search for hawks in the tree tops. Investigate like an otter. Experiment with water properties
our native animals and how they live. and wade into our stream and pond.
Member $175 | Non-member $225 Member $175 | Non-member $225
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ages
Follow Us DelNature_Abbotts Abbott’s Mill Nature Center 7-8 yrs
3-4 yo
Abbott’s Explorers Wild Things (4 days)
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S Tue 7/6 – Fri 7/9 8:30 AM – 3 PM
5-6 yo
Mon 6/14 – Fri 6/18 Mon 6/28 – Fri 7/2 Explore the animal world of amazing
8:30 AM – 3 PM adaptations and creative engineers.
Explore streams, forests, ponds, meadows, Magnify the team work of an ant colony,
construct a mud chimney, and net aquatic
Ashland
and marshes. Discover the plants and animals
7-8 yo
that call Abbott's home. Try your hand at fishing insects. Trek the trails and dip into the stream.
and enjoy trail adventures. Meet animals with Member $140 | Non-member $190
expert water skills from our animal collection.
9-12 yo
Member $175 | Non-member $225
ages
9-12 yrs
11-15 yo
Plan ahead for Spring Break
Abbott’s Explorers
Spring Break Camp Mon 7/12 – Fri 7/16 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Lunch Bunch & Policies
Explore streams, forests, ponds, meadows, and
Extended Camp,
Mon 4/5 – Fri 4/9 8:30 AM – 3 PM
marshes. Discover the plants and animals that
Explore streams, ponds, and marshes.
call Abbott's home. Try you hand at fishing and
Try fishing and canoeing. Meet animals.
enjoy canoeing adventures. Meet animals with
Ages 9-12 | Mem $175 | Non-mem $225
expert water skills from our animal collection.
Register at Member $175 | Non-member $225
DelNature.org/DayOffCamps
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ages
3-4 yrs COVERDALE
All age 3-4 sessions are half-day. Children MUST be toilet-trained – details page 30.
Farm Friends Down on the Farm
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
Mon 6/28 – Fri 7/2 Mon 7/12 – Fri 7/16 Mon 7/26 – Fri 7/30 Mon 8/16 – Fri 8/20
8:30 AM – 11:30 AM Mon 8/9 – Fri 8/13
Lots of animals call Coverdale Farm Preserve 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
home. Meet new friends by discovering the vast Down on the farm the rooster crows, the
array of animals that live here from cows and garden grows, the trees are tall, and the stream
goats to frogs and butterflies. flows. Bring your sensory toolbox to explore the
Member $190 | Non-member $215 sights, sounds, smells, and wonders of
our farm. Fresh air, warm sun,
and lots of outdoor fun.
Member $190 | Non-member $215
“ [These were] our child’s first
nature camps. She really liked
everything and was engaged.
- Summer Camp Parent
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Locations
Abbott’s
ages
Coverdale
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5-6 yrs
Coverdale 4D Little Farmers
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M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
Mon 6/14 – Fri 6/18 Mon 8/23 – Fri 8/27 Mon 6/28 – Fri 7/2 Mon 8/9 – Fri 8/13
Tue 7/6 – Fri 7/9 8:30 AM – 3 PM
3-4 yo
8:30 AM – 3 PM Get a small "taste" of what it's
Get fully immersed in everything Coverdale - learn like to be one of our farmers. Help the
and explore farming, nature, art, hiking, and more! farmers do chores, learn about the animals
5-6 yo
Campers will meet some of the farmers that grow on the farm and explore the outdoors.
produce and raise poultry for our local community. Listen to a story, do a craft and take
Other weeks: nature hikes during the week.
Member $325 | Non-member $375 Member $300 | Non-member $350
Ashland
7-8 yo
7/6 week (4 days):
Mem $250 | Non-mem $300
9-12 yo
Little Artist
Fresh Air, Friends, and Fun Mon 8/2 – Fri 8/6 8:30 AM – 3 PM
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
This camp will explore various
11-15 yo
art forms in order to capture the beauty
Mon 6/21 – Fri 6/25 Mon 8/16 – Fri 8/20 of Coverdale Farm. Campers will visit
Mon 7/26 – Fri 7/30 the farmyard and nature preserve to
8:30 AM – 3 PM find what inspires them and use their
Join friends for a week of immersion in nature,
Lunch Bunch & Policies
inspiration to create artwork. On Friday,
working on the farm, and playing outside! Explore we will host an art show to
Extended Camp,
from field to forest, help our farmers care for the spotlight their creativity.
gardens and animals, fly kites, take hikes, listen to Member $325 | Non-member $375
stories, and make fantastic work of nature art!
Member $300 | Non-member $350
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ages
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7-8 yrs
Farmer’s Helpers Scientific Farmer
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
Mon 6/21 – Fri 6/25 Mon 8/16 – Fri 8/20 Mon 7/12 – Fri 7/16 Mon 8/2 – Fri 8/6
8:30 AM – 3 PM 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Come be a part of our team for a week! What happens when science meets farming?
Enjoy the fun side of farming and the joys of A scientific farmer! Be a scientific farmer by
being outdoors. Help care for animals, find out exploring and experimenting with the soil,
what is being planted, explore the preserve to see plants and the natural world.
how the farm and the natural area work together. Member $300 | Non-member $350
Member $300 | Non-member $350
Art on the Farm
Coverdale 4D
Mon 8/9 – Fri 8/13 8:30 AM – 3 PM
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
Explore ways to capture the beauty of our
Mon 6/14 – Fri 6/18 Mon 8/23 – Fri 8/27 farm. Learn how to take what inspires you and
Tue 7/6 – Fri 7/9 transform it into a masterpiece. Explore the
8:30 AM – 3 PM farmyard and preserve to inspire artwork in
Get fully immersed in everything Coverdale - learn both 2D and 3D mediums. Show off your
and explore farming, nature, art, hiking, and more! masterpieces in an art show on Friday.
Campers will meet some of the farmers that grow Member $325 | Non-member $375
produce and raise poultry for our local community.
7/6 week (4 days): Mem $250 | Non-mem $300
8/23 week: Member $325 | Non-member $375
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9-12 yrs
Abbott’s
Coverdale 4D Coverdale Artist
Mon 7/12 – Fri 7/16 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Coverdale
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
Mon 6/14 – Fri 6/18 Mon 8/23 – Fri 8/27 Our rolling pastures, open meadows, gently
Tue 7/6 – Fri 7/9 flowing stream, and still pond make the perfect
8:30 AM – 3 PM place to get inspired and develop techniques
Get fully immersed in everything for painting outdoors (En Plein Air). Use various
Coverdale - learn and explore farming, nature, art materials, such as clay, canvas, pastels,
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art, hiking, and more! Campers will meet some and other supplies. End of the week art show.
of the farmers that grow produce and raise Member $325 | Non-member $375
poultry for our local community.
3-4 yo
Other weeks: Mem $325 | Non-mem $375
7/6 week (4 days): Mem $250 | Non-mem $300
Wizards and Lizards
Mon 7/19 – Fri 7/23 8:30 AM – 3 PM
5-6 yo
Enroll in Coverdale's School of
Eco Explorers (2 Weeks) Wizards and Lizards! Revel in readings from
Mon 6/21 – Fri 7/2 8:30 AM – 3 PM Harry Potter classics. Unearth ingredients
Ashland
Our farm is an outdoor laboratory with an
7-8 yo
for herbology and potions. Care for
opportunity for experimentation, observation, creatures and play Quidditch. Compete in
and practice of environmental stewardship. the Challenge of Champions!
This 377-acre landscape offers endless Member $400 | Non-member $450
9-12 yo
possibilities for discovery and study with our
resident experts of flora, fauna, and farm.
Member $650 | Non-member $750
11-15 yo
Farmer’s Apprentice (2 Weeks)
Mon 7/26 – Fri 8/6 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Interact and learn from the farmers who
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work here, and animals who live here! A well
This is my daughter’s 3rd rounded experience that reveals the fun,
Extended Camp,
year in Farmer's Apprentice exciting, dirty and difficult job of being a farmer.
and she loves it!
- Summer Camp Parent
@DelNature
“ The campers are involved with real projects
that need implementing around the farm.
Member $650 | Non-member $750
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Treasure Hunters Wildlife Adventures
Mon 7/12 – Fri 7/16 8:30 AM – 3 PM Mon 8/23 – Fri 8/27 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Ahoy, treasure hunters! Join the hunt and use Catch fish, net for insects, and play outdoor
maps, GPS devices, and clues to find rare games at DEEC. Find all types of animals,
creatures and special hidden treasures. Each from beautiful butterflies to giant eagles and
camper will decorate a mini treasure chest to ospreys. Explore the unique wildlife of the
take home. marsh and meet our turtles, snakes, and frogs.
Member $270 | Non-member $320 Member $270 | Non-member $320
Butterflies and Blooms
Mon 7/26 – Fri 7/30 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Catch as many insects as you can as
Plan ahead for
we explore with nets. Learn to identify Spring Break
different butterflies, meet our honeybees
and sample their honey, and explore the
blooms in our growing pollinator garden.
Spring Break Camp
Member $270 | Non-member $320 Mon 4/5 – Fri 4/9 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Hunt for toads and fish, look for spring
blooms, and race on our trail. Each day:
explore the marsh, make nature crafts, try
The Mad Scientist our secret challenge! Ages 5-8.
Mon 8/9 – Fri 8/13 8:30 AM – 3 PM Mem $270 | Non-mem $320
Bwah-ha-ha…mad scientists converge to invent,
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design, and create. Grow crystals and design
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and launch bottle rockets. Drop an egg off the
balcony without it going SPLAT! Each day has a
challenge to discover nature and science.
Member $300 | Non-member $350
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Abbott’s
Available
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ages
After Camp
3pm – 6pm, $60/wk 9-12 yrs
Coverdale
Details page 30
Aqua Lab Kayak Adventures
Mon 6/28 – Fri 7/2 8:30 AM – 3 PM Mon 8/2 – Fri 8/6 8:30 AM – 3 PM
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Dive into the world of water by catching fish, Kayak your way through the Russell W. Peterson
sampling water, and netting for aquatic life. Wildlife Refuge. Search for the amazing aquatic
Paddle kayaks on the pond and search for the life that calls the marsh home as you paddle.
unique wildlife of our marsh habitat. Make a mini Learn advanced paddling strokes and put your
3-4 yo
ecosystem in a jar and explore the hidden and skills to the test in a kayak race!
magical world under the water’s surface. Member $360 | Non-member $410
Member $300 | Non-member $350
5-6 yo
DEEC Trailblazers
Canoe Club (4 days) Mon 8/16 – Fri 8/20 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Hike, bike and paddle. Cast nets, canoe, set
Ashland
Tue 7/6 – Fri 7/9 8:30 AM – 3 PM
7-8 yo
Join the canoe crew and put your paddling up trail cameras, and use a spotting scope and
skills to the test! Become a canoe expert as GPS to unlock the secrets of the marsh. Bring
you paddle. Look for herons, ospreys, and your own bike for the camp week.
9-12 yo
eagles from your boat as you explore the Member $300 | Non-member $350
river and marsh.
Member $300 | Non-member $350
11-15 yo
Kayak and Canoe Adventures
Mon 7/19 – Fri 7/23 8:30 AM – 3 PM
“ Hands down our son’s
favorite camp all summer.
Every single day he came
Lunch Bunch & Policies
Learn to paddle canoes and kayaks. home SUPER excited to tell
Extended Camp,
Explore the marsh that eagles, ospreys, us about everything he’d
and beavers call home. Every day has a
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gotten to do at camp.
boating adventure in the pond or river.
Member $360 | Non-member $410
- Summer Camp Parent
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3-4 yrs
Bee Deep in a Flower Critter Babies (4 day camp)
Mon 6/14 – Fri 6/18 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM Tue 7/6 – Fri 7/9 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Flutter through Ashland’s meadows, Summer is the time when baby
forests, and marshes in search of plants to animals are all around us. Look at baby
smell and feel. Look closely at a flower, search birds from a bird box, dip for tadpoles in the
for seeds, read stories and plant a flower marsh, see eggs before they hatch, and hunt
for your home garden. for caterpillars. Meet some adult animals
Member $190 | Non-member $215 and compare them to their babies.
Member $150 | Non-member $175
Let’s Go Play Get Your Hands Dirty
Mon 6/21 – Fri 6/25 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
Roll on a hill, make a mud pie, build a small dam
and play games in the grass. Have fun in nature Mon 7/12 – Fri 7/16 Mon 8/16 – Fri 8/20
playing among hills, along streams, at a marsh 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
and in our open spaces. Use your five senses to Dig a hole, find worms, make a clay snake and
explore and enjoy a summer week outdoors. see how muddy your hands can get. Search
Member $190 | Non-member $215 through marsh mud for small animals and find
a groundhog hole. Make your own paw print and
hear stories about animals in burrows.
Member $190 | Non-member $215
Animal Adventures
Mon 6/28 – Fri 7/2 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Meet live turtles, frogs, butterflies, crayfish, and A is for Animals
many other creatures. Learn about Ashland's Mon 7/19 – Fri 7/23 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
native animals, visit the butterfly house, and B is for butterflies, C is for crayfish! Have fun
explore the marsh and stream. We will also care with the letters of the alphabet, then search
for the special animals we catch. forest & streams for animals that match!
Member $190 | Non-member $215 Member $190 | Non-member $215
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ages
Get the Lunch Bunch add-on!
3-4 yrs
Abbott’s
Children MUST be toilet-trained.
Learn more page 30.
Coverdale
Nature’s Jams Water Wonders
Mon 7/26 – Fri 7/30 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM Mon 8/9 – Fri 8/13 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Do you hear the sounds of nature? Listen for a Discover animals that live in ponds, marshes,
frog call, a bird song, and the whispering wind and streams. Find tadpoles, frogs, toads, and
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in the trees. Mimic the music you hear outside. fish in the watery habitats at Ashland. Make
Create your own instrument, play in nature's crafts and listen to stories about water and the
band, participate in a musical celebration. animals that live there.
Member $190 | Non-member $215 Member $190 | Non-member $215
3-4 yo
Bugs and Blooms Bubbles, Boats and Floats
5-6 yo
Mon 8/2 – Fri 8/6 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM Mon 8/23 – Fri 8/27 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Where do flowers come from? What type Water play Ashland style! Build your own
of bees, butterflies, and other insects visit wooden boat and float it in the stream,
Ashland
flowers? Explore the meadows, woods, and experiment with objects and find the ones
7-8 yo
wet areas of Ashland to observe the different that float, and end the week with a bubble
types of bugs and blooms. celebration. Come prepared to get wet!
Member $190 | Non-member $215 Member $190 | Non-member $215
9-12 yo
COMING FALL 2021
11-15 yo
DelNature Preschool
Lunch Bunch & Policies
Extended Camp,
For Ages 3 - 5 at Ashland Nature Center
Full Week and Part-time Options
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5-6 yrs ASHLAND
Ashland Safari Become a Pirate
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
Mon 6/14 – Fri 6/18 Mon 7/26 – Fri 7/30 Mon 6/21 – Fri 6/25 Mon 7/19 – Fri 7/23
8:30 AM – 3 PM 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Find turtles, snakes, fish, frogs, birds, and insects in Ahoy mateys! Bring yer eye patch
their natural environment. Look under logs, in trees, and bandana and join Arrrrr crew! We'll be
streams, and meadows. Go on a scavenger hunt to craftin' pirate ships, buildin' and launchin'
find hidden treasures! Make safari crafts and hear catapults and tellin' pirate stories galore.
tales of adventure. Climb the crow's nest and have a
Member $270 | Non-member $320 treasure-trove of fun at Ashland.
Member $270 | Non-member $320
Catching Critters
Mon 6/14 – Fri 6/18 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Take a net and jar to catch grasshoppers, butterflies,
caterpillars, crickets, and much more! Explore the
Wild About Water
marsh and catch frogs, salamanders, and water M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
striders. Venture down to the stream and find Mon 6/21 – Fri 6/25 Mon 8/16 – Fri 8/20
crayfish, minnows, and many more exciting animals. 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Member $270 | Non-member 320 Explore watery habitats at Ashland
and discover the life they support. Search
along muddy banks, look under rocks, and
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use nets to catch a few creatures. Feel the
movement of water in a stream and get your
Both my girls did hands muddy at the pond.
several camps at Member $270 | Non-member $320
Ashland. All of their
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instructors were great.
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5-6 yrs
Coverdale
Little Loraxes Buckets and Boots (4 days)
Mon 6/28 – Fri 7/2 8:30 AM – 3 PM Tue 7/6 – Fri 7/9 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Oh! The places you’ll go at Ashland exploring the What's in your bucket? Can we fill it
trails, meadows, streams, and forests. Each day with ripe berries? Toads, worms, and
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read a different Dr. Seuss book and then let your salamanders? Minnows from the stream?
imagination run wild in the wild! Your mountain is Each camper gets a personalized bucket to
waiting, so get on your way! take home. Don't forget to wear your boots!
Member $270 | Non-member $320 Member $220 | Non-member $270
3-4 yo
Mud Pie Madness Creature Wild
5-6 yo
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
Mon 6/28 – Fri 7/2 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Mud pies, mud castles, puddle splashing in Mon 7/12 – Fri 7/16 Mon 8/9 – Fri 8/13
the sun - wear your boots for some muddy- 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Ashland
7-8 yo
licious fun! Explore wet habitats around Go wild with your creature friends,
Ashland as we search for interesting animals Wild Kratts style! Use your creature powers to
like frogs and toads. discover the animals and habitats of Ashland.
Use your imagination and go on a creature-
9-12 yo
Member $270 | Non-member $320
saving animal adventure.
Member $270 | Non-member $320 11-15 yo
Bee Deep in a Flower (4 days)
Tue 7/6 – Fri 7/9 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Flutter through Ashland’s meadows,
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forests, and marshes in search of plants to
smell and feel. Look closely at a flower to Become a Member
Extended Camp,
see who visits, catch butterflies, and plant a
flower for your home garden.
and Save
Member $220 | Non-member $270 Members receive
early registration and
special Member pricing!
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5-6 yrs
Playing in Nature Moth Wings
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S and Butterfly Things
Mon 7/12 – Fri 7/16 Mon 8/2 – Fri 8/6 Mon 7/19 – Fri 7/23 8:30 AM – 3 PM
8:30 AM – 3 PM Explore the lovely lives of Lepidoptera,
Get outside and play! Spend the week from the tiniest grass moth to the stunning
exploring nature by looking for animals, Monarch and more! Craft your own
building dams, catching critters, and playing beautiful butterflies, help feed tiny growing
in streams. Do fun outdoor crafts such as leaf caterpillars, and discover what's flying in
and bark rubbings and make your own nature our butterfly house.
picture frame. Member $270 | Non-member $320
Member $270 | Non-member $320
Dam Streams and Play in Dirt
EXTENDED CAMP M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
AVAILABLE Mon 7/26 – Fri 7/30 Mon 8/23 – Fri 8/27
8:30 AM – 3 PM
Before Camp Learn about streams and dam one, play in the
7:30am – 8:30am, $30/wk dirt, roll down hills, and splash in the water.
Have a "dirt castle" and a dam building contest.
After Camp Cool off in the water and have lots of fun with
3pm – 6pm, $60/wk outdoor games each day.
Details page 30 Member $270 | Non-member $320
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5-6 yrs
DEEC
Enchanted Forest Secrets of the Forest
3-4 yo
Mon 8/2 – Fri 8/6 8:30 AM – 3 PM Mon 8/16 – Fri 8/20 8:30
What enchanting creatures live in the AM – 3 PM
Ashland woods waiting to be discovered? Discover the shady secrets of Ashland's
forests! Who's staying cool under the
5-6 yo
Who will we find hidden under the
brush? Fairies and gnomes, elves and leaves? Who's hiding inside a hollow
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mystical trees, we'll explore all this and log? Can we find snails, salamanders,
more with games, crafts and a squirrels or spiders? Work to solve a
Ashland
7-8 yo
bit of Fairy Magic. forest mystery each day!
at Ashland
Member $270 | Non-member $320 Member $270 | Non-member $320
Nature’s Builders Little Zookeepers 9-12 yo
Mon 8/9 – Fri 8/13 8:30 AM – 3 PM Mon 8/23 – Fri 8/27 8:30 AM – 3 PM
11-15 yo
Why does Velcro stick like a burr? Observe the wild animals of Ashland and care
How do spiders create their webs? for some too. Spend a week looking after
Find out who nature’s best engineers are animals in your classroom, make a critter
and put your skills to the test as you home for your backyard, and meet an expert
Lunch Bunch & Policies
use their materials to weave nests, wildlife caretaker. At the end of the week,
Extended Camp,
build forts, and construct dams. earn your DelNature Zookeeper Badge.
Member $270 | Non-member $320 Member $270 | Non-member $320
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ASHLAND
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7-8 yrs
Catching and Caring Adventurous Artists
for Animals Mon 6/21 – Fri 6/25 8:30 AM – 3 PM
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S Combine your love of art and nature!
Paint on the banks of the Red Clay
Mon 6/14 – Fri 6/18 Mon 8/2 – Fri 8/6 Creek, work on new projects inspired
8:30 AM – 3 PM by our adventures hiking and exploring,
Keep records as we exercise, feed, create landscape sketches, finished
weigh, and measure animals at Ashland. art masterpieces, and interesting
Catch and care for wild animals to observe crafts with clay and found objects.
their activities before releasing them. Talk to Member $285 | Non-member $335
animal experts and caretakers to learn about
the complex needs of wildlife.
Member $285 | Non-member $335
Outdoor Skills Adventure Fort Building Club
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
Mon 6/14 – Fri 6/18 Mon 7/19 – Fri 7/23 Mon 6/21 – Fri 6/25 Mon 8/23 – Fri 8/27
8:30 AM – 3 PM 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Put your outdoor skills to the test! Learn how Work together to build forts at Ashland made
to build shelters, track animals, make tools, out of natural materials. Make a grass fort in a
identify edible wild plants, and how Native meadow, a stick fort in the woods and a Lenni-
Americans lived off the land. Use maps, Lenape-style overnight shelter. At the end
compasses, and natural clues to find your way of the week, take the forts down and
around an orienteering course. "leave no trace" of our adventures.
Member $285 | Non-member $335 Member $285 | Non-member $335
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7-8 yrs
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Ashland Rangers Mad Scientists (4 days)
DEEC
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S Tue 7/6 – Fri 7/9 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Mon 6/28 – Fri 7/2 Mon 8/9 – Fri 8/13 Oozing green goo, super-duper
8:30 AM – 3 PM bubbles, and homemade geysers.
3-4 yo
Join our team of rangers at Ashland Find out what curious concoctions you
as we blaze trails, catch animals and can create in the Ashland science lab.
search for special places. Practice using Take your scientific knowledge outside
compasses, following maps, and making and discover what wild experiments are
5-6 yo
shelters. Learn how to track animals and happening in nature!
identify local wildlife. Earn your own Member $ 225 | Non-member $275
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"Youth Ranger" badge.
Ashland
Member $285 | Non-member $335
7-8 yo
at Ashland
9-12 yo
Remarkable Reptiles
and Magnificent Mammals EXTENDED CAMP
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S AVAILABLE
11-15 yo
Mon 6/28 – Fri 7/2 Mon 7/26 – Fri 7/30
8:30 AM – 3 PM
Before Camp
7:30am – 8:30am, $30/wk
Observe live cold-blooded animals
such as turtles, tortoises, frogs, and snakes. After Camp
Lunch Bunch & Policies
Explore Ashland in search of these fascinating 3pm – 6pm, $60/wk
Extended Camp,
creatures. Explore the world of warm-blooded Details page 30
animals and search for tracks, homes,
and evidence they leave behind.
Member $285 | Non-member $335
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7-8 yrs ASHLAND
Play in Streams Dirt Detectives
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S Mon 7/12 – Fri 7/16 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Tue 7/6 – Fri 7/9 Mon 8/16 – Fri 8/20 Dig down deep into the dirt and discover the many
8:30 AM – 3 PM secrets beneath the soil. Grab your spyglass and
What could be better than playing in solve a muddy mystery. Be prepared to get dirty!
a cool stream during the heat of summer? Member $285 | Non-member $335
Explore streams, creeks, ponds and marshes.
Discover the plants and animals that live there.
Meet animals with special water adaptations
Care of Magical Creatures
from Ashland's animal collection. for Wizard Wannabees
7/6 week (4 days): Mem $225 | Non-mem $275 Mon 7/19 – Fri 7/23 8:30 AM – 3 PM
8/16 week: Member $285 | Non-member $335 Become a wizard in a world full of magical creatures.
Classify your own fantastic beasts, figure out what it takes
to be a magi-zoologist, and learn about the animals of
Camp Ashland Ashland and their “magical” traits. Pack your wands!
Member $285 | Non-member $335
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
Mon 7/12 – Fri 7/16 Mon 8/23 – Fri 8/27
8:30 AM – 3 PM Tough Mudder Nature Junior
Get into the camp spirit at Ashland!
Mon 7/26 – Fri 7/30 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Make a campfire, tie-dye, and compete in
Get moving with a muddy adventure!
capture the flag. Practice camp cheers and
Wade through the creek, hop across logs, and climb
compete in an outdoor obstacle course.
over rocks as you compete in events that build all
Build forts, play exciting games, and come
around strength, mental grit, and camaraderie.
see how much fun we have
Every challenge will contain some of
at Ashland every day!
Mudder Nature’s finest elements!
Member $285 | Non-member $335
Member $285 | Non-member $335
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Coverdale
7-8 yrs
Young Treasure Hunters Mini Hikers
DEEC
Mon 8/2 – Fri 8/6 8:30 AM – 3 PM Mon 8/16 – Fri 8/20 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Calling all adventurers! Look for treasures, both Strap on your hiking shoes, grab your
natural and man-made! Explore for living things in canteen, and hit the trail at Ashland! Take
3-4 yo
their habitats, hunt for tracks and seek out what hikes through the woods and fields, up and
humans have left behind, including special hidden down hills, across bridges, and to secret
treasure boxes throughout Ashland. places you will love. Look for animals hiding
Member $285 | Non-member $335 and find your reflection in the creek water
5-6 yo
as you stretch your legs on the trail.
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Member $285 | Non-member $335
Junior Entomologists
Ashland
7-8 yo
Mon 8/9 – Fri 8/13 8:30 AM – 3 PM
at Ashland
Collect and rear butterflies. Build a mini habitat for a
caterpillar friend. Discover what makes some insects
9-12 yo
useful, and others pests! Spend time photographing
insects and take home your own framed art!
Member $285 | Non-member $335 11-15 yo
“ My kids are very hard to
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please when it comes to
Extended Camp,
day camps, but they loved
their Ashland camps!
- Summer Camp Parent
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ASHLAND
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9-12 yrs
Ashland Adventurers Young Herpetologists
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S Mon 6/21 – Fri 6/25 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Mon 6/14 – Fri 6/18 Mon 8/16 – Fri 8/20 Visit local habitats and search for
Tue 7/6 – Fri 7/9 snakes, turtles, salamanders, and frogs.
8:30 AM – 3 PM Catch them, handle them, and learn how
Do you have what it takes to be an to identify them. Track a Box Turtle using
Ashland Adventurer? Go fishing, geocaching, radio telemetry equipment.
hiking. Find some of Ashland’s hidden trails Meet local herpetologist Jim White
and learn what it takes to survive in nature. and create a "herpetology book."
Create nature crafts, play outdoor games, and cool Member $325 | Non-member $375
off as you explore the many creeks of Ashland.
Other weeks: Member $350 | Non-member $400
7/6 week (4 days): Mem $270 | Non-mem $320
Child Versus Wild
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
Mon 6/14 – Fri 6/18 Mon 7/12 – Fri 7/16
8:30 AM – 3 PM
Become an outdoor survivalist and set
yourself loose in the wild! Learn to survive in
the wild by learning skills in fire building, first
“ For two summers in
a row, the Delaware
Nature Society camps
have been my son’s
favorite summer camps.
Great variety of topics.
He learns a ton and just
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aid, trail safety, wild edible plants, shelter
building, fishing and archery. Get yourself out
of the boondocks in one piece. Prepare a fire
as part of your extended day on Thursday.
Member $375 | Non-member $425
could not be happier!
- Summer Camp Parent
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Abbott’s
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ages Image by Christi Leeson
Coverdale
9-12 yrs
DEEC
Fun With Fishing Lenape Adventures (4 days)
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S Tue 7/6 – Fri 7/9 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Mon 6/21 – Fri 6/25 Mon 8/23 – Fri 8/27 Discover what it was like to live
Mon 7/12 – Fri 7/16 as the Native Lenape historically lived.
3-4 yo
8:30 AM – 3 PM Learn how to track, hunt, and fish using
Spend your week at ponds and creeks only things found in nature. Build basic
where we will learn the basics of fishing and traps, create fire, and try using bows and
5-6 yo
fish identification. Cast a line, use different arrows and an atlatl. Make an arrowhead
lures, fish with live bait and master the art necklace and learn more about these
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of unhooking your catch. Fish every day and original inhabitants of Delaware!
become an expert angler. Member $325 | Non-member $375
Ashland
7-8 yo
at Ashland
Member $375 | Non-member $425
9-12 yo
EXTENDED CAMP
Tough Mudder Nature AVAILABLE
Mon 6/28 – Fri 7/2 8:30 AM – 3 PM
11-15 yo
Swing, scramble, splash and compete in Before Camp
events that build strength, fitness, 7:30am – 8:30am, $30/wk
mental grit and camaraderie on the
rugged terrain of Ashland! Challenges After Camp
Lunch Bunch & Policies
contain Mudder Nature's finest - creeks, 3pm – 6pm, $60/wk
Extended Camp,
forests, webs, logs, and mud!
Details page 30
Member $400 | Non-member $450
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9-12 yrs
Survivor at Ashland Aqua Lab
Mon 7/19 – Fri 7/23 8:30 AM – 3 PM Mon 7/26 – Fri 7/30 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Join our teams and outwit and Get wet and wild exploring freshwater ecosystems
outplay each other in the wilds. Teams will and experiment with water! Watch for aquatic animals
complete obstacle courses and outdoor while you tube down the Red Clay Creek. Sample
skill challenges to earn the “survivor” title stream water, aquatic organisms, and compare fish.
each day. Do you have what it takes Make a jar aquarium to take care of for the week.
to survive the wild? Member $350 | Non-member $400
Member $325 | Non-member $375
Camp Avatar
Ultimate Scavenger Hunt Mon 7/26 – Fri 7/30 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Do you have the skills
Mon 7/19 – Fri 7/23 8:30 AM – 3 PM
to master them all? Become a bender at
Spend the week geocaching on the ultimate
Ashland for the week and take on challenges
scavenger hunt! Discover secret messages,
and adventures. Find out who has what
hidden caches, and concealed treasures
it takes to master all four elements!
using clues and technology as you hike and
Member $350 | Non-member $400
geocache on Ashland trails!
Member $325 | Non-member $375
Excellent Adventures
Mon 8/2 – Fri 8/6 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Go fishing, geocaching, and test your skill
and stamina as we hike into the woods and
Become a Member play outdoor games! Become an archer and
and Save learn how to hit a bullseye. Cool off and
Members receive explore our creeks.
early registration and Member $350 | Non-member $400
special Member pricing!
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9-12 yrs
Coverdale
Young Ornithologists Rock Hunters
Mon 8/2 – Fri 8/6 8:30 AM – 3 PM Mon 8/16 – Fri 8/20 8:30 AM – 3 PM
DEEC
Become an ornithologist - master the science of Get ready to Rock & Roll!
birds! Meet with experts and observe amazing Collect samples throughout the week and
feathered creatures! See herons, eagles, create a rock exhibition to display your
shorebirds, and many other species on our finds. Find the rocks of Delaware and
3-4 yo
travels. Conduct real scientific research. become a master geologist!
Member $350 | Non-member $400 Member $340 | Non-member $390
5-6 yo
Camp Perseid
Camps
Mon 8/9 – Fri 8/13 8:30 AM – 3 PM
It's Greek Week! Study Astronomy and the
Ashland
Nature Photography
7-8 yo 9-12 yo
myths that are found in the summer skies.
at Ashland
Prepare for our Pentathlon with running, archery, Mon 8/23 – Fri 8/27 8:30 AM – 3 PM
javelins, and chariot racing. Compete in new Try your hand at the exciting art of
challenges everyday and train like a demigod! nature photography as you explore
Member $375 | Non-member $425 Ashland's natural areas. Using digital
cameras, we will seek great photo
opportunities of birds, butterflies, frogs,
11-15 yo
turtles, and an assortment of mammals.
“
Meet wildlife photographers, participate in
I have two kids who a photo contest and be a star in
are very excited to your own photo art show.
Lunch Bunch & Policies
Member $400 | Non-member $450
come back to Camp
Extended Camp,
“
Perseid next year.
- Summer Camp Parent
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11-15 yrs
Advanced Fun With Fishing Target Masters
M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S M U LT I P L E S E S S I O N S
Mon 6/14 – Fri 6/18 Mon 7/19 – Fri 7/23 Mon 6/28 – Fri 7/2 Mon 8/16 – Fri 8/20
8:30 AM – 3 PM Mon 7/26 – Fri 7/30
Join us for a fishing adventure! 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Try pond fishing for bass and fly-fishing in a Learn how to safely and accurately shoot bows and
creek. Cast a line, use different lures, and arrows, and slingshots. Learn the importance of
master the art of unhooking your catch. target practice to Native Americans and test your
Fish every day and become an expert angler. eye with tomahawks and the ancient atlatl. All
Member $375 | Non-member $425 instruction under safe and strict supervision.
Member $425 | Non-member $475
Outdoor Leadership Skills
Mon 6/21 – Fri 6/25 8:30 AM – 3 PM Beginning Backpackers (4 days)
Do you love nature, animals, and children? Tue 7/6 – Fri 7/9 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Learn creative ways to interact and share Set off for adventure and learn the basics of
your interests with a wide range of age backpacking! Pack a backpack, read a map,
groups. Practice leading games, crafts, start a fire, and make a camp recipe book.
story-telling, and showing animals. Practice On Thursday, set off for an extended day
becoming a camp counselor at Ashland! backpacking adventure in the wild.
Member $340 | Non-member $390 Member $270 | Non-member $320
Attention all 14-17 year olds
Love nature, animals, and working with kids?
Become a Camp Counselor
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11-15 yrs
Coverdale
Excellent Adventures Sporting in Nature
DEEC
Mon 7/12 – Fri 7/16 8:30 AM – 3 PM Mon 8/23 – Fri 8/27 8:30 AM – 3 PM
Go fishing, geocaching, and test your Get moving in the wilds of Ashland.
skill and stamina as we hike into the woods Compete in a new outdoor game each
and play outdoor games! Become an archer day. Try your hand at frisbee golf, tube
3-4 yo
and learn how to hit a bullseye. Cool off down the Red Clay Creek, and practice
and explore our creeks. archery. Spread out and compete in a
Member $350 | Non-member $400 sitewide Capture the Flag game.
Bring your team spirit!
5-6 yo
Member $350 | Non-member $400
CampsAshland
Teen Climate Leaders
7-8 yo
Mon 8/9 – Fri 8/13 8:30 AM – 3 PM
at Ashland
Spend the week exploring climate change Teen Naturalists
and environmental policy. Learn how to get Greatest Hits (age 13-17)
involved in the climate movement, meet
9-12 yo
Mon 8/2 – Fri 8/6 8:30 AM – 3 PM
environmental advocates, and inspire others
Join the Teen Naturalists club for
to support the environment! You aren't too
a week! Each day will be a different activity,
young to make change happen.
including hiking, geocaching, watersports,
11-15 yo
Member $325 | Non-member $375
and other surprises. Adventure and Nature
Study are what being a Teen Naturalist is
all about, so try it out for yourself in this
exclusive camp for older youth.
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Become a Member Member $350 | Non-member $400
Extended Camp,
and Save
Members receive
early registration and
special Member pricing!
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Extended Camp Required Before 1st Day of Camp
Up-to-date Immunization Records
and Lunch Bunch and Special Considerations
(pertinent medical and behavioral information
Extended Camp: Before and after their camp session, so we can best meet your child’s needs)
children can play, explore, and create with us
Lunch Bunch: After 3-4 year old half-day sessions, children Provide the above via:
can bring their lunch and stay an extra hour to eat with friends Fax: 302.239.2473 | Email: Candy@DelNature.org
Mail: P.O. Box 700, Hockessin, DE 19707
Offerings By Location The goal of Delaware Nature Society’s summer camps is
to provide the best experience possible for the participants.
ASHLAND
We reserve the right to decline registration when our
Before Camp: 7:30 – 8:30 am | After Camp: 3 – 6 pm
expertise cannot accommodate your child’s needs.
Lunch Bunch: 11:30 – 12:30 pm
DEEC
After Camp: 3 – 6 pm Toilet-training Policy
ABBOTT’S AND COVERDALE FARM Children must be toilet-trained before they begin
No Extended Camp or Lunch Bunch their session. Children who are not toilet-trained will not
be allowed to stay and families are not eligible for a refund.
How to Register
Visit DelNature.org/SummerCamp, Refunds, Cancellations,
and select extended camp or lunch bunch
for the weeks you need it
and Transfers
Requests for withdrawal 15 business days or more
Pricing prior to the scheduled camp start date will be honored.
Refunds for withdrawal fewer than 15 business days prior
No single day options.
to the start date will be issued only if the slot is filled. A
Before Camp: $30/week
$50 administrative fee will be withheld for each camp
After Camp: $60/week
withdrawal regardless of withdrawal date. Every effort to
Lunch Bunch: $40/week
accommodate transfers to a different camp will be made. A
$35 administrative fee will be charged for transfers.
Scholarships
Scholarships may be available. Please email
Candy Farr at Candy@DelNature.org for information.
What to Wear and Bring Each Day
• Clothes that can get wet, muddy, dirty, stinky, Inclement Weather
and worn in all kinds of weather
• Shoes with closed-toes like water shoes, old sneakers, Camps will be held rain or shine. In case of inclement
Crocs, or hiking shoes – no flip-flops or sandals weather, activities may be modified or moved indoors.
• Day pack with water bottle, snacks, and lunch
• Bathing suits – children ages 5-8 in full-day camps Photo Release
bring a bathing suit and towel daily
By checking “yes” by photo release during registration,
• Insect repellent and sunscreen – wear every day
you are giving us the right to use any photos/videos of your
• Labeled medications in original packaging with instructions
child to support our mission. We also reserve the right to
Learn more at DelNature.org use participant artwork to support our mission. Thank you.
Learn about camp locations, registration, age ranges, and our staff
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Submit this form (1 per child) and immunization records to: Ashland Nature Center, P.O. Box 700, Hockessin, DE 19707 | Fax: 302.239.2473 | Email: Candy@DelNature.org
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To register for additional camps, attach pages to this form. *Extended Camp and Lunch Bunch details on page 30
Additional emergency contact 1 (required): __________________________________________________ Phone:________________________ Relationship: ______________________
Additional emergency contact 2 (required): __________________________________________________ Phone:________________________ Relationship: ______________________
Required confidential medical and emergency information for my child
Allergies (including food allergies or dietary restrictions)
Become a Delaware Nature Society Member
None Yes. List here: _____________________________________________ (attach sheet if needed)
Medications Not a Houshold member? Sign up and save on camp registration!
None Yes. List here: _____________________________________________ (attach sheet if needed) Make me a Household Member ($75) - details at DelNature.org
Special Accommodations and Restrictions: List any physical restrictions, emotional/behavioral exceptionalities, Full names of all household members:
fears, etc. If your child is receiving special services at school please list the accommodations.
Adult 1: _________________________________________________
None Yes. List here: _____________________________________________ (attach sheet if needed)
Email: ________________________________________________
Physician’s name and phone #: _______________________________________________________________
Alt Phone: _____________________________________________
Medical insurance company: _________________________________________________________________
Cell Phone: ____________________________________________
Policy #: _________________________________________________________________________________
Adult 2: _________________________________________________
I am submitting immunization records along with this form.
Email: ________________________________________________
Yes No: Photos/videos of my child may be taken/used to support Delaware Nature Society’s mission - thank you! Alt Phone: _____________________________________________
Yes No: In case of emergency, I give permission to have my child receive first aid and be transported to Cell Phone: ____________________________________________
the nearest hospital by professional, emergency personnel. I understand I will be financially responsible for the
More ways to register: DelNature.org or 302.239.2334 ext. 0
cost of such treatment. Child: ____________________________ Birth Date: ____________
Parent/Guardian signature: _____________________________________________ Date: ______________ Child: ____________________________ Birth Date: ____________
Payment Information (credit card information will be kept secure)
Enclosed for camps: $_______________ + Ext. Care: $_______________ + Memberships: $_______________ = Total enclosed: $______________
I am paying by: Check (payable to Delaware Nature Society) Credit Card: Visa Mastercard Discover American Express
Credit card #: _____________________________________________________ Exp. Date: _________/_________(mm/yy) 3-digit Security Code (on back of the card): _____________
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Authorized signature: _________________________________________________________________________________PRSRT STD
Delaware Nature Society U.S. POSTAGE
P.O. Box 700 PAID
Hockessin, DE 19707 PERMIT 280
LANC., PA 17604
Native Plant Sale
Delaware Nature Society
Online Sale Plant Pickup
May 2 - 3 May 13 - 15
Hope Blooms in Spring
Special Membership Benefits
Upstate and Downstate Pickup Locations
We feature a large number of native plants
varieties for all growing conditions.
Learn more at DelNature.org
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