It’s not a plant, it’s not an animal — it’s a FUNGUS! Join us in our Nature Sanctuary to explore the fantastic, wonderful and weird world of fungi! We’ll learn why fungus is important to forest health and we’ll hike the trails in search of these amazing organisms, discovering mushrooms that can help us and harm us and how they help the forest. We will make crafts inspired by mushrooms and learn about some of their incredible adaptations!
Come to Audubon to learn what makes raptors so special as you roam our forested trails and investigate wings, talons, skulls and more! This is an all-about-birds camp!
Put your detective hat on and come out and spend the day investigating the clues that animals leave behind. Learn how to read animal tracks and discover what other signs animals leave behind and what they tell us about those animals! Investigate real animal specimens, hike the trails in search of clues and create your own track to take home!
As you are fast asleep at night what kind of animals are scurrying about wide awake? Come out and learn all about these nocturnal species and their amazing adaptations that help them survive the PNW dark nights. Look at owl specimens, play games using echolocation and make crafts that focus on our nocturnal friends. If you’ve ever wondered what happens in nature while you are asleep then this is the camp for you!
What is it like to be a bug? How enormous can everything really seem from their perspective? Crawl, fly and buzz on over to our Nature Sanctuary to learn about a day in the life of our favorite 6 and 8 legged friends!
Have you ever thought about what it takes to survive in the winter? Band together with your fellow campers to learn the ins and outs of wilderness survival. Learn about edible plants, helpful knots and leave no trace principles! These important skills will help build outdoor confidence and competency in the outdoors for your camper!
We are going crafty, very crafty! On this camp we will recreate art with natural materials found in our Forests, we will engage all of our sense and reimagine a world where humans and nature coexist in harmony and peace. This is where ecology and the arts meet to make a better world for all.
Let’s head into our sanctuary to practice our stealth and hiding skills. We will learn what type of movements allow us to travel undetected through the woods, how we can learn from animals to better camouflage ourselves and hone our observation skills. Spend the day hiking the trails, camouflaging into the forest and investigating animals that live right here in our forest!
Take a stroll in the forest to listen to the birds that call forest park home in the winter Learn about different survival strategies of birds in the winter and the adaptations that help them do so!
With microscopes in hand, hit the trail in search of our forests smallest creatures. Learn about the importance of these small wonders and why ecosystems depend on them!
