Experience the Outdoors at Pickering Creek Audubon Center EcoCamp

Explore the secrets of our natural surroundings through hikes, adventures, games, challenges and crafts. Learn about wildlife while having fun and making new friends. Get back to the basics- play outside in the sunshine! Each week campers will explore all kinds of wildlife from reptiles to insects, the biodiversity at Pickering Creek, wildlife adaptations, wetland, forest, and pond habitats, natural cycles, and much more.

Experience the magic of nature camp this year by signing up for one or more weeks of camp. Each week campers will be in a small group of 8-12 campers of similar age, with one counselor and one to two assistant naturalists.

Register here

Transportation:
We offer free transportation to EcoCamp. Our van drives from Easton to Pickering Creek Audubon Center each morning and evening during three weeks of camp, except on Friday afternoon. Van space is limited, use the form below to reserve a spot

Multi-camp Incentive
Sign-up your EcoCamper for a week of EcoCamp and receive 10% off of each additional week of EcoCamp.

Each Week
Campers need to bring their own healthy lunch, snacks, water bottle, sun protection, insect protection, appropriate clothing, and backpack. Each week families are invited to bring their own picnic dinner to Pickering Creek on Friday evening at 4 PM and celebrate a great week with our camp finale.

Scholarships
Pickering Creek Audubon Center has received a generous grant from Wild Birds Unlimited, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, as well as charitable donations from community members to provide scholarships for several students to attend this year's EcoCamp.

Scholarships typically pay for about half the cost of camp and are given on a first come, first served basis. The scholarship will cover the cost of camp minus the $80 deposit fee per week. The $80 application fee must be paid in full prior to the beginning of camp; you are responsible for the deposit amount.

Scholarships can be applied to a maximum of two weeks of camp and will be granted based on need, space availability, and completeness of the application process. Campers will also be asked to write a short story about what their camp experience meant to them. The scholarship application page follows.  You can find the scholarship application here.

Registration
Please complete the following forms and return to
Pickering Creek Audubon Center
11450 Audubon Lane
Easton, MD 21601
#1 Camper Registration & Medical Forms
#2 Transportation Reservation Form (if needed)
#3 Camp Brochure (if needed)


Wet & Wild
June 25 – June 29
This is a camp for water lovers. Campers will spend their afternoons playing fun, challenging water themed games. Campers will have the opportunity to have a hands-on meeting with local Maryland wildlife and fish for native aquatic species, including crabs, eels, and fish. Campers will also create arts and crafts as well record their thought and ideas in their own nature journal.
Daily Themes: Hands-on Nature, Something Fishy, Wet Wetlands, Oyster Fun, and Water Olympics.
Grades K-1

Eco-Art Adventures
June 25 – June 29
Learn about the natural world through arts and crafts. Each day campers will create amazing nature themes crafts, play fun outdoor games, and learn about local Maryland habitats and inhabitants.  
Daily Themes: Birds, Birds, Birds!, Local Artist Day, Recycle That, Wet and Wild, and Edible Art.
Grades 2-4

Eco-Scientist
July 9 – July 13
Each day campers will explore nature and natural occurring phenomena through experiments and fun activities.  Campers will learn to navigate through the wilderness using a compass and the sun, experiment with pollinators color preference, try to defy gravity, and a host of other games and activities. 
Daily Themes: Science Fun, Plants & Animals, Experiment Day, Water Fun, and Gravity Games.
Grades 2-7

Habitat Detectives
July 16 – July 20
Exploring the diverse habitats at our Pickering Creek Audubon Center has never been so much fun. Each day, campers will explore a different habitat. Campers will discover the different wildlife that calls these unique habitats home through fun and educational activities. This camp will help your camper understand the natural world that surrounds all of us.  
Daily Themes:  Wetlands, Forest, Pond, Bay, and Underground Life.
Grades 2-4

Underwater Bay Life
July 23 – July 27
Explore the different habitats the make the bay come to life. Campers will explore the waters of Pickering Creek up close, both from a canoe and wading through the waters looking for fish, crabs, and shrimp. Campers will spend one of their days exploring the wetlands, looking for frogs and toads, campers will also get a chance to fish for aquatic organisms from our dock and dissect a fish to see what makes it work.
Daily Themes: Pond Life, Fish Mobile, Bay Life, Canoe Day, and Craft Day.
Grades 2-4

Water Doctors
July 30 – August 3
Every day campers will take some basic water quality measurements to chart the change in quality over the week.  Campers will learn the importance of water to our planet and everyday lives.  Campers will also play a variety of water games and spend time wading in Pickering Creek.
Daily Themes: Wetlands Wonders, Water World, Wet Experiments, Canoe Day, and Wet Water Games.
Grades 2-7

Creepy, Slimy, & Dirty Adventures
August 6 – 10
Not your normal adventures. Campers will spend this week getting their hands dirty while learning about our natural world. Our hands-on activities will have your campers getting up-close and personal with cockroaches and snakes. Our fun games will keep your campers engaged and having fun as they explore our diverse Pickering Creek habitats.     
Daily Themes: Herpetology, CSD in the Forest, Aqua Adventures, Canoe, Day, and Pickering CSD.
Grades 2-4

Survivor
August 6-10
What does it take to survive in the wild? This EcoCamp will help your camper understand the basics of survival in the world. They will learn the basics of wilderness survival, how to create a shelter using only what they find in the forest, navigating and orienteering, and other survival essentials. Campers will also take a day canoe trip to explore Wye Island.
Daily Themes: Basic Needs, Navigation Day, Canoe Day, Native American Games, and Survivor Essentials.
Grades 5-7


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We look forward to seeing you again next summer!
Aix, Salix and Black Vulture, Timberdoodle, Sassafras and Piper

Ben Grace, Eco Camp Director
410-822-4903
bgrace@audubon.org