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July 2019
Outdoor Adventure Camp: Session 2
Monday- Friday • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm With Cool Spring Preserve as our home base, each day is a different adventure! We’ll practice archery and survival skills, and explore the creek at Cool Spring Preserve. Then, we'll canoe on the Shenandoah River! On Thursday night, we’ll camp out at the preserve! Entering grades 6-8 $235 members / $ 255 non- members Tentative Itinerary Monday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Archery, Survival Skills Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Archery, Creek…
Find out more »Earth Art Camp: Session 2
Monday- Friday • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Get inspired by nature to create artistic masterpieces! We’ll collect our own natural clay to create sculptures, make leaf hammered bandanas, and create nature weavings! We’ll also dabble in nature journaling and create murals out of recycled materials! On Friday, parents are invited to see the campers’ final creations at an art exposition! Entering Grades: 1-6 $160 members / $180 non-members Fill out my LGL form!
Find out more »Wee Naturalist: Session 2
Monday- Friday • 9:00 am – 11:30 am Explore the natural world with your child! We’ll keep you moving with a variety of activities including circle time, short hikes, nature crafts, hands-on nature exploration, stories and imaginative play. Every day covers a different nature theme! Ages 3-5, accompanied by a parent/guardian $60 members / $70 non-members Fill out my LGL form!
Find out more »‘Third Wednesday’ Bird Walk at Cool Spring Preserve
PVAS Trip Leader: Beth Poole This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join Beth Poole on her regularly scheduled ‘Third Wednesday’ bird walk at Cool Spring Preserve. The trails at Cool Spring preserve have a lot to offer! From well maintained foot paths to gorgeous views, the preserve’s 12 acres is home to much wildlife. Please meet by 7:00 am in the front parking lot of Cool Spring Preserve, the…
Find out more »Yankauer Nature Preserve Volunteer Workday
Join PVAS for a day of volunteer service at Yankauer Nature Preserve! We have some clippers but if you can bring any additional tools, it would be greatly appreciated! Please bring your work gloves, a refillable water bottle and any accessories that will help you stay comfortable. Master Naturalists are eligible to earn volunteer hours! Please register below so we know how many volunteers to expect. Registering also allows KC to contact volunteers directly in event of a weather cancellation!…
Find out more »Summer Bird Walk at Lilypons
Trip Leader: Sandy Sagalkin This event is free and open to the public, however, registration is strongly encouraged. Please register below. Join PVAS on a Summer Bird Walk at Lilypons in Adamstown, MD. Please meet the walk leader in the parking lot at 7:00 am. This bird walk is open to the public and children are welcome to attend with an adult. Registration is strongly encouraged. Please dress for the weather and wear sturdy walking shoes and bring along drinking…
Find out more »Splish Splash: Session 2
Monday- Friday • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Get ready to get wet because this week is all about water! We’ll search for creek critters in Bullskin Run, build and race mini-rafts, build waterproof forts and learn to purify water in nature. Entering Grades: 1-6 $160 members / $180 non-members Fill out my LGL form!
Find out more »Camp Survivor: Session 3
Monday- Friday • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Could you survive if you were lost in the wilderness? We’ll have a blast building shelters, fires, and tools and learning how to purify water. We will also learn how to find food in the wild, use a compass, and tie knots. Through challenges that will test your mind, body and teamwork skills, you will truly know by the end of week if you have what it takes to be a SURVIVOR!…
Find out more »Nature Explorers: Session 2
Monday- Friday • 9:00 am – 1:30 pm This session is designed for adventurous children who are ready to come to camp on their own without a parent. We will explore a variety of nature topics through hikes, nature crafts, hands-on nature exploration, stories, imaginative play and fort building. Optional after-care will be available from 1:30 pm - 3 pm. $8 per day. After-care runs from 1:30-3 p.m. and is intended to accommodate those families with campers attending Nature Explorers…
Find out more »Family Paint Night at the Preserve
Family Paint Night Leader: Liz Janelle This Family Paint Night is open to the public and children over 6 years of age. Registration is required; we've capped this event at 8 parent/child "duos," although you are welcome to register additional children if space allows. Please register below. Join the Potomac Valley Audubon for our first Family Paint Night on the Preserve! Art and nature go hand-in-hand, and PVAS is eager to celebrate this with our Family Paint Night. Spend a…
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