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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 »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…
Find out more »Eco Careers Camp
Monday- Friday • 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Considering an environmental science career? At this camp you’ll explore different career path options with professionals in the field. Learn how to survey bird populations, assist in stream data collection such as electro fishing, water quality testing and macro invertebrate sampling. Learn basic insect identification with an entomologist and conduct a forest survey. Work with a naturalist to try environmental education and interpretation. You’ll leave this camp feeling inspired and involved in…
Find out more »August 2019
Summer Concert Series: Flowers and Birds
We're thrilled to have Flowers and Birds as our Summer Concert Series "kick-off!" Flowers and Birds is made up of Sophia Adara and Scooter Scudieri, a father/daughter duo performing mostly original music. You can find more info, and have a listen, on their website or Facebook page. You won't want to miss this performance, Scooter and Sophia are incredible musicians and share a lovely dynamic! Cool Spring Preserve is located at 1469 Lloyd Road, Charles Town, WV 25414. All PVAS…
Find out more »Summer Concert Series: Steve Warner
Steve Warner returns to the Summer Concert Series! Steve Warner has performed at the Summer Concert Series since its beginnings in 2003. He's a crowd favorite, and we're so glad to have him return this year. With numerous credits and awards to his name, Warner performs regularly throughout the mid-Atlantic region and beyond. You can find more info, and get a feel for his musical stylings, on his website. Steve's songwriting is truly special and unique...he also puts on a…
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