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Ecology Camps for Kids
- Offered during February and Easter school breaks and summer for kids from 8 to 11 (plus one Junior Leader from 12 to 17).
- Ecology Camps are a fun, hands-on experiential learning opportunity for kids.
- Weeklong, full-day camps where your child participates in an enriched program of daily field trips and nature study in and around Saskatoon.
Snow Ecology Camp -- FULL
After Family Day, Snow Ecology is a four-day camp focusing on how plants and animals adapt to survive our winters. In the classroom we'll study snow structure, how to dress for the outdoors, snowshoes, tracks, and how animals survive. Each day we will hike, with walks on the MVA trail, Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon Zoo and Forestry Farm, and the Univeristy of Saskatchewan campus. We will practice with snowshoes and make a snow shelter called a quinzee (if there is snow). As an added bonus, campers will experience hands-on visits from socialized tiger salamander, brown bats, and a garter snake!
- February 19 to 22, 2013, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Registration Fee = $200.00 with an additional $20.00 charge for extended child care (8:00-9:00 am and 4:00-5:00 pm)
- To register please call: 306.966.5539 (Sorry, there are no Junior Leader spots for this camp.)
Rainforest Ecology Camp -- FULL
This is a 5-day camp focusing on rainforest ecosystems and their wildlife. We study the tropical rainforests of Costa Rica, the Amazon, Africa, and the British Columbia temperate rainforest. Every day we hike on field trips around Saskatoon, with walks on the MVA trail, Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon Zoo and Forestry Farm, Pike Lake, and the University of Saskatchewan campus. As an added bonus, campers will experience hands-on visits from socialized tiger salamanders, brown bats, and a garter snake!
- April 1 to 5, 2013, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Registration Fee = $250.00, with an additional $25.00 charge for extended child care (8:00-9:00 am and 4:00-5:00 pm)
- To register please call: 306.966.5539 (Sorry, there are no Junior Leader spots for this camp.)
Summer Ecology Camp
- Your child will visit scientists and learn about rocks, fossils, plants, insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals with a focus on Saskatchewan’s Endangered Species, and then undertake environmentally friendly projects to help them!
- Camp size is limited to 12 campers, 1 Junior Leader (aged 12 - 17) and two instructors.
- Travel to off-campus sites is via 15-passenger van.
- Camp topics include: Bird Banding, Dinosaur Ecology, Insect Ecology, Marine Mammals, Wetland Ecology
- To Register call 966-5539
Ecology Campus for Kids: Summer 2013
| Camp Name | Dates | Fee | |
| Camp 1 | Bird Banding FULL What’s more fun than holding a baby bird? Your camp director has a federal permit for migratory bird banding and participates in a 40-year study of bluebirds and Tree Swallows nesting in 75 nest boxes on Victor Road from Beaver Creek to Highway 11 south to Dundurn. Children help with the banding process and log the data that goes to the international registry. We’ll help with BCCA MAPS program using mist nets and observe the banding of a large colony of Purple Martins south of town. In the lab we learn about bird anatomy, behavior, migration and identification. The camp includes field trips to grasslands, wetlands and the zoo. |
July 2-5 | $200 |
| Camp 2 | Dinosaur Ecology FULL Our geology museum displays and researchers set us up to learn about dinosaurs, flying and marine reptiles. Our field trips include Herschel to discover plesiosaur fossils emerging from the ground, indigenous peoples petroglyphs and a bison kill site. Near the Saskatoon Natural Grasslands the remains of mammoth tusks and musk ox fossils illustrate our ice age history. Field trips are to SNG, Herschel, Wanuskewin and Pike Lake. |
July 8-12 | $250 |
| Camp 3 | Insect Ecology FULL Do you know the difference between a spider and an insect? We study bugs, beetles, bees, dragonflies, butterflies, moths and spiders and ticks. On field trips we use nets to capture, identify and release. In the lab we study life cycles, identification and visit the Insectarium. Field trips are to SNG, Herschel, Wanuskewin and Pike Lake. |
July 15-19 | $250 |
| Camp 4 | Marine Mammals FULL Our eco-tours take people to learn about polar bears, seals, whales, dolphins, and manatees and see them in their natural habitat. Unfortunately, these habitats are too far for our field trips but we learn about effects on our river draining into Hudson Bay and the Arctic Ocean. In the lab we study food chains and dissect squid. Field trips are to the Zoo, Pike Lake, MVA trail and BCCA to canoe. |
July 22-26 | $250 |
| Camp 5 | Endangered Species FULL Did you know that prairies are the most altered ecosystem? Without habitat there is no wildlife. We study Saskatchewan endangered species and their habitats, how scientists study them and what kids can do at home and at school to help endangered species. |
July 29-August 2 | $250 |
| Camp 6 | Wetland Ecology (4-day camp) FULL Our only four-day camp visits the MVA trail, Pike Lake, Chappell Marsh and the Saskatoon Natural Grasslands. In the lab we identify wetland values, learn about wetland inhabitants and their habits. |
August 6-9 | $200 |
| Camp 7 | Dinosaur Ecology FULL | August 12-16 | $250 |
| Camp 8 | Insect Ecology FULL | August 19-23 | $250 |
| Camp 9 | Marine Mammals FULL | August 26-30 | $250 |
Before/After Care: Add $25 (or $20 for the 4-day camps) for care from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm
To Register call 966-5539 |
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| For other information Email Eve Kotyk or Melanie Elliott or call 306.966.5565 | |||
