- Dragonfly Centre for Autism Residential Nature Camp August 4-8
- Saint John Boys & Girls Club Residential Nature & Wildlife Camp August 11-15
- Camp Waweig Dinner, Music & Horseshoe Tournament August 16
- Bow Hunters Course - Sept 19th & 20th
- Firearms & Hunters Safety Course Oct 3,4,10,11& 12
2008 Summer Camps for Those Aged 8-12 Years
Residential Nature Camp
July 13-18
$175 per camper register by June 30
Campers
begin arriving Sunday afternoon at 2 pm, with orientation at 4pm.
Campers are grouped by age and are allowed to choose one cabin buddy
within twelve months of age. Cabins will be assigned based on the ages
of campers registered. Meal service begins Sunday at 6 pm, and ends
Friday, at noon. Campers are to be picked up by 1pm Friday. Campers
will experience games, activities,hikes, crafts, and swimming. The
program will immerse them in nature and help them learn about New
Brunswick’s wildlife. The Charlotte County Hunters Education
Instructors Association will teach both archery and our 13 furbearers
in 2 evenings at this camp. Day Campers are welcome to attend this camp
as well, beginning Monday morning, 9 am and ending Friday after lunch,
with daily pick ups at 4:30 pm,$120/child, only lunch & snacks
included)
NATURE DAY CAMP
August 25 - 29
$120/child register by August 11
This
week begins on Monday morning, August 25 and contains the same
components as the residential camp. Campers will be invited to stay
overnight on August 28th, but it is not a requirement. Evening
activities will include archery led by the Charlotte County Hunters
Education Instructors Association and a campfire. Meal service begins
on Monday at noon, and ends Friday at noon. Daily pick-up is 4:30 pm,
except Friday, which is 1pm.
Teen Camps - Register Now!!
Survivor Skills - Ages 12-15
July 2, 3, & 4
$175 per teen register by June 16
Campers
will build their own survival kits, practice wilderness safety
techniques such as firecraft and shelter building, and experience
archery - led by the Charlotte County Hunter Education Instructors
Association. We will have one very early morning so that we can
particpate in a bird banding project and we will discover local hiking
trails, learn how to use a map and compass as well as search out
various wildlife and bird species.
Pack-Your-Sack Ages 12-15
July 8,9,10,11
$175 per teen register by June 23
What
a week! Off we go for a three day excursion to New River Beach
Provincial Park. We will camp, hike and explore the marine scene at New
River Beach Provincial Park. Teens will experience the amazing trails
and animals along the Bay of Fundy coastline... We may even see the
ghost that is said to walk the trails!
Archery, Firearms & Trapping - Ages 12-15
July 22, 23, 24, 25
$175 per teen register by July 7
This
camp will provide an opportunity for teens to learn outdoor traditional
sports. The Charlotte County Hunter Education Instructors Association
will help us gain basic skills in archery, firearms, and trapping and
may even take us to the Basswood Ridge Range for an evening of air
rifle practice. When camp is done everyone will know how to identify
the thirteen fur bearering animals of New Brunswick. This is an
excellent camp for teens who may be interested in taking the Hunter’s
Safety, Trapping, or Bow Courses in the fall.
Travellin’ East - Rock - your -Socks - Off Ages 12-15
July 29, 30, 31, August 1
$250 per teen register by July 14
This
camp will be spent preparing for and travelling to Fundy National Park
to hike the park’s trails and experience the environment including
deer, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. We will also go to Cape Enrage
to experience the "spine tingling" sport of rock repelling. While
there, we will do some fossil hunting and marsh discovery too.
Travellin’ North - Falls Brook Centre- Ages 12- 15
August 5, 6 & 7
$200 per teen register by July 21
Travellin’
north!! This is a two night camping trip to Knowlesville, NB. Teens
will enjoy this trip to Falls Brook Centre, a fascinating spot where
on-site activities include solar and wind energy systems, herbariums,
tree nurseries, non-timber forest product plantings for mushrooms and
ginseng as well as such things as strawbale houses. Teens will also
learn how changes to the environment have effects on wildlife and their
habitat.
Travellin’ West - Somethings Fishy - Ages 12 - 15
August 19, 20, 21, 22
$200 per teen register by August 4
Camp
will begin by learning about the species of fish in the St. Croix
River, discovering fishing & canoeing equipment and how to care for
it. On Aug. 20, off we’ll go to enjoy a two day, one night canoeing and
camping trip on the St. Croix River. We will watch for opportunities to
identify the fish species we have learned. We will spend our last night
back at Camp Waweig enjoying a campfire that will most likely find all
of us laughing at the funny stories we have to tell of our adventures
on the St. Croix.
Bike & Hike & Learn - Ages 12-15
September 2, 3, & 4
$250 per teen register by August 18
What
a way to end the summer. After registration on Sept. 2nd we will head
out with our bikes for a two night camping trip on Grand Manan. We’ll
travel the 40 minute ferry, where we’ll have a chance to view marine
wildlife. We will visit the Castalia Marsh and its inhabitants and
experience nature at her finest. (campers bikes will be inspected at
time of registration-must be in good working order)