Jacobs Creek Watershed Association to host 'Young Naturalist Camp'
The Jacobs Creek Watershed Association will host a “Young Naturalist Camp” in June at Laurelville Retreat Center in Mount Pleasant Township.
The overnight camp will be June 11-13 and is the successor to the association’s “Tot-Time” and “Nature Explorer” day camps for children ages 11 to 13.
Programs during the camp will include a birding hike with scientists from the Powdermill Nature Reserve, a mammal identification program with state game commission officials, fishing lessons and practice the state Fish & Boat Commission, a nocturnal animal stakeout, a guided kayak float and more.
Registration is $220 and includes two nights of lodging, six meals and chaperoning by four trained counselors and other camp staff.
For more, email alex@jacobscreekwatershed.org.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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