Nature Summer Camp: Living in the Longleaf

Who: Rising 3rd through 5th Grade Students

Cost: $150 or $125 (BYO lunch), Friends of Lake Thoreau: $135 or $115 (BYO lunch)

This is the only camp that we do every single year. This camp will focus on one of the most endangered habitats in the United States, the Longleaf Pine Savanna. Students will learn through hands-on activities while immersed in some of the oldest Longleaf stands in the state! Each day, we will learn about the habitats surrounding south Mississippi and compare these beautiful places to those around the world. We will get to interact with several endangered species in this ecosystem and learn more about how we can help them. This camp will be a perfect opportunity for students to learn about natural history and conservation, describe how fire plays an important role in the Gulf Coast, and build on teamwork through several exciting games and activities throughout the week. We’ll learn about all the animals, plants, and fungi that call this place home, see several native species, and learn how this incredible habitat shaped Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

If all of that 'book learning' sounds boring, we also get to see live animals in the forest, play with fire-fighting equipment, and set things on fire (very specific things BTW; we're not insane).

This camp is a day camp that meets each at the Lake Thoreau Environmental Center. we will take field trips each day in USM vehicles to visit local sites. Check-in will be between 7:30 and 8:30 A.M. each day, and checkout will occur between 4:45 and 5:30 P.M.

https://www.usm.edu/lake-thoreau-environmental-center/summer-camps.php?fbclid=IwY2xjawJ2GTBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETEwNjdqbmpiRmt1MjdYWHFUAR67sUK0chDiiLKslThrZsKLdfAIKm5dXTxCrMjNS_bL_uKrpNQbVmw_zaUOKg_aem_Cu64Nx2snClGSA8SQeYuig

You may also like the following events from Lake Thoreau Environmental Center:

• Next month, 18th June, 07:30 am, Nature Summer Camp: Herpetology in Hattiesburg
• Next month, 25th June, 07:30 am, Summer Camp of Dangerous Deeds and Derring-Do in Hattiesburg
• This July, 16th July, 07:30 am, River Summer Camp: Singing River Watershed in Hattiesburg

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