The Conservancy of Southwest Florida held our annual summer camp during the month of June. With four week-long programs, our summer camps are designed to foster a deep connection with nature, encouraging curiosity, and instilling a sense of conservation among our future leaders. Through immersive hands-on activities, guided explorations, interactive learning sessions, and exciting off-site field trips, campers will embark on a journey to discover the remarkable ecosystems of Southwest Florida, gaining invaluable insights along the way.
This year’s summer camp welcomed 124 first through sixth-grade campers to our Nature Center. Eight different camp groups explored our campus over 20 days, including our Dalton Discovery Center and John & Carol Walter Discovery Wing, electric boat tours on the Gordon River, arts and crafts in our Ferguson Learning Lab, and more. Campers also went on several field trips, some groups visiting the Naples Botanical Garden, Everglades City Airboat Tours, Naples Zoo, Rookery Bay, Pure Florida, Tigertail Beach, Everglades Wonder Gardens, and Keewaydin Island.
Our Summer Camp Director, known to the campers as “Coral,” credits our summer camp with helping children “stay curious and keep learning.” Thank you for another amazing year of summer camp, and we cannot wait to welcome more young explorers to our campus next year!
For more information about our summer camp, visit conservancy.org/summercamp.