Nature Adventure Camp 2007

Presentation 1, originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.

What a blast! The campers learned so much!

Here’s the audio(mp3) of what the kids liked best about nature camp 2007(the survival game was obviously a big hit). Kid’s Nature Camp 2007 Audio Evaluation (mp3)
Here’s a list of some of the many things that we did:

Get to know you games
Camping out
Fishing
Canoeing
Fire Kites
Bug Suckers
Bird Calls
Bird Adaptations
Water Slide
Archery
Swimming
Swamp Hike
Campfire Songs
Gift of Nature, God, Ourselves, & History

 

Baby Stinkpot Turtle - May 10 2007

IMG_9236, originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.

This little guy is only 1 inch long. Must have just hatched.  It was floating in the water near main beach on Lake Shavehead after a group of kids had just finished with canoe instruction.

Map Turtle at Long Lake - April 22, 2007

Map Turtle at Long Lake

Originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.

Found this map turtle on a canoe trip to Long Lake here in Cass county Michigan.

Some sights while kayaking on lake Shavehead - July 14, 2006

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Originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.

While kayaking on lake Shavehead I snap a view shots of these 3 pairs of damselflies mating and laying eggs. Their bright blue color is washed out from my camera’s flash.

I find it interesting that they seem to congregate during this process. I’m not sure why this small stick seems to be such an attactive location.
Here are the same damselflies that show their blue color.

 

Here’s a damselfly larva on my shirt.  I put it back in the water and it uses it tail to wiggle away.

Here is a damselfly that has just resently emerged from the water and transformed in to it’s adult form.

Here is a water lily. This plant is supposedly a wild edible, but I’ve heard mixed reviews on this one.