Camp Campers
Environmentalists of Tomorrow
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ampers are the future stewards of the environment, and the grass is looking greener. According to a study conducted in 2015 by the national organization of the American Camp Association, Nature/ Environmental Education programs as well as Gardening programs make up 31% of new programs being added to camps based on interests of campers. Camps have been providing an ideal setting for creating environmental awareness in children for over 150 years! Living closely with the Earth while at camp, campers learn to appreciate and 32
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care for the world around them. They experience it as members of an ecosystem, which allows them to understand and appreciate biodiversity on a personal level. Camp gives children the opportunity to explore how their choices have an impact on other animals and on the Earth. It often sparks interests that can become lifelong hobbies, lifestyles, and careers – environmental and earth sciences, gardening, farming, oceanography, geology, and so much more. Whether located in a field or forest, on an island or a school campus, a park or a dedicated woodland reserve, camp program offerings
