Swamp Discovery Camp
Find your place in nature!
LEE TARTT NATURE PRESERVE in downtown Grenada, MS
Tuesday through Friday
June 6, 7, 8 & 9
8:30am - 12:30 pm
Camp Details
Age group 9 - 12*
Cost - $100 / scholarships available on request
Maximum of 15 students
Must attend all 4 days
Healthy snacks, cold water and materials provided
Paddling in canoes is part of the curriculum
Students should be prepared for outdoor activities: small backpack or bag, water bottle, long pants (leggings are fine), short sleeved shirt, bring light weight long sleeved shirt, closed toed shoes, socks, hat, insect repellent
no exceptions will be made for age. unless child is turning 9 within 3 month of camp (sept 2023)
Camp Description
Each day students will examine, explore and consider nature’s stories through a single natural material with different teachers. Fun and fascinating connections will be created through science activities, nature games, creative projects, primitive skills and hands-on wildlife opportunities!
Day 1 / WOOD - find and make walking stick, beaver dam hike, Name that Tree
Day 2 / WATER - make a fishing pole and fish, examine aquatic life in minnow traps, fish printing
Day 3 / WOOD - fire fuel hike, build a fire competition, Woodpecker vs Chisel
Day 4 / WATER - canoe in Chakchiuma Swamp, catch tadpoles and frogs, mini boat building
This camp is a service of Friends of Chakchiuma Swamp
connecting people not nature with creativity, curiosity and conservation activities
Sponsored by
GARDEN CLUBS OF MISSISSIPPI
Grenada Garden Club,
Cherokee Rose Garden Club
Magnolia Garden Club