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Galena Naturalists from the Great Basin Institute offer the summer day camp series as part of a partnership between the Great Basin Institute and Washoe County Regional Parks and Opens Space. Each camp is five days, taking place Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Youth aged 8-12 are invited to participate in this groundbreaking summer day camp.The Great Basin Naturalists summer camp is aimed at making youth an active part of restoring local ecosystems through hands-on environmental activities and service-learning projects. Youth will be organized into “Trail Crews,” each supervised by experienced naturalists. Crews will take part in a range of projects and activities that have been designed to suit every child’s learning needs.

The Great Basin Naturalists Day Camp features ten themed weeks, ranging from Animal Adventure to Weather and Climate Studies. See more details about each week at Summer Sessions 2010. Along with these environmental education opportunities, we provide counselors who have been trained to coach campers in conflict resolution, team building, and personal responsibility.

Our Day Camp has flexible registration options. Sign your child up for just one week, or choose all ten weeks and get ready to hear about your young scientist’s adventure-filled summer. To register, download a Camp Application or call 775.674.5475 (ext. 5). We accept checks and credit cards (VISA, MC, and Discover).Camp sessions costs $195, with a $20 nonrefundable deposit due for each camp session selected at the time of registration. Applications are due on May 15th, with later applications being accepted depending on space availability each week.

To find out more, we invite you to attend one of our Discovery Days at Galena Creek Regional Park to meet our Camp Director, pick up an application, and try out some of the camp activities. Our upcoming Discovery Days include “Archeology and Rocks” on May 8th and “Water Ways” on May 22nd. Discovery Day events run from 10 am to 1:30 pm, with the camp activities in the morning. There will be a break for you to eat a bring-your-own picnic lunch, followed by a kid friendly hike at 12:45 that goes until 1:30. To sign up for a Discovery Day, Summer Camp or for more information, visit The Great Basin Institute’s website at call our camp staff at (775) 674-5475 (ext.5) or e-mail camp@thegreatbasininstitute.org

Find out more about camp on our website at Great Basin Naturalists Summmer Day Camp.

The Great Basin Institute and Washoe County Regional Parks and Open Space are offering a number of new family nature programs in 2010, ranging from classroom crafts for kids to naturalist-led hikes. Upcoming events in January include a Star Party, 1/15, Pioneer & Native Crafts Day 1/16, and a Snowman building Contest, 1/18. For more information, call the Great Basin Institute at (775) 674-5486, click on the following link to view to the events on our calendar.