WILD! 2009

Summer Fun for Families and Children

Enjoy summer fun in the great outdoors with The Wintergreen Nature Foundation.

To register download a registration form and mail it in or register online..

2009 WILD! Camp

Family Fun

Summer Jubilee
Date: Friday, July 3
Time: noon-6pm
Costs vary for each activity

Welcome the summer season with fun and excitement for all! The Trillium House transforms into a family carnival of nature crafts, snacks, games, hikes, entertainment, and prizes. Create a crafting masterpiece, hit the trails for adventure throughout the day, and take in Barefoot Puppets as they again enlighten the whole family with their always-popular, side-splittingly fun puppet shows. Perfect for the whole family.

Journey on the James
Date: Friday, July 17
Time: 9am-5pm
Cost: $70 member pairs, $80 nonmember pairs

Enjoy a day on Virginia 's own scenic James River . Parent-child teams will learn basic canoeing skills by boating down this gentle stretch of water. Along the way, we'll break for a shoreline picnic and explore some of the plants and animals that call the river home. Bring a bagged lunch, plenty of water, and a change of clothes.

Night Hike
Date: Saturday, August 8
Time: 8pm-10pm
Cost: $10 members, $15 nonmembers

Explore the world of the woods after dark with this non-scary walk for parents and children. Simple activities will help us better understand the creatures that are active at night as well as our own responses to the dark. Bring a flashlight or share one of ours.

Inspector WILD!

Tree-mendous
Date: Saturday, June 27
Time: 9am – 11am
Cost: $15 members, $20 nonmembers

What have trees got to do with me? Plenty! Fun games help us explore these forest giants – who's who and why they're so important. Take home your own wood craft at the end. Dress for the outdoors, ages 4-6.

Splish Splash
Date: Saturday, August 22
Time: 9am – 11am
Cost: $15 members, $20 nonmembers

What better way to spend a summer day than splashing in a stream?! But where does this water come from and where does it all go? Discover the underwater world and get close to the creatures that live there. Wear shoes that can get wet, ages 4-6.

Native Ways
Date: Saturday, September 5
Time: 9am – 11am
Cost: $15 members, $20 nonmembers

Celebrate Labor Day by trying your hand at the everyday tasks of the Native American children who lived in the Wintergreen woods. Experience how Native Americans ate and dressed, and take part in Native American stories from the woodlands. Dress for the outdoors, ages 4-6.

WILD! Adventurers

Terrific Trees
Date: Saturday, June 27
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Cost: $20 members, $25 nonmembers

Can you see the forest for the trees? They may seem quiet, but trees are full of movement and energy. Fun games along the trail will help us figure out why trees are important to the woods and easy ways to tell which ones are which. Dress for the outdoors, ages 7-12.

Stream Ecology
Date: Saturday, August 22
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Cost: $20 members, $25 nonmembers

What can the animals that live in the stream tell us about the water they live in? We'll find out as we get up close and personal with the stream animals. Real scientific experiments and collecting stream inhabitants make this a fun, wet summer afternoon. Wear shoes that can get wet, ages 7-12.

Survival Skills
Date: Saturday, September 5
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Cost: $20 members, $25 nonmembers
What if you got lost in the woods? Would you know how to survive? First and foremost, learn how to avoid an emergency in the forest. Then, practice basic skills to use in the event of a survival situation, like making a shelter and finding water. Dress for the outdoors, ages 7-12.