Children and nature awareness option!

We received notice of this upcoming kids camp...Whale Camp! Wish they had this when I was younger!

Here's the info forwarded to us from the Salish Sea Association of Marine Naturalists (SSAMN i.e. sounds like salmon!)

WHALE CAMP
August 16-21, 2009
at Fort Worden State Park, Port Townsend, WA
For youth ages 12-14

• Spend an exciting week on Puget Sound with marine scientists and visual artists who will take you into the world of these wonderful animals.
• Examine our new orca skeleton
• Help design a new exhibit
• Conduct hydrophone research
• Assemble a gray whale skeleton
• Create your own sounds and movements based on your observations
• Take to the water on an orca whale-watching cruise and visit the Whale Museum in Friday Harbor
• Create large marine sculptures

Housing is in the dormitories at Fort Worden State Park, with supervision by experienced counselors. Meals are at the Fort Worden Commons, where food is fresh, organic and local.

Tuition, room and board for Whale Camp is $865, and scholarships are available.

Deadline for application is May 15.
Learn more and register online at www.centrum.org/youth or call Martha Worthley at 360-385-3102 X120

And a PDF of the flier for this cool looking camp!