Camp Bayou has been busy this spring and ready for summer! Volunteers have been helping upgrade and improve various areas of the preserve.
Two Eagle Scout projects and a focused Bright Futures student have produced 3 beautiful and useful additions to Camp Bayou. There are 2 new seating areas, an irrigation upgrade to the native plant nursery and new easels for the Storybook trail- see photos. A huge thank you to all involved in the efforts!
The Annual Back to School- Back to Nature event, held this year on July 30 from 9am-noon, is now taking reservations at campbayou.org ! As always, the event is free. Other organizations that are participating this year include: Suncoast Youth Conservation Center, Florida Forest Service, Manatee Viewing Center, Gulf Coast Research and Education Center, and Raptor Center of Tampa Bay.
Camp Bayou continues to offer day paddle trips on the first and third Saturdays each month at 9am. Registration required.
For those who are interested in helping with registered groups, Camp Bayou is looking for enthusiastic volunteers who love the outdoors and want to pass along that passion to others through hands-on activities, walks and canoe tours. Contact Becki at 813-641-8545 or fill out the form at campbayou.org. We are mainly looking for folks to help teach school groups K-6 but there are other opportunities as well.
Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center is neither a campground nor a summer camp. It was an RV park before the County's ELAP program purchased the land but it is now open for day use only, open to the general public. Through volunteers, donations, supporters and grants, the managing non-profit- B.O.L.D. - offers pre-registered programs to schools, youth groups, adult groups and families. The Center is open from Thursday- Sunday from 9am-2pm for passive recreational pursuits such as wildlife watching, nature photography and trail walks. General admission is still FREE.
The Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center is a public- private partnership between Bayou Outdoor Learning and Discovery, Inc. (B.O.L.D.), and Hillsborough County Conservation & Environmental Lands Management. Camp Bayou is located 3 miles south of SR674 at the end of 24th St SE in Ruskin. Check out the Camp Bayou Facebook page and for more information visit the website at http://www.campbayou.org/ or call 813-641-8545.
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Pictured:
Eagle project: Covered seating crew, Troop 83- Dawson, Crue and Casey
Eagle project: Nursery irrigation crew, Life Scout Troop 610- Zach, Aiden, Alex, Brandon, Ethan and Jadyn
Bright Futures project: Storybook Trail easels- Richard and Daria
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