Volunteer Workday at Camp Bayou

 Volunteers sought for fun one day event at Camp Bayou

This Fall's storms have wreaked havoc on Camp Bayou's Native Camp. There will be a Volunteer Workday, Saturday, Nov 19 starting at 9am, to fix up/clean up the area, to again make it useful for the Native People's Youth Programs we offer during the year. Depending on the number of volunteers, we hope to renew the hut, food cache, barbacoa, drying and skinning racks and more. Learn a bit about the Native lifestyle while helping to bring the exhibit back to life. Please email campbayou@gmail.com if you are planning to help. Volunteers under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. This is a great opportunity to get some community service hours for Bright Futures but everyone is welcome to join us!

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.