Camp Bayou Family Naturalists

Family Naturalists

12 weeks of Discovering Nature

Beginning on April 5 and continuing each Saturday morning from 9 – 10 a.m., through June 28, 2008, Camp Bayou will host a family-oriented series of free workshops for participants aged 4 through 104 (kids must be accompanied by an adult)

Each week a new ecological concept will be explored through hands-on activities, freebies and group discussions. A stewardship component will reinforce each day's appreciation of our watershed.

What is a Watershed? Come to the Spring Open House on April 19 when this question will be answered through a 'habitat scavenger hunt', just one of the hands-on activities offered over the next 3 months.

Dates and questions/activities for April:

4/5/08: What is biodiversity? Activity- Netting aquatic critters in the river.

4/12/08: Where does rain come from? Activity- Water cycle bracelets

4/19/08: What is a watershed? Activity: Scavenger hunt for answer

4/26/08: What is a native plant? Activity: Native American crafts

Look for a schedule for the entire series on the Camp Bayou Calendar online at http://my.calendars.net/campbayou.

You can also join Camp Bayou's Family Naturalist Network where there is a variety of interesting items including photos, video, an online nature journal, calendar of events and more! Check it out at http://familynaturalists.ning.com/.

Funding for Family Naturalist workshops is provided by a Community Education Grant from the Alafia Basin Board of the South West Florida Water Management District.

Camp Bayou is located 3 miles south of SR674 at the end of 24th St SE in Ruskin. Camp Bayou is a partnership between the Ruskin Community Development Foundation, Inc. and Hillsborough County Parks Recreation and Conservation. For questions contact Dolly at famnat@campbayou.org or call 813-363-5438.

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Photo from last year's Family Naturalist Program