Contact: Katie Froning, Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve, phone: (302) 739-3436
or Melinda Carl, Public Affairs Office, phone: (302) 739-9902

Hands-on Activities Featured at 3-Day Eco-Camp Programs for Kids Offered by Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve; Register by July 1 for Day Camps Held at St. Jones Reserve

Get the kids outside during their summer break! Bring them to the St. Jones Reserve for a 3-day camp.

Children ages 8-12 will meet on Tuesday, July 5 to Thursday, July 7, from 9 a.m. to noon. Children ages 5-8 will meet on Monday, July 18 and Tuesday, July 19, from 9 a.m. to noon.

The children will participate in numerous hands-on activities to explore nature, including a visit to nearby Bowers Beach. Participants are asked to bring a snack and a bottle of water and wear old clothes and sneakers that can get wet, muddy, and messy! No swim suits please.

Day camps are held at the St. Jones Reserve, located on Kitts Hummock Road, east of the John Dickinson Plantation. Pre-registration is required by Friday, July 1. A minimum of 5 children must register for the program to take place. For information and registration, call (302) 739-3436 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve is a partnership between the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The program is administered through DNREC’s Division of Soil and Water Conservation in the Delaware Coastal Programs section.

 

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