FREE, week-long summer day camp for local youth. Students will spend the week immersed in nature, learning about the biology of their local environment. Activities will include: hiking, knot-tying, orienteering, art projects, animal tracking, nature journaling, bird watching, checking trail cameras, and learning about basic wilderness safety. Our goal is to provide a quality outdoor education experience that makes participants feel more comfortable and confident exploring the great outdoors.

Our camp is FREE for all participants! Breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided along with some personal field equipment for participants. Campers are required to wear comfortable clothes for being outside all day including close-toed shoes - preferably tennis shoes or hiking/work boots.*

*If a participant indicates that not having appropriate clothing/footwear will prevent them from participating, we can work together to purchase these required items for them.

Each day camp session will be 5 days in length (Mon-Fri.) with a different age group each week:

Week 1 (June 16th-20th): ages 10-12

Week 2 (June 23rd-27th): ages 13-15

Campers will spend a majority of their time at our 20-acre Animas Campus located in a Sycamore forest along Animas Creek ~30 minutes drive from Truth or Consequences. We will also go on a few short “field trips” to nearby natural areas for hiking and learning about different habitats.

We will provide transport to/from Truth or Consequences in our 15-passenger van. We may be able to provide transport to/from other local towns (Arrey, Hatch, Deming) or arrange with parents to have campers dropped off directly at our Animas Campus.

Participants - All kids between 12 and 15 who can meet pick up and drop off times are encouraged to apply. The class sizes for each 5 day session is limited to 13 participants.

Instructors: Rich Anderson is a biologist with 24 years of classroom and outdoor teaching experience in NM. Megan Perry is a wildlife biologist who has worked in outdoor education in NM for the last 15 years. Sophia Schaffer Is our Program Assistant and has worked with youth and young adults for the last 10 years. Her main interests are art and outdoor education!