At DEC environmental education camps, campers experience a balance of environmental education, sportsman education and outdoor fun. Games, lessons and hands-on activities teach kids about forests, water quality and other aspects of nature. Swimming, hiking and canoeing are on the agenda, too, as campers learn new outdoor skills. Campers come away with a life-long passion for nature and a dedication to stewardship of our natural resources. DEC programs are for boys and girls ages 12 to 17. Four camps in New York State -- Colby (Northern Adirondacks), Pack Forest (Southern Adirondacks), DeBruce (Catskills) and Rushford (Western NY) -- host youth 12 to 14 years old. DEC also offers week-long Ecology Workshops for teens 15 to 17 years old at Pack Forest and Rushford. Complete information about the camps is available here.
Application forms are available here or by calling DEC Camps at 518-402-8014. We began accepting applications postmarked February 6, 2010 for campers sponsored by an organization (organization pays $325 camp fee). Parents paying the $325 camp fee directly can mail applications in with a postmark no earlier than February 27, 2010. Mail: DEC Camps, 625 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Albany, NY 12233-4500
Cost: $325 per week per child
Transportation: Parents/Sponsoring organization must make arrangements to get campers to camp
Camps are one week long starting June 27th and running through August 21st
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