PLAY OUTSIDE!

Catch Frogs, Go Fishing, Study the Stars at night.

Swift Nature Camp is a small premier Wisconsin residential summer camp for Boys & Girls ages 6-15. SNC is located in the Northwoods of Wisconsin on a 1500 acre lake connected to a county forest, We combine traditional water & land activities along with hands on outdoor Nature Studies. Traditional Adventure camping activities include: Horses, Swimming, Scuba, Team Course, Sailing, Skiing, and much more. Above all else we have FUN. Best of all campers take out of camp canoe and backpack trips. Self-accomplishment is promoted in a noncompetitive and nurturing environment. Two counselors live in each cabin of 8-10 children, fostering cabin spirit, organizing trips and reading stories at night.

Programs are 2, 3 & 6 weeks. Plus a special First Timer Camp!

The Audubon Center of the North Woods is a leader in offering meaningful nature experiences to people of all ages and through our family and youth camps this summer, we will provide a different kind of summer camp experience – an opportunity to engage in nature through immersion in the wild outdoors to promote environmental awareness, compassion, leadership and an ethic of care for the earth.

This summer we are offering a variety of camp experiences for youth ages 9-16 years as well as a family outdoor skills camp. Accommodations for our on-site camps are in our Crosby Lodge or Lowry Lodge, which are dorm-style buildings. If you'd like more information, please call or email us.

Voted the "Best Environmental Education in Minnesota" - 2009

Early bird discounts by May 1. We have partial and full need-based scholarships available.

2011 Summer Camps at the Audubon Center of the North Woods:
Becoming an Outdoor Family... June 10-12, 2011
Bringing families and the outdoors together. Experts from both our staff and MN DNR teach variety of outdoor and recreational classes, such as archery, geocaching, fishing, survivor, high ropes, reptiles/amphibians, animal signs and aquatics. Geared towards families with children ages 6-18. Younger children are welcome to attend but will not be able to participate in classes.

Mix & Match Day Camp...June 20
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For kids entering 4th to 8th grades
Pick your mix of exciting adventure or wildlife activities! Choose from: Zipline, Climbing Wall, Canoeing, Survivor, Reptiles & Amphibians/Frog Hunt, Fishing, Animal Signs, Stream Superheroes/Aquatics.

Feathered Friends Day Camp...June 21
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For kids entering 1st to 4th grades
Celebrate our feathered friends by testing out their beaks and feet, experimenting with feathers, and joining a bird birthday party for the birds who live at the Audubon Center all year! Hand feed our crow and he may have some new talents to show us!

Forts, Fires & Fishing...........July 5-8
For kids entering 4th to 7th grades;
Spend a week learning how to survive in the woods. Start off the week learning fire-building basics, how to construct shelter, and where to find food in the wild. You’ll perfect fort- and firemaking skills, cook some meals over a fire, look for wild edibles, catch some fish, and spend a night under the stars. The week finishes with a fish fry for you and your family!
* Spin-cast fishing on Grindstone Lake & fly fishing at the Kettle River
* Build and sleep in an outdoor shelter one night
* Learn fire-building and outdoor cooking skills
* Build forts in different habitats each day
* High Ropes & Climbing Wall
* Orienteering/Geocaching

The Ways of Wildlife........July 10-15
For kids entering 5th to 8th grades;
Help care for educational animals at the Center including frogs, snakes, turtle, and birds of prey! Learn the basics of animal training and wildlife rehab. Discover how telemetry and GPS are used in tracking wildlife. Enjoy swimming in Grindstone Lake and experiencing our high ropes course. Enjoy several great field trips and behind-the-scenes experiences at: a zoo, an overnight at the Great Lakes aquarium, the Wildlife Science Center, AND a veterinary clinic/wildlife rehabilitation center.

State Park Sampler........July 23-24
For kids entering 7th to 9th grades;
We travel to Tettegouche State Park, one of the area’s most beautiful. We’ll spend the day hiking and exploring the park’s unique features, camp overnight, and explore more state parks along the North Shore on the way back to the Center.

Urban Wilderness Camp is Hartley Nature Center's traveling variety show. Each week of camp takes place at a different city park in Duluth, MN and Superior, WI. Programming is designed to utilize the unique offerings of the featured location. We spend a lot of time in the woods. Activities are designed to balance elements of recreation, education, conservation and community.

We do things like swim in local creeks, search for crayfish, find agates, safely eat wild plants and berries, explore forests and creeks, play ultimate frisbee and capture the flag, make up games, paddle canoes, fish, cook over fires, tie knots, set up tarps, hike on the Superior Hiking Trail, bike on the Munger Trail, paddle canoes, work and play as a team, and take care of our local urban wilderness.

Monday through Thursday
9 am-3:30 pm (drop off at featured location as early as 8:30 am, pick up as late as 4 pm)
Ages 10-13 plus junior leaders (14)

While activities vary each week depending on the group, weather and local offerings, each week has a "featured activity" that distinguishes it from the others.

Dates...........................Featured Park......................Featured activity
June 18-21................. Billings Park, Superior......... Beach Campfire Cookout
June 25-28................. Lester Park, Duluth............. Seven Bridges Road Romp
July 9-12.................... Billings Park, Superior......... Municipal Forest Expedition
July 30-Aug 2............. Fairmont Park, Duluth......... Bike and Hike
Aug 6-9..................... Lower Chester Park, Duluth. Swim Hole Exploration
Aug 13-16................. Lester Park, Duluth.............. Crawdad Cuisine

Cost: $90 per week for members, $110 for non-members
There are plenty of generous scholarships available to children who qualify for free or reduced lunch.

call 218 724 6735 for more information about this or other Hartley Nature Center Summer Camps