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	Click here to download your registration form!


WHEN: There are nine, four-night sessions available. All sessions begin with drop off at 6 p.m. on Monday evening and pick up at 6 p.m. on the following Thursday. All drop offs and pick ups will take place at the Eastgate Meijer store. Detailed directions mailed with registration.


WHERE: Participants are lodged in the modern, air-conditioned Rieveschl Chalet nestled on the southern portion of the Edge of Appalachia Preserve in Adams County located just 75 miles east of Cincinnati.


NOTE:  Sessions are limited to twelve participants each. These programs, while not overly strenuous, are not recommended for those needing excessive medical attention or who must restrict their physical activity.          



	What to expect...


Are you looking for a way to get your child to appreciate the outdoors? At our Science Camp—on the 14,000 acre Edge of Appalachia Preserve in Adams County—they will reconnect with nature and have the time of their life. We have offered this outstanding young naturalist adventure for more than 30 years. Together with The Nature Conservancy, we have been actively preserving some of the finest natural areas in Ohio through stewardship, scientific inquiry and education.


Science Camp participants spend three days immersed in exploration on one of the most unique natural areas in Ohio. Stream life, birds, trees, wildflowers, insects and Ohio's rare prairies are all fair game in this hands-on adventure. Teens and preteens come face to face with a myriad of globally threatened and endangered plant and animal species while exploring the preserve’s rugged un-glaciated landscapes. Campers will also experience the preserve’s new Eulett Center Learning Lab complete with a microscope projection system which brings the often unseen life of water and forest into bigger than life-sized view!


Small groups of twelve per week allow for personal attention, with careful consideration to interests and needs. Teen (ages 13-16 years) and pre-teen (9-12 years) participants receive hands-on experiences in botany, zoology, geology and other natural sciences.  Classes also have an opportunity to assist with the preserve’s Biological Monitoring Program where they participate in an interactive approach to the scientific method, learn to locate and identify animal species in the field, discuss current issues in conservation and much more while having fun!


Questions? Click here for our Science Camp FAQs!



    	
COST: Sessions cost $260 for Members of Museum Center, The Nature Conservancy, and for Adams County residents; $280 for all others.                                                           


Cost for all sessions includes food, lodging, instruction, use of equipment, supplies, and transportation while at the preserve, as well as, to and from Cincinnati. (Sorry, we cannot discount the price if travel from Cincinnati is unnecessary).  


FOOD: Special dietary needs may be accommodated with advance notification.                                                                               


HEALTH CARE: Staff members are certified in first-aid and CPR, however a hospital is located approximately 18 miles from the Rieveschl Chalet if needed. Transportation is available at all times. Emergency 911 service is also available.                                                                   


STAFF: Staff consists of four museum staff members (both male and female) plus visiting area scientists, educators and naturalists.


INFORMATION: For questions or more information, please contact Preserve Director, Chris Bedel (Ext 11) or Chief Naturalist, Jessica Huxmann (Ext 14) at 937-544-2880 or jhuxmann@hughes.net


REGISTRATION POLICY:  Science Camp registrations will be accepted by mail only (payment must accompany registration) starting Monday, January 30 until Monday, February 20.  Beginning Monday, February 20, phone registration, email, and mail-in registration will be accepted until the camps are full.