LENOX, Mass. — Registration is now open for Mass Audubon's Winter and Spring School Vacation Camps for children ages 7-12 years old. 

 

The vacation weeks are packed with nature exploration and hands-on learning outside the classroom. Sign up for one, two, three, four, or all five days. Learn about how wildlife stays active in the cold and snow or experience the natural world as plants and wildlife awaken in the spring, energized and full of life. Camps will take entirely outdoors with short breaks to warm up. 

 

Sign up for the week or by the day. Camps will take place at Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary in Lenox.

 

Winter Adventure Vacation Camp

 

Feb. 21, 2022 (Monday) - Feb. 25, 2022 (Friday) (9:00am-3:00pm)

 

Location: Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox, Mass

 

Audience: Children 7 - 12 years

 

Members: $300.00 Nonmembers: $365.00

 

Daily rate: $63/$78 members/nonmembers (call to sign up for daily).

 

About the camp: Learn about wildlife that stays active in the cold and snow, and the adaptations that enable them to survive. Depending on the conditions, we'll build snow shelters and snowshoe or hike to "secret" parts of the sanctuary. Please Note - This program will take place entirely outdoors with only short breaks to warm up. We ask families to consider their campers ability to be out in the cold before registering. Additionally, if conditions on a particular day are unsafe due to extreme temperatures or wind the program day will need to be shortened or cancelled and families will receive a refund for the time missed.

 

Spring Explorers Vacation Camp

 

April 18, 2022 (Monday) - April 22, 2022 (Friday) (9:00am-3:00pm)

 

Location: Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox, Mass

 

Audience: Children 7 - 12 years

 

Members: $300.00 Nonmembers: $365.00

 

About the Camp: Spring is a great time to experience the natural world as plants and wildlife awaken, energized and full of life. Explore our forests, ponds, and wetlands for new plant growth, early bird arrivals, and emerging amphibians and reptiles.

 

Daily rate: $63/$78 members/nonmembers (call to sign up for daily).