Coosa River Basin Initiative To Host Summer Nature Camps

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The Coosa River Basin Initiative and the Rome/Floyd ECO River Education Center will hold two summer nature camps June 22-26 and July 13-17.

The June 22-26 E.C.O. (Etowah, Coosa, Oostanaula) camp, which will run from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. each day, is open to children entering grades 3 through 5; cost is $90 per camper.

“Any child that likes getting wet and dirty in nature will love this camp,” said said Amos Tuck, CRBI program coordinator and riverkeeper, who will lead the camps along with ECO Center Director Ben Winkelman.

During the camp at the ECO Center at Ridge Ferry Park, Tuck and Winkelman will engage children in learning about their local environment through educational activities, games, art and hands-on interaction with nature.

Each day’s curriculum will revolve around specific themes, ranging from local rivers to trees and plants to wildlife.

The July 13-17 Explore Floyd County camp, which will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day, is open to students in grades 6-8; cost is $200 per camper.

“In this camp, youth will get to experience the wonders of nature found in their own backyards,” said Tuck. “They’ll snorkel in local creeks, hike up mountains and float down rivers.”

Each day, Tuck and Winkelman will guide campers through Floyd County’s wild places from the county’s rivers and streams to its mountains and ridges, incorporating educational experiences into each adventure.

Parents can register their children online or contact Amos Tuck at 706-232-2427 or atuck@coosa.org.

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Photo: CRBI Riverkeeper Amos Tuck shows crayfish, salamanders and fish to students. CRBI’s environmental camps will introduce students to many of the critters found in what is considered one of North America’s most biologically diverse river basins. Credit: Coosa River Basin Initiative