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Summer Camps

Become the next generation of wildlife advocates! Wolf Park's youth programs focus on conservation learned through hands-on activities and personal connections with wild animals. We offer programs throughout the year for grades K-12.

“WONDERS OF WILDLIFE” TWO DAY CAMP (GRADES K-1)

2024 Dates: June 6-7

$90 (Scholarships Available!)

Wonders of Wildlife focuses on the diversity of wildlife all around us, the importance of wildlife and wild places, and how campers can help the wildlife in their backyards and beyond. Campers will also learn the differences between wild and domesticated animals.

 

 

a deer in the grass

“TAILS AND TEETH” TWO DAY CAMP (GRADES 2-3)

2024 Dates: June 13-14, June 17-18

$90 (Scholarships Available!)

Tails and Teeth focuses on the incredible adaptations of wild animals, the strategies animals use to survive in the wild, and how scientists classify organisms according to physical features. Campers will also learn how wildlife is adapting or disappearing in the face of human development.

 

 

a fox sitting on a rock

“EXPLORING ECOSYSTEMS” TWO DAY CAMP (GRADES 4-5)

2024 Dates: July 8-9, July 11-12

$90 (Scholarships Available!)

Exploring Ecosystems will focus on how and where animals fit into the ecosystem, the important roles that must be filled in a healthy ecosystem, and how changing ecosystems (including towns and cities) can alter the appearances and behavior of wildlife. Campers will also learn how they can choose their own role in the ecosystem through conscious choice.

 

a bird sitting on top of a flower

“WHERE THE WILD THINGS WERE” TWO DAY CAMP (GRADES 6-8)

2024 Dates: July 15-16

$90 (Scholarships Available!)

Where the Wild Things Were will focus on the interconnectedness of the ecosystem, how humans have altered wildlife and habitats, and how campers can make a positive impact on threatened wildlife through coexistence and conservation. Campers will also learn how zoological facilities like Wolf Park benefit wildlife populations.

 

a herd of cattle standing on top of a grass covered field