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Get Outside This Summer at Cope Environmental Center!
Grab your sense of adventure and join our team of naturalists for muddy shoes, exploring trails, and making new friends. Programs are filled with hands-on activities designed to inspire a love of nature and foster connection to our natural world. Enroll today – your adventure awaits!
Interested in registering for Summer Adventure Camp? Email Stephanie at s.mccurdy@copeenvironmental.org to reserve your spot!
Register online using the form below.
Summer Adventure Camps for Pre K - K
Nature Buddies
June 21-25 9 am—Noon Pre K—K
This camp is for the littlest explorers ready for adventures in nature. Discover worms, insects, and millipedes! Learn lifecycles and how to be a friend to nature.
Salamander Safari
June 21-25 1 pm—4:00 pm Pre K—K
Take a walk on the wild side. What will we find? Salamanders, snakes, and butterflies – OH my! Hike our trails and discover the signs of wildlife!
Puddle Stompers
July 19-23 9 am—Noon Pre K—K
A little mud and water add to the fun as we explore the watery habitats of CEC. Hop like frogs and get down & dirty in nature. Be amazed by all the fun little critters that live in our wetlands.
Crafty Caterpillars
July 19-23 1 pm—4 pm Pre K—K
The great outdoors is nature’s masterpiece. Explore CEC’s trails and make your own masterpieces with cool finds from hikes.
Summer Adventure Camps for 1st - 3rd Grade
Hike it! Bike it! Like it!
June 1-4 9 am—noon 1st—3rd grade
Wayne County is full of opportunities for outdoor recreation and education. Spend a week exploring our communities hidden gems. Hike nature trails, bike on the Cardinal Greenway, and learn fascinating history. Campers will need to dropped off and picked up at the destination of the day.
June 1: Cope Environmental Center
June 2: Joseph Moore Museum
June 3: Hayes Arboretum
June 4: Model T Museum, Cardinal Greenway, Ullery’s Ice Cream
Eco Superheroes
June 14-18 9 am—Noon 1st—3rd grade
Cooking with the sun, discovering the power of water, and capturing the breeze are ways we can be nature superheroes.
Explore the different ways to become more sustainable using the earth’s resources.
Wild About Art
June 14-18 1 pm—4 pm 1st—3rd grade
Explore the habitats of CEC and find inspiration from nature. Create your own masterpieces out of natural materials and recycled items. Plan to get down and dirty crafting in Nature!
Who Lives in the Forest?
July 12– 16 9 am— Noon 1st—3rd grade
Explore the woodland habitat around CEC and discover the animals that call Indiana forests home. Examine tracks and scat to gather clues about survival habits. You never know what animal can be seen in the woods!
Aqua Adventures
July 12-16 1 pm—4 pm 1st—3rd grade
Spend the week splashing in the wetlands, catching (and releasing) frogs and discovering macroinvertebrates all while learning the importance of water for all forms of life. Beware: You will get wet!
Summer Adventure Camps for 4th - 6th Grade
Hike it! Bike it! Like it!
June 1-4 1 pm—4 pm 4th—6th grade
Wayne County is full of opportunities for outdoor recreation and education. Spend a week exploring our communities hidden gems. Hike nature trails, bike on the Cardinal Greenway, and learn fascinating history. Campers will need to dropped off and picked up at the destination of the day.
June 1: Cope Environmental Center
June 2: Joseph Moore Museum
June 3: Hayes Arboretum
June 4: Model T Museum, Cardinal Greenway, Ullery’s Ice Cream
Art of Nature
June 28-July 2 9 am—Noon 4th—6th grade
Awaken your inner artist and gather inspiration from the world around you! Paint with mud, weave with grass, and turn trash into recycled art! Plan to get down and dirty crafting in nature!
Backyard Biologists
June 28-July 2 1 pm—4 pm 4th—6th grade
Did you know your backyard is teeming with wildlife? Discover the insects, birds, flowers, trees, and wildlife that are all around us. Be ready to explore the micro-environments that surround CEC.
Conservation Camp
July 26-30 9 am—3 pm 4th—6th grade
Don’t miss CEC’s most popular summer camp! Tie-dying with natural dyes, participating in our famous “Fear Factor” race and cooking with a solar cooker are just a few of the fun things we have planned for this week! Don’t forget about the optional overnight on Thursday!
Summer Adventure Camps for 7th - 12th Grade
Jr/Teen Master Naturalist Certification
June 7-11 9 am—3 pm 7th—12th grade
Learn about plants, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and mammals while earning your IN DNR Master Naturalist Certification. Complete your classroom hours and volunteer hours all in the same week. Use your certification to become a Summer Camp Ranger for CEC!
*Learn more about the Indiana Master Naturalist program at https://www.in.gov/dnr/parklake/6321.htm
Wilderness Survival
July 5-9 9 am—3 pm 7th—12th grade
Do you have what it takes to survive? Develop skills in shelter building, edible plant identification, and basic survival. Test them out with an optional overnight camp-out in CEC’s woods on Thursday!