Bull Run Mountain Nature Conservancy Camps 2012

Bull Run Mountain Conservancy in Broad Run, VA, will be hosting several camps this summer for children of all ages.  Preschool Camp, Elementary Aged Herpetology Camp, and Middle/High School Watershed Workshop Camp for Teens.

Supernovamommy- If you're reading this- this is a Skink.  Taken from BRMConservancy.org

Herpetology Camp
Herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians. BRMC invites your child to spend TWO days hiking and handling, searching and observing salamanders, frogs, lizards, snakes and turtles on the Bull Run Mtn Natural Area Preserve. Marty Martin, the premier mid-Atlantic herpetologist will be joining both camps to discuss and find every snake possible
Ages 7-12
June 21/22, OR June 25/26, OR
9am-4pm
Pre-registration required.
Members: $100/ Non-members: $150

Summer Nature Camp


BRMC invites your child to spend a nature-filled week interacting with the natural world. Each day we will focus on different plants and animals in the Bull Run Mountains. Campers will add to their understanding of natural systems through hikes, stream walks, games, and eco-dramas.
Ages 7-12.
Week of July 23rd, OR Week of July 30th
9am-4pm
Pre-registration is required.
BRMC Members: $250/ Non-members: $300.




Chesapeake Watershed Workshop
BRMC will offer an educational workshop for youth ages 13-18 focused on the conservation of the rivers and streams that flow into the Chesapeake Bay. The four-day workshop will begin with an overview of stream ecology and natural history. We will then spend Day 2 exploring the headwater streams in the Bull Run Mountains. Day 3 will be spent downstream in the Little Bull Run, and Day 4 will be spent in Turkey Run National Park along the banks of the Potomac River. At each location students will perform stream monitoring, vegetation analyses, and stream habitat and riparian buffer evaluations.
AGES 13-18
4 Days Week August 6th
9am-4pm
Pre-registration is required.
BRMC Members: $200/ Non-members: $250.

Preschool Nature Camp

At this week-long camp, young children will be exposed to the outdoors and wildlife. They will explore the life on the Bull Run Mountains through a series of discovery hikes, nature crafts, and games. 
Ages 4—6.
August 13th
10am-11am
Pre-registration is required.
BRMC Members: $125/ Non-members: $175.




Bull Run Mountains Conservancy 17405 Beverley Mills Dr. Broad Run, VA 20137


To view our Full Summer Camp 2012 Guide, click here.