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Ages 8-10: NEW! Habitat Trekking
June 19-23, 2023 9:00am - 2:30pm Join us for a week of nature discovery as we go habitat trekking along the trails at the KVR. Bring along your sense of curiosity and cooperative spirit to investigate the unique natural habitats and get to know some of the plants and animals that live there. Is a frog a predator or a prey? Have you ever found a water penny? Can we find a living food chain? Be prepared for hiking, observing, discovering and learning from one another in a group setting. By looking closely, listening carefully, and asking questions, campers will learn through first-hand experience. Interactive games, activities, and nature crafts will be part of each day. Respect for nature and each other will be emphasized. Topics will include edible and poisonous plants, designs of nature, animal tracks and signs, predators and prey, among others. This camp is a good fit for budding biologists, kids who enjoy close study of nature topics, and cooperative learners. Fee: $150 (child must pack own lunch).
Limit: 12 children per session
Registration Deadline: June 5, 2023
Instructor: Cathy Chybowski is an experienced naturalist and life science teacher whose passion is getting kids outside. She worked for several years as a DNR Naturalist and spent almost 20 years teaching ecology, biology, and A.P. environmental science. She works as a KVR instructor where she spends much time outdoors continuing to be inspired by nature and her students. Ages 8-10: Art Sprouts: The Art and Science of Nature FULL - waiting list closed.
July 17-21, 2023 9:00am – 2:30pm Calling all dreamers and discoverers! In a camp experience that seeks to unite the artist and the scientist in each of us, we invite children to join us for a week of drawing, painting, crafting, journaling, experimenting and exploring. Who were our famous artists/scientists as children? Who are the da Vincis, the Teslas, the Newtons, the Sybillas and Goldsworthys of today? Campers will create art in nature, and use nature in their own art. We will do science experiments that reveal some of nature's secrets, looking at seeds, sprouts, water, clouds, pond life, and birds. Fee: $150 (child must pack own lunch)
Limit: 12 children per session
Registration Deadline: June 3, 2023
Instructor: Vicki Ramsay is a Wisconsin certified Biology, Broadfield Sciences and Environmental Education teacher. She's been teaching Biology, Agriculture, Chemistry, Geometry and Drawing at Youth Initiative High School in Viroqua and at the KVR for over 17 years. She has two sons, ages 22 and 14, who have been a great source of inspiration. She loves the adventures and lifelong learning that we all receive from Nature just by taking time to notice, explore, and spend time in the wild. Summer Camp 101Full with waiting list June 5-9, 2023 9:00 am– 2:30 pmThis week is for everyone who loves a classic summer day camp experience and the traditional things about summer camp! Swimming, hiking, games, crafts and friends! There will be plenty of opportunities to develop physical skills such as canoeing, fire starting, fort building and exploring as well as life skills such as helping others and making group decisions. Campers will be active and engaged in all the great things the KVR has to offer. If you are a kid who likes to move your body, this is a camp for you!
Fee: $150/child (child must pack own lunch)
Limit: 12 children
Registration Deadline: May 29, 2023 Instructor: Andrea Auel is currently a student at UW- Green Bay studying Environmental Science. Andrea has had previous experience assisting with camp instruction and is excited to return to the KVR program as a camp instructor. Andrea grew up in the Driftless Region and holds the area in a special place in her heart. She is a self-proclaimed nature geek and enjoys learning about all of the natural world's little intricacies. Nature Nuts
Full with waiting list: July 31- Aug 4, 2023 9:00 am– 2:30 pm Spots available: August 7 - 11, 2023 9:00 am– 2:30 pm Each day of Nature Nuts camp brings exploration, discovery and new skills. Campers will investigate the realm of plants with identification games and crafts, they’ll search for animal life and learn the art of quiet sitting to see who comes along. We’ll encounter the wonders of the water with a day on the pond learning basic canoe skills and safety and discovering who lives in this watery world. Traditional crafts and demonstrations in the ways that ancient peoples made their fires, shelters and food will also be part of the adventure. Each day will include hikes, time for guided play, and safe exploration. We’ll get wet, dirty and gain a new level of comfort and knowledge about nature.
Fee: $150/child (child must pack own lunch)
Limit: 12 children
Registration Deadline: July 24 and July 31, 2023 Instructor: Andrea Auel is currently a student at UW- Green Bay studying Environmental Science. Andrea has had previous experience assisting with camp instruction and is excited to return to the KVR program as a camp instructor. Andrea grew up in the Driftless Region and holds the area in a special place in her heart. She is a self-proclaimed nature geek and enjoys learning about all of the natural world's little intricacies.
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Ages 8-10: Four ElementsFull with waiting list June 26-30, 2023 9:00am - 2:30pm Each day of camp will offer an exploration of one of the elements through creative play, poetry and song, science experiments, learning about animals, and making interesting contraptions. Beaver and pond studies, lanterns, chemistry experiments, and wing design are a few of the concepts we'll explore in this study and celebration of the elements. By exploring the Kickapoo Valley Reserve, we will see how the four elements unfold in the natural world. We will take a hike to explore the incredible habitat of beavers, stomp around in a cold-water stream, build a campfire, make a fort and learn about birds. This camp offers many new activities as well as some of our old favorites. Fee: $150/child (child must pack own lunch)
Limit: 12 children per session
Registration Deadline: June 12, 2023
Instructor: Vicki Ramsay is a Wisconsin certified Biology, Broadfield Sciences and Environmental Education teacher. She's been teaching Biology, Agriculture, Chemistry, Geometry and Drawing at Youth Initiative High School in Viroqua and at the KVR for over 17 years. She has two sons, ages 22 and 14, who have been a great source of inspiration. She loves the adventures and lifelong learning that we all receive from Nature just by taking time to notice, explore and spend time in the wild. NEW! Wild World of PlantsJuly 10-14, 2023 9:00 am– 2:30 pm July 24-28, 2023 9:00 am– 2:30 pm Every time you go outside you are surrounded by plants, but you would be surprised about all the crazy cool things that they do. Each day of camp we will explore a different part of the wild world of plants through hands-on exploration, crafts, games, guided hikes, and more! Aside from getting to spend time outside and get to know the natural world, campers will also learn things including (but not limited to) plant identification, vocabulary, how to respect plant life, and lots of cool crazy things that plants have done to adapt to their surroundings. Why does the oak tree grow so slowly but get so strong? What is jewelweed and why is it named that? Why does Great Mullein look like something straight out of a Dr. Seuss book? At camp we will learn all the answers to these questions and more! Curiosity at this camp is encouraged and questions are highly welcomed! Fee: $150/child (child must pack own lunch)
Limit: 12 children
Registration Deadline: June 26 and July 10, 2023 Instructor: Andrea Auel is currently a student at UW- Green Bay studying Environmental Science. Andrea has had previous experience assisting with camp instruction and is excited to return to the KVR program as a camp instructor. Andrea grew up in the Driftless Region and holds the area in a special place in her heart. She is a self-proclaimed nature geek and enjoys learning about all of the natural world's little intricacies.
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