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Children will discover the diversity of our very own ponds, rivers, and wetlands at The New York Botanical Garden. Their week will be filled with wetland walks, scavenger hunts, crafts, science experiments, bird watching, and frog catching. Kids will get to put on waders and enter the pond to get their hands mucky for a first-hand experience of life in a wetland!

Tentative Schedule

Day 1 – Let's explore!

This first exciting day will include getting ready for a week-long exploration of ponds, rivers, and wetlands. Kids launch into a week-long experiment and begin collecting data just like a wetland ecologist.

Day 2 – Ponds and Frog Fun

Children will explore the amazing life that is in and around ponds. They will search for frogs, aquatic insects, as well as explore floating and submerged plants. Campers explore aquatic life up-close with microscopes and hand lenses.

Day 3 – Wetland Bird Watching

Mid-week, kids go on a walk with birding experts. Campers learn to identify some wetland birds and how to make bird calls. Later campers go on a forest hike to see how woodland birds compare with those along the marsh.

Day 4 –Bronx River Day

Campers celebrate the Bronx River, the only freshwater river in New York City. Kids sit along the riverside to play games and collect bugs! They will explore the diversity of life in and around this amazing river.

Day 5 - Wetland Celebration

Come celebrate the hard work your busy scientists have been up to all week! Campers spend the day getting ready for the celebration by making natural crafts to decorate the room and tallying up the results of their experiment to share.