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Summer Camps

Tualatin Hills Nature Center • Cooper Mountain Nature Park • Jenkins Estate • Camps • 503-629-6350

Nature Explorers Camp • Hot Rocks

Ages 7-10 yrs From mountaintops to caves below ground, rocks shape our
world. We will explore the rock cycle, build our own volcanoes,
and eat our way through a couple of edible geology lessons. No
Expand your science knowledge, learn about plants and animals, camp on 7/4.
hike 2-5 miles daily, play games, and experience natural areas Field Trip: Rice Rock Museum and Vernonia Lake
around our region. Campers will spend four days at the Tualatin 6/30-7/3 M/T/W/TH 8 am-5 pm 7-10 yrs NP17202
Hills Nature Park, with field trips on Wednesdays. Bring lunch, Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $260 OD: $325
a full-sized water bottle, two snacks, and a backpack daily. Field
trips are subject to change. A few themes will be repeated twice Care of Magical Creatures
over the summer, and camps with the same theme will have the
same content. Please accept this invitation and join us to learn how owls fly
silently, spiders spin webs, and what makes a newt poisonous if it
doesn't bite. We'll even cook up some potions of our own as we
A $30 deposit option is available for this camp. See the Camp try to find some magical creatures in the Nature Park!
Deposits and Balances box on page 48 for details.
Field Trip: Silver Falls State Park
7/7-7/11 M-F 8 am-5 pm 7-10 yrs NP17203
Jurassic Birds Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $325 OD: $406.25
How are dinosaurs related to birds? How do birds outsmart other
animals and humans? Let’s search the Nature Park to find out
hoo-hoo lives here, conduct scientific bird counts and owl pellet
dissections, and find out which bird behaviors and parts are the
same as their dinosaur relatives. No camp on 6/19 and 6/20.
Field Trip: No field trip this week
6/16-6/18 M/T/W 8 am-5 pm 7-10 yrs NP17200
Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $195 OD: $243.75

Poseidon’s Ocean Odyssey
Join Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and the heroes of Mount Olympus
on a quest to discover the mysteries of the ocean, the water cycle,
and creatures that live in shallow water and the deep sea. No
camp on 6/19 and 6/20.
Field Trip: Oswald West State Park
7/14-7/18 M-F 8 am-5 pm 7-10 yrs NP17204
Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $325 OD: $406.25
Farms Vs. Zombies
Living with the Land Discover which plants in the Nature Park and on farms have
The Indigenous peoples of the Northwest rely on the land for special powers to help protect them against invaders! Watch out
for thorns, poisonous plants, toxic berries and the many defenses
food, medicine, and various essentials that sustain their way of plants have. We'll go berry picking, visit a working farm, look for
life. Discover the plants and animals they utilize and try your food in the forest and play some zombie games this week.
hand at creating some similar items. Together, we’ll forage for
edible plants, craft baskets, and explore ways to care for our local Field Trip: Local Area Farm 8 am-5 pm 7-10 yrs NP17205
7/21-7/25
M-F
ecosystems.
Field Trip: Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $325 OD: $406.25
6/23-6/27 M-F 8 am-5 pm 7-10 yrs NP17201
Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $325 OD: $406.25 Jurassic Birds
How are dinosaurs related to birds? How do birds outsmart other
animals and humans? Let’s search the Nature Park to find out
hoo-hoo lives here, conduct scientific bird counts and owl pellet
dissections, and find out which bird behaviors and parts are the
same as their dinosaur relatives.
Field Trip: Bonneville Dam and Fish Hatchery
7/28-8/1 M-F 8 am-5 pm 7-10 yrs NP17206
Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $325 OD: $406.25

Fees: ID/AP = User is in district or has paid an out-of-district assessment, OD = Out of district (no assessment paid)
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