The Audubon Center of the North Woods is a leader in offering meaningful nature experiences to people of all ages and through our Youth Camps program this summer, we will provide a different kind of summer camp experience – an opportunity to engage kids in nature through immersion in the wild outdoors to promote environmental awareness, compassion, leadership and an ethic of care for the earth.

Click to download our 2011 Summer Camp brochure with registration form EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT!   Register by May 1st, 2011 and save! Becoming an Outdoor Family       June 10-12, 2011.......for families of any size       Cost: $85/person or $315/family of four and $75 each additional person;       register before May 1 and save 10% A weekend focused on learning basic outdoor skills to help you and your family enjoy the outdoors. Skills taught are related to a variety of outdoor sports and recreational activities. Expert instructors from both the Audubon Center of the North Woods and Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will teach these classes, ranging from archery and fishing to high ropes and orienteering, and many more. Instructors begin each class with the basics, providing hands-on experience and encourage all participants to ask questions and try the skill. We welcome all types of families to participate! Bring your kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews or even scout troop or big brother/sister group and join us. Outdoor family workshops are geared toward families that have children between the ages of 6 and 14. Younger children are welcomed to attend the weekend but will not be able to participate in classes. Click here to download Becoming an Outdoor Family information and registration/ class selection form. Mix & Match Day Camp       June 20, 2011.......for kids entering 4th through 8th grades       Cost per person: Early bird $35 (before May 1) or Regular $40 Pick your mix of exciting adventure or wildlife activities and come explore a taste of the many fun activities at the Audubon Center of the North Woods! ADVENTURE OPTIONS Zipline Climbing Wall Canoeing Survivor WILDLIFE OPTIONS Reptiles & Amphibians/Frog Hunt Fishing Animal Signs Stream Superheroes Feathered Friends Day Camp       June 21, 2011.......for kids entering 1st through 4th grades       Cost per person: Early bird $25 (before May 1) or Regular $30 Celebrate our feathered friends by testing out their beaks and feet, experimenting with feathers, and joining a bird birthday party for the birds who live at the Audubon Center all year! Our crow will let you feed him a snack and he may have some new talents to show us all! Forts, Fires, & Fishing Overnight Camp      July 5-8, 2011.......for kids entering 4th through 7th grades       Cost per person: Early bird $225 (before May 1) or Regular $240 Come spend a week learning how to survive in the woods. We’ll start the off the week learning the basics of fire-building, how to construct shelters for people and animals, and where to find food in the wild. Throughout the week, we’ll perfect our fort and fire-making skills, cook some of our own meals over a fire, look for wild edibles, catch some fish, and spend a night under the stars. We’ll finish our week with a fish fry for you and your family! * Spin-cast fishing on Grindstone Lake & fly fishing at Kettle River * Build and sleep in outdoor shelter one night * Learn fire building and outdoor cooking skills * Build forts in different habitats each day * High Ropes & Climbing Wall * Orienteering/Geo-caching * Swimming Ways of Wildlife Overnight Camp      July 10-15, 2011.......for kids entering 5th through 8th grades       Cost per person: Early bird $340 (before May 1) or Regular $355 Explore the lives of animals at the Audubon Center and around Minnesota. Help care for and learn handling of educational animals at the Audubon Center including frogs, snakes, turtles, and birds of prey! Go behind the scenes at a zoo, aquarium and a wildlife research center. Experience the basics of wildlife rehab and visit a veterinary clinic/wildlife rehabilitation center. Learn the basics of animal training with hands-on experience training an animal for the week. Discover how and why telemetry and GPS are used in trackingt wildlife. And to add even more fun to your week, enjoy swimming in Grindstone Lake and our high ropes course. Enjoy a variety of field trips and behind the scenes experiences at: * A zoo * Great Lakes aquarium and * Wildlife Science Center * A veterinary clinic/wildlife rehabilitation center State Park Sampler Overnight Camp      July 23-24, 2011.......for kids entering 7th through 9th grades       Cost per person: Early bird $180 (before May 1) or Regular $200 Meet at the Audubon Center in morning and travel to 2-3 of the area’s beautiful state parks to spend the day hiking and exploring each park’s unique features, camp overnight at one of the parks, and explore more state parks on the way back to the Audubon Center. Click to download our 2011 Summer Camp brochure with registration form Early bird discount! Register by May 1st, 2011 and receive a discount. Past campers receive a discount! Multiple child and 'Bring a Friend' discount is also available. We offer a limited number of partial or full need-based scholarships - please inquire. Click here for scholarship application

Give us a call or send us an email with any specific questions or to request a brochure with registration form. audubon1@audubon-center.org (all registrations and inquiries) Contact the Center for more information 320-245-2648 888-404-7743