ECO OVERNIGHT: JUNE 27 - AUGUST 21, 2010.... ........................................$539/week

The ECO (Ecology Camp Organon) mission is to connect children with the environment through authentic research and observation. Hands-on, field-oriented projects will enrich our campers' understanding of our local ecosystem and how micro-systems are interconnected. We encourage the open discussion of many ecological issues, some controversial, so that campers reach a deeper understanding of the natural world and their role in preserving it.

Campers will choose from a variety of conservation projects dealing with our local environment and their relationship to it. Topics will include:

• Shellfish Aquaculture
• Great Pond
• Long Island Sound
• Dune Ecology
  
• Woodland Ecology
  

An integral part of the program includes using sampling instruments used by professional biologists, botanists, ornithologists, and other environmental scientists. During E.C.O. campers will practice stewardship in their projects and in their relationships. And, the data that each group collects will stand over time as an authentic contribution to the growing body of knowledge Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County is collecting for Peconic Dunes County Park and the ecosystem for which it serves as steward.

Each week campers will be able to chose from 4 projects, with the options alternating every other week. Instructor schedules and weather prohibit us from announcing which projects will be offered which weeks. We apologize for any inconvenience.