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Lake Thoreau Environmental Center

Nature Camp: Animals Around Us

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REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. 

Learn about the native animals in south Mississippi!

When: June 19 - 21, 2024

Who: Rising 3rd through 6th Grade Students

Cost: $150 or $125 (BYO lunch), Friends of Lake Thoreau: $125 or $115 (BYO lunch)

Birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians, fish, mammals!  Join us as we learn about the native animals that live in south Mississippi! We will interact with live animals and explore the collections at the Natural Science Museum in Jackson.  Animal researchers will visit with campers to teach them how to study the diverse wildlife of Mississippi.

This camp is a day camp that meets each at the Lake Thoreau Environmental Center.  Check-in will be between 7:30 and 8:30 A.M. each day, and checkout  will occur between 4:45 and 5:30 P.M.

Animals Around Us Camp - Online Registration Form

For more information, please contact Rachel Spiers at rachel.spiersFREEMississippi

Contact Us

Lake Thoreau Environmental Center
150 Lake Thoreau Road

Open 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Saturdays and Sundays

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Email
Mike.DavisFREEMississippi

Phone
601.266.4748