Basic Wetland Ecology & Outdoor Sports (May 31 - June 4, 2009)

• Activities and topics may include:


• Boater safety
• Fishing and fly tying
• Seining and electro-fishing
• Bowfishing and canoeing
• Frogs and water quality
• Fish trapping and sampling
• Trapping and aquatic mammals
• Turtles and Invertebrates

Basic Insect & Plant Ecology (June 14 - 18, 2009)
25 person max

• Activities and topics may include:


• Collecting insects
• Plant ecology and succession
• Insect - plant interactions
• Toxic and carnivorous plants
• Pest insects
• Edible plants and insects
• Insect - wildlife interactions

Basic Upland Ecology & Outdoor Sports (June 28 - July 2, 2009)
25 person max

• Activities and topics may include:


• Hunter education
• Tomahawks and archery
• Shotgun and rifle shooting
• Tracking and radio-telemetry
• Hiking and birding
• MSU wildlife research pens
• Deer necropsy and antlers
• Quail and turkeys
• GPS and geocoaching

* Advanced Concepts & Skills (July 12 - 16, 2009)
25 person max

• Participants will delve into the ecological principles, population management, and advanced outdoor skills used in the resource profession. Activities and topics may include:


• River canoe trip
• Tree-climbing and rappelling
• Local habitat project
• Mammalogy and tanning
• Orienteering
• Animal trapping and marking
• Basic survival skills
• Parasitology


• * Open to 9th graders or older who have previously attended an MSU Wildlife and Fisheries Camp. REQUIRES Entrance Project and Hunter and Boater Safety Certification be submitted PRIOR to camp.

• $275 for each child if no parent/guardian is attending


• $225 per person for family units [child(ren) / parent(s) / guardian(s)]


• * You are only required to pay a deposit at this time ($75 per person). This deposit is non-refundable.