*PLEASE NOTE THAT CAMP IS NOW FULL. FILL OUT FORM BELOW TO BE PUT ON THE WAITLIST*

About the Summer Camp:

The Water and Wildlife Summer Camp is provided as an educational experience to middle school students, grades 6- rising 9th graders, that is aimed specifically at creating lifelong stewards of the lake and its watershed by engaging them in scientific research and enhancing their science education about lake watershed biology, chemistry, and ecology.

This will be the third year the camp is offered, after a successful pilot year in 2022 and two weeks of half-day camps in 2023. The camp continues to receive wonderful reviews from both camp attendees and parents:

“I loved all of it.”

“The camp was perfect and nothing should be changed.”

“Thank you thank you it was an amazing experience.”

“Don’t change anything.”

“I loved everything we did this year.”

SUPPORTED BY:

For 2024, another year of funding for the Water and Wildlife Summer Camp is being provided by the Guido & Ellen Palma Foundation! A huge THANK YOU goes out to this amazing foundation for its continued support of this program. 

Exploring Aquatic Macroinvertebrates and Vertebrates

August 12th -16th, 2024: 9:00 AM- 3:00 PM (8 AM- 4 PM for before & aftercare)

Part of the camp activities with consist of analyzing the aquatic macroinvertebrates (AMI) of the Canandaigua Lake watershed. Campers will learn about the food webs in the Canandaigua area and how invasives are upsetting the balance. Collect and analyze the insect larvae and other invertebrates in the stream beds. The lessons will be led by watershed educators and local college professionals, and activities will be intermixed with games and hiking that simulate the instructional lessons. The study of AMI will culminate in a bus ride around the lake to collect these specimens along with water samples for analysis.

For the last 3 years, FitzGerald Brothers Bus Company out of Geneva has sponsored the bus trip around the lake by giving us an extremely  generous discount! Thank you so much for your continued support of the camp. We are so grateful!

The second part of the camp curriculum will consist of activities analyzing the vertebrates in the Canandaigua Lake watershed. Local college professionals will lead campers through the exploration of the fish and amphibians that are commonly found in the area. Campers will learn how to complete population estimates via mark and recapture as well as learn about fish shocking, fishing techniques and fly tying. The field trip for this aspect of camp, youth will have the opportunity to go on a boat and/or kayaking trip and will perform water quality tests while enjoying the beauty of the Lake!

This year’s boat trip will again be generously donated by Canandaigua’s Freedom Boat Club of Seager Marine. We are so grateful for this opportunity. Thank you so much to the owner’s of Freedom Boat Club and to all the amazing staff who took the campers on the boat trip! 

Cost:

$200 with no before or aftercare (9 AM- 3 PM)

$250 with before and aftercare (8 AM- 4 PM)

*There are some scholarships available for campers that are eligible*

CLWA Camp Registration Contact:

Lindsey Ayers

Education Program Coordinator

layers@canandaigualakeassoc.org

585-747-8278 (cell)

*Our mission is to inspire the entire watershed community to become stewards of Canandaigua Lake through education, scientific research, and advocating sound public policy. By engaging all stakeholders, we strive to preserve, protect and restore the lake and its watershed for current and future generations.*

Camper Name: *

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Grade Entering: *

Age: *

Email: *

Camper Phone Number: *

Are you interested or in need of a camp scholarship? *

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• No
• Maybe

T-shirt Size: *

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• Adult X-Large

Parent or Guardian's Names: *

Parent Emails: *

Parent Phone Numbers: *

Address: *

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Please list all the people that are allowed to pick up your child from camp and include their phone numbers: *

Medical Information: Allergies *

Medications needed by camper from 9 am- 3 pm: *(Please Note: If your child does needs to carry any medicine, including pain relievers and any other over the counter drugs, they will need to provide a note from their physician.)* *

Emergency contact name and number if a parent can't be reached: *

Permissions Section: If there is a lifeguard on duty at Onanda, I give my child permission to swim at the end of the day. *

• Yes
• No

Digitally sign below, after all the permission's questions. Camp staff will either mail or provide a paper copy of the permission's form on the first day of camp for parents to sign.

Photo Consent: I consent to and authorize the use of photo/video of my child in CLWA promotional materials. *

• Yes
• No

I consent to and authorize my child to take a bus trip around the lake. *

• Yes
• No

I consent to and authorize my child to take a boat and/or kayak trip on Canandaigua Lake. *

• Yes
• No

Parent signature for the above permission's questions: *

Camp Payment/Registration: *

• Camp with NO extra care - $ 200.00
• Camp with Before and Aftercare - $ 250.00
• Hoping for a Scholarship - $ 0.00

Payments are processed through Paypal. If you would like another means of payment, please contact the office. We can accept check, cash, or credit card payments. You can still complete this registration form if you plan to pay another way. If so, please make note of this in the below comments section.

Comments / Questions for Camp Staff:

*PLEASE NOTE: YOU DO NOT NEED A PAYPAL ACCOUNT TO MAKE A PAYMENT. PLEASE SELECT THE ‘DONATE WITH DEBIT OR CREDIT CARD’ OPTION BELOW PAYPAL OPTION TO PROCEED WITH A CARD.*

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