Westchester Insider: Westchester County: Registration to Open for Westchester County Parks Nature and Muscoot Camps.

Registration to Open for Westchester County Parks Nature and Muscoot Camps.

 

(Ardsley, NY) – If the freezing temperatures have you thinking about summer plans, look no further than Westchester County Parks’ Nature and Muscoot Camps for children entering grades one through nine! Muscoot Young Farmers Camp registration opens Wednesday, Feb. 16 at noon and Nature Camp registration opens Wednesday, Feb. 23 at noon.

 

Campers can explore and discover the natural environment of Westchester County with fun, hands-on experiences at our nature centers and Muscoot Farm. Each camp will focus on different aspects of nature and teach youngsters about animals, insects, plants and more with a new theme each week. The program runs from Monday, June 27 through Friday, Aug. 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fees are $350 per camper per week.

 

Camps will operate outdoors under applicable state guidelines in place at the time camp is in session.

 

Locations:

·         Cranberry Lake Preserve, North White Plains

(914) 428-1005

·         Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary, Rye

(914) 967-8720

·         Lenoir Nature Preserve, Yonkers

(914) 968-5851

·         Marshlands Conservancy, Rye

(914) 835-4466

·         Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River

(914) 864-7322

·         Muscoot Farm, Katonah

(914) 864-7282

 

Westchester County Executive George Latimer said, “The Westchester County Parks Nature and Muscoot Camps not only provide the children of Westchester County with a fun way to spend their summer outdoors, but an opportunity for youngsters to learn and care for the environment and implement those skills into daily life for years to come.”

 

Westchester County Parks Commissioner Kathy O’Connor said, “The parks department looks forward to summer every year and our Nature and Muscoot Farm camps are just a few of the many reasons. We are excited to welcome back our campers, new and old, to have a fun and educational summer with us.”