Ecomuseum

NATURE CAMP – SUMMER 2012

Hurry to register your child as ONLY A FEW SPOTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE for the 2012 Nature Camp. New fun and rewarding activities await the children who will participate this summer!

For extraordinary discoveries, the Ecomuseum zoo Nature Camp is certainly the summer activity kids aged 5 to 11 don’t want to miss!

This unique camp that allows direct contact with nature, offers your children the chance to interact directly with the animals and discover the nature around them. They will, amongst other things:

• Learn how to care for animals
• Observe animal behavior
• Identify birds
• Identify bugs
• Enjoy games and crafts
• And many other surprises!

Click here for more details (schedules, rates ...) and to complete the registration form for Nature Camp 2012.

YOUNG TEEN VOLUNTEERS - SUMMER 2012

We are looking for young volunteers interested in being Counselor Assistant for the 2012 Nature Camps. If you are between 14 and 18 years of age (as of June 1^st, 2012), are dynamic, mature and like working with kids and animals, why not join us as a volunteer and get some work experience during the summer? Don’t miss your chance! Click here for more details and to complete the application form.

You are also invited to attend - along with your parents - an information session which will be held at the Ecomuseum zoo, on March 31^st, 2012, at 10 a.m.

WILD DISCOVERY CAMP - SUMMER 2012 (for 12 to 15 years old)

Our zoologists are working arduously to prepare the Wild Discovery Camp – 2012 Edition, for youth aged 12 to 15. Two weeks are available: July 9^th to 13^th and August 13^th to 17^th, 2012.

Five days of activities on the road to explore the wilderness in unique and unusual locations.

• Witness Quebec’s exceptional fauna along with our zoologist, in a multitude of natural habitats. A unique opportunity!
• Eat and sleep surrounded by wild animals. Mysteries of the forest, quiet trickle of the streams, and total darkness of the night, here we come! (Camping in a National Park)
• Climb a mountain for a population census of wild amphibians, reptiles, birds & mammals.
• Discover a rehabilitation center for birds of prey and participate in a flight demonstration!
• Come face to face with a master falconer and discover the secrets of falconry.
• Momentarily become a frog, a fish or even an otter. Dive into their aquatic universe!
• How well do you know the snakes from here? Go looking for snakes in a natural habitat that is truly out of the ordinary.

The registration schedule is:
March 5th to 16th, 2012: Priority registration for our members only (in person or by phone)
March 17th and 18th, 2012: Registration FOR ALL (on site only, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
March 19th and forward, 2012: Registration FOR ALL (in person or by phone)

Don’t miss this unique and unforgettable experience with the WILD ANIMALS from Québec! Click here for more details and to complete the registration form.