DEC Opens Registration for Summer Camps

The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation is now accepting online applications for its annual summer camp, which begins in late June.

This year will be the DEC’s 67th annual summer camp, which operates seven one-week sessions beginning on June 29.

“For more than six decades, DEC’s environmental education summer camps have nurtured New York’s youth to become stewards of our state’s natural resources,” DEC Commissioner Joe Martens said. “Campers explore the outdoors under the guidance of caring camp staff, learning about the natural world and their place in it.”

The program is aimed at youths between the ages of 11 and 17 years. Attendees will be able to participate in a variety of activities, including fishing, bird watching, fly-tying, archery, canoeing, hiking, camping and hunter safety education.

Campers will also learn about fields, forests, streams and ponds through hands-on activities and exploration as well as conservation techniques, such as measuring trees and estimating wildlife populations.

Parents can now register campers through the DEC’s online registration system and pay by credit card, e-check or with a sponsor code.

Campers will pay $350 for a one-week session.

The camps are located at Saranac Lake in Franklin County, Livingston Manor in Sullivan County, Caneadea in Allegany County and Warrensburg in Warren County.

For more information, visit DEC’s website or call 518-402-8014.