Muskingum Valley Park District offers nine weeks of themed camp-style programming for students during summer break. Conservation Kids will take place at multiple MVPD locations. Participant space is limited. Cost is $25. Campers will meet on Wednesdays during summer recess to learn about conservation, animal and plant diversity, natural resources, gardening, citizen science, sustainability and environmental impacts, art in nature, and community engagement.
2026 Weekly Themes & Schedule:
- June 10 Plants-Trees & Wildflowers @ Collegial Woods Trails
- June 17 Animals-Vertebrates @ John McIntire Outdoor Classroom
- June 24 Wetlands & Invertebrates @ McGraw Edison Recreation Area
- July 1 Biodiversity in Plants & Animals @ Collegial Woods Trails
- July 8 Citizen Science @ Mission Oaks Gardens & Westview CP
- July 15 Natural Resources & Conservation @ John McIntire OC
- July 22 Ohio Native Plants & Animals @ Collegial Woods Trails
- July 29 Agriculture & Gardening @ John McIntire Outdoor Classroom
- August 5 Habitats in Ohio @ McGraw Edison Recreation Area
- 2026 Field Trip-Overnight tent camping experience @ The Wilds
The ultimate goal of our Conservation Kids program is to connect children with nature through experiential learning. This program launched in 2021 with a grant by the J.W. & M.H. Straker Charitable Foundation and keeps growing! All Muskingum County students in grades 1st-12th are welcome. THANK YOU!
