Belize Audubon Society environmental summer camps for you
dirk francisco
Summer is here, and one of the telltale signs is not only the heat wave, but the fact that schools are closed. That coincides with the opening of summer camps which are being organized for just about every age group and type of activity. One group which takes an environmental approach to learning and to broadening horizons is the Belize Audubon Society. The Audubon has six camps that are about to start, including one tailor-made for adults. Audubon’s Publicity Coordinator, Dirk ‘The Bird Man’ Francisco elaborated on the upcoming events.
Dirk Francisco, Publicity Coordinator, BAS
“The Belize Audubon Society is having its annual summer camp program. This year we’re having six summer camp activities geared towards both kids and adults. Some of the camps include birding for one day in Belize City with one of Belize’s expert birders Rudy Burgos along with a BAS staff member. And then we will have two photography camps; one for kids, one for adults. We will have a trip to Saint Herman’s Blue Hole National Park so that kids have the opportunity to learn one of Belize’s jungle and caves. We will have a trip to Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary again just to foster and promote wetlands and the importance of wetlands. Then we have an exciting camp which is a couple’s camp. It’s a popular camp. Last year we had it and this year we’re running that camp again and that’s the couples crystal cave camp. It will give people the opportunity to go into the crystal cave which is one of Belize’s magnificent cave features and then we have some arts and craft camps at the Institute of Mexico here in Belize City. So again if people want to participate in the Belize Audubon Society camps, feel free to call the Belize Audubon Society. The camp ranges from prices one dollar for the birds of a feather flock together all the way to eighty-five dollars for the couple’s camp at Crystal Cave.”
Jose Sanchez
“Where is the cave?”
Dirk Francisco
“The cave is in St. Herman’s Blue Hole National Park but it’s a cave that is not known by many people so this is an opportunity for us to introduce Belizeans to this magnificent and beautiful cave. Spaces are very limited.”
If you would like to attend any of the events, call the Audubon’s office for details on the timetable and costs for the camps.
