Registration is now open for the 2023 season of Camp Mummichog, Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust’s summer day camp for campers ages 5 to 14.

At Camp Mummichog, nature education takes many forms: hands-on exploration, physical activity, art, music, writing, games, and more. All camp sessions are held at Coastal Rivers Salt Bay Farm on Belvedere Road in Damariscotta, a beautiful nature preserve featuring rolling fields, forest, and both fresh and saltwater marshes. Most sessions also include a field trip to a nearby preserve.

On a typical day, campers may be found exploring a salt marsh creek looking for horseshoe crabs, building emergency shelters and practicing survival skills in the forest, or running through fields with oversized nets, collecting insects to identify and observe.

Nine camp sessions are scheduled between July 5 and Aug. 18. Each session has a different theme and is designed for a specific age group.

Campers attending “Marine Adventures” will conduct their own experiments, dissect a squid, and visit a lab at the University of Maine Darling Marine Center to learn from marine biologists in the field. “Grandparents & Kids Camp” gives grandparents the opportunity to join their camper for a few days of exploration, art projects, games, and more.

“River Beats” is a unique camp program that invites campers to take inspiration from the natural world to compose music. With no prior music experience required, the campers work closely with Will Healy of the New York Philharmonic’s Young Composers Program to create an original piece of music. This piece will be performed by professional musicians at a special concert at the end of this two-week session.

To learn more, download a brochure, or register, go to www.coastalrivers.org. Scholarships are available.

Coastal Rivers is a non-profit, member-supported, nationally accredited land trust caring for the lands and waters of the Damariscotta-Pemaquid Region by conserving special places, protecting water quality, creating trails and public access, and deepening connections to nature through education programs. For more information, email info@coastalrivers.org or visit coastalrivers.org.