This intriguing habitat holds one of the greatest concentrations of threatened and endangered species of plants and animals in the United States. Archbold's 5,140 acres is a superb place to explore this special habitat. Each day of camp, campers play educational ecology games, make nature crafts such as bird houses, visit with Archbold scientists, and make nature collections. Early each morning on days 2-5, campers check their live traps for scrub organisms caught and then release them unharmed. The five days of the week have different but overlapping themes.
Wildlife abounds here in the natural hammock and marsh areas.
Campers are likely to see deer, wild hogs, Barred Owls, herons, wild turkeys, hawks, fish, and more. During the visit, the campers also work with ranch researchers to explore the ditches full of frogs, fish, and invertebrates, and learn about water quality studies. An overnight stay in Station cabins is included for the older campers. Photo by Mark Deyrup. Registration for Ecology Summer Camp begins in early April.