The Wrack

Its not every day you meet a butterfly named Sargent Buck. Similarly, it isnt too common to come across a butterfly named Colonel Adams. However, if you should happen to visit the Wells Reserve in the next few days, you might just get the chance.

Last Monday, Kate brought in 26 Painted Lady chrysalises, which were pinned to the top of a small netted enclosure and left to hatch in the Teaching Lab. Though not explicitly related to the theme, the butterflies became an integral and exciting part of last weeks Seashore Sleuths camp. That day, we ogled as the chrysalises shook in anticipation of their next transformation.

What are people saying about the camp programs at the Wells Reserve? Here is a sampling of testimonials from the parents and grandparents of past campers.

Shaza and I were really excited about our first week long camp!

The campers arrived and moved into their new classroom for the week in the barn.?We started out by determining what a researcher was and talking about the different types of research we would do throughout the week. Each camper got their own research journal to record and draw their data and discoveries throughout the week. Each day started with a weather log and then proceeded into the specific habitat for the day.