Our Environmental Education at Camp Sealth program gets kids connected to the outdoors through hands-on learning experiences. See what we’ve got growing, meet our educators and more!
For the past few weeks, Camp Sealth has been a host to an AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) team that has been working all around camp on key projects that keep us in tip-top shape. Before coming to Camp Sealth, team Blue One served in Sacramento, CA working on gardens, parks, and a baseball field, […]
Calling all gardeners, plant enthusiasts, composters and friends of the Earth! The Camp Sealth organic garden is in need of your help. Eleven years ago Camp Sealth started a garden program that grows beautiful flowers and healthy fruits, vegetables and fragrant herbs. Throughout the year Camp Sealth uses the garden, compost facility and worm bin […]
Spring time around Camp Sealth means the start of our busy Environmental Education program! Soon, schools and groups from around the Pacific Northwest area will join us for outdoor and experiential education. Camp Sealth has a thriving Environmental Education & Retreats program utilizing our 400 acres of forests, wetlands, and beach front. Groups can expect an […]
Featured Staff: Spring Environmental Education Staff Pictured, left to right: David, Tumble, Nemo, Crash, Curly, Ricky. The arrival of our Spring EE staff marks the beginning of our busy and exciting Spring and Summer seasons! These staff will work tirelessly over the next few weeks until summer to teach school groups a variety of lessons […]
Camp Sealth experienced unusually low tides this weekend, of -3.3 and -3.6. This is great news for beach walks, as much more rocky Puget Sound coastline becomes exposed. Finds included several sea stars, sun stars, many types of crabs, sea anemone, sea cucumbers and even an octopus! Marine science is a major element of our […]
Camp Sealth has exciting news for those interested in Outdoor Education and renewable energy. We recently received a grant through Puget Sound Energy to install a turbine and solar panel, as well as expand curriculum used with Environmental Education groups during the spring and fall. We have new units for classes that will directly use our space to […]
Today at Camp Sealth, our friends at the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife came down teach our staff about Sand Lances, a type of fish native to the Puget Sound. We learned about how to protect and preserve this fascinating species. They love to spawn on our beaches due to the coarse sand environment. […]