Visiting students will now have a sweet view of maple syrup being made in Camp Kawartha’s new Sugar Shack. Staff used recycled materials to create a little charming building with a large window installed low enough for even the smallest guests to see the sap bubbling...
It’s a fact of life that even the most beautiful organic material is destined to go from ripe to rotting in a relatively short period of time. Here at Camp Kawartha, we can produce over 120 litres of organic waste each and every day. But what to do with such a volume...
Last week, as I was giving creative input into this year’s sweatshirt design, I had a chance to reflect on the tagline in our logo “Inspiring Environmental Stewardship”. I paused to consider how “Inspiring” is both a descriptor as well as a verb or action word....
If any of you have had the pleasure of meeting the Executive Director of Camp Kawartha, Jacob Rodenburg, you’ll know that he is a humble sort, a rather self-effacing man who would rather share a couple of verses of REALLY bad poetry (by Scottish poet William...
While most people recognize that Camp Kawartha Outdoor Education Centre provides environmental education to thousands of students throughout the school year, it may be a lesser known fact that they are also quietly seeding talented and passionate Environmental...
If your childhood was anything like mine, you were often told “it’s too nice to be inside, get out and play”. I never had to be asked twice to leave the house and get on my bike and ride for a few hours, or just walk in the woods. As a somewhat sensitive, anxious...
