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Tripping Out at Camp Kawartha

As the Registrar for Outdoor Education and Group Rentals here at Camp Kawartha, the dramatic annual transition of the site into a vibrant Summer Camp every year is something I look forward to with unabashed awe, perhaps like a first time visitor may look at Niagara...

The Stars Come Out at Camp Kawartha

If you’re looking for THE place to be on Clear Lake in June, it’s Camp Kawartha’s biggest party under the big top, aka SURF’ N TURF on June 20th! Over the past 25 years the event has ballooned from a small dinner for 50 friends of the Camp in the cozy original dining...

Bokashi Composting System

By Russell Vinegar What is bokashi? Bokashi is a type of composting system that uses microorganisms to rapidly convert food waste into compost. The practice originated in Japan centuries ago, where farmers covered food waste with rich, local soil that contained...

Waste Not, Want Not: Our New Compost System

By Russell Vinegar I’ve been thrilled to have to the opportunity to enrich our gardens and greenhouse as productive and educational community spaces, and bring more food production right to our site. As a camp and outdoor centre with fostering stewards as its mission,...

Camp Kawartha receives Trillium funding for cabin upgrades

Source: Peterborough Examiner. Camp Kawartha will receive $100,000 over 12 months to improve the camp’s sustainability and reduce energy costs, as well as upgrades to three cabins to make them accessible to people with disabilities....

Close Call with Carbon Monoxide

In cold temperatures there is one thing that all of us warm- blooded mammals have in common – our need for heat! But heating season brings hidden dangers as furnaces go on the fritz. If you have a heating crisis, it may be tempting to use outdoor propane heaters and...

New Outreach Partnership

    Looking for quality Outdoor Education programming in your own environment? Camp Kawartha is pleased  to announce a partnership with one of our former staff Outdoor Educators, Nancy Thomson, who has branched out on her own with a company called...

Winter Showcase 2015

I want to thank our staff and camp families for their support of the Winter Showcase – both those who were there and those who were there in spirit. The event was a success in many ways. In launching the tradition of the Winter Showcase, we delivered a high quality...

Winter weather brings out summer planning for Wollaston youth

Source: Bancroft This Week. Just as we pass through the coldest snap of the winter, in Wollaston Township plans are already being hatched for what will be the third annual Wollaston Young Stewards Environmental Camp for the summer of 2015. The camp is a remarkable...