100 Years of Summer Camp – looking for photos, memorabilia and stories! The Peterborough Museum & Archives has asked us to mount an exhibition celebrating 100 years of Summer Camp! This is a fantastic opportunity to show our rich history and we’d love to...
With the recent rain we saw earthworms emerge from their holes and stretch their way to other locations. The Robins were happy, and probably the people who fish but, did you know that earthworms are actually an invasive species? Yes, that’s correct – invasive...
Now that spring has arrived you may be seeing one of the heralds of spring – the Chipmunk! They are emerging from their winter dens where they basically slept away the cold winter in their soft and cozy unground nests…complete with latrine and larder! Did you know...
Looking out at our feeders we see a variety of birds throughout the day – finches, jays, cardinals, chickadees – the list goes on. We have feeders because we know that the sources of foods that these birds eat run low as winter progresses and a feeder station is like...
Below is the description of a great project that one of the young people, Minowe, who has attended programming at the Environment Centre for years has put together. We just wanted to help spread the word – consider having a look and joining in the fun &...
Back in November, someone saved the Boston Ivy that was inadvertently left outside. Although it had snow on it and many of the leaves were brown, that plant was hearty enough to make a strong comeback and it now sits pleasantly on one of our windowsills in the office,...
The Snowy Owl is aptly named because of their snow-white colouring. The males are generally whiter than females and the males get whiter as they age (who doesn’t!). The females never become completely white. They remain brownish with darker markings. These owls live...
We are taking this opportunity to congratulate Emma Robert (Camp Name – Geller) who has been hired as our new Summer Camp Director! She is very enthusiastic, skilled, and knowledgeable about Camp Kawartha and its operations. Geller is full of creative ideas and...
The Monarch Ultra Relay Run, an 1,800 kilometre ultra marathon from Peterborough to Barrie, Ontario, successfully completed its 3-week journey to raise awareness of threatened monarch butterflies. Fifty-eight (58) ultra-runners participated in the relay run across...
On Tuesday, December 14th, Camp Kawartha hosted its second virtual Annual General Meeting. Registered guests watched in safety as Board Chair, Myke Healy opened proceedings with an overview of the Camp’s challenges and accomplishments over the past fiscal year...
