Tanglewood

4-H Camp and Learning Center

Tanglewood provides an environmentally -focused summer camp for Maine Youth and a natural resource learning center for all ages. Its mission is to provide an affordable, hands-on approach of environmental education for all ages that takes advantage of Tanglewood's natural setting.

Tanglewood is located on a 830 acre forest in Lincolnville that is part of Camden Hills State Park. Its conference/retreat center includes cabins with bunk beds, rustic wood-heated meeting rooms, fully equipped kitchen, and a spacious dining hall. For rental information call: (207) 789-5868.

The following are the programs that occurred for 1996. For more complete descriptions, prices, dates, and registration materials contact:

Youth Programs

• Traditional overnight summer camp, ages 8-14
• Summer day camp, ages 6-8
• Girls Science Camp: 1 week overnight summer camp, grades 4-6
• Discovery Program: Focus on developing life skills, mostly as part of summer camp
  • Group Challenge: One week focus on group participation and problem solving, ages 12-14
  • Leadership I: Two week focus on leadership skills, ages 14-16
  • Leadership II: One week canoe trip and two weeks of focus on leadership, ages 15-17
  • Counselor Volunteer: Must have completed 10th grade and have approval
  • Ducktrap Exploration: Explore the Camden Hills, nearby lakes, and an off-shore island, ages 12-14
  • Farm to Forest: Find out what forests and farms have in common by living on a Maine farm, ages 11-13
  • Living with the Earth: Low impact camping and group living, ages 10-12
  • Island and Sea Exploration: Spend a week on a Maine island, ages 13-16
  • Winter Ecology Explorations: call (207) 789-5868
• Earth Connections School Program: Day long environmental education programs for groups of grades K-8
  • Freshwater Exploration: Explore Ducktrap pond
  • Forest Ecology Adventure: Investigate soil, trees, and wildlife
  • Yankee Woodlot Expedition: Lessons of ecology, sustainable forestry, and woodlot Management
  • Intertidal Discovery: Learn about marine critters and intertidal changes
  • Building Our Human Community: Communication, cooperation, and confidence

Adult and Family Programs

• Seasonal family walks with a naturalist: call (207) 563-3578
• Elderhostel: Nationally recognized education program for adults over 55
• Docent Program: Training to teach natural history as a volunteer: call (207) 596-0063
• Coverts Project: Learn about ecology and wildlife
• Yankee Woodlot: Week long course in the techniques of woodlot management

   

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