From the Forest to the Sea Science Camps	Oceanography of Prince William Sound	Adult Summer Education Programs	Summer Community Events

Summer 2008 Program Schedule
Session	Date	Age	Cost	# of Participants
Community Kayak Day: Orca Inlet	June 7	All ages	$10	Equipment dependent
Science Camp I	June 9-13	12-15	$425	12
Science Day Camp**	June 16-20	8-11	$175	18
Oceanography of Prince William Sound	June 23-July 2	Grades 9-12	$995 + $25 for credits (optional)	10
Natural History of the Copper River Watershed*	July 16-22	Adults	$2165 + $89 for credits (optional)	12
Community Canoe Day**	August 2	All ages	$10	Equipment dependent
Science Camp II	August 4-8	10-12	$350	12

* PWS Science Center and Alaska River Expeditions partnership program

**PWS Science Center and U.S. Forest Service partnership program

What Does Tuition Include?

• Quality environmental science education activities facilitated by our program staff, local scientists and environmental professionals
• Overnights and evening programs at our field camp on the scenic Copper River Delta
• All meals while programs are in session (exception: Science Day Campers provide their own lunches)
• All daily adventures including field trips on the Copper River Delta, hiking, glacier viewing, glacier trekking, canoeing, kayaking, boat trips and river rafting.
• Transportation while programs are in session
• Airport/ferry pick-up and drop-off before and after the program

Program fee details: A $100 deposit is due upon acceptance. This deposit is your reservation for the program, and must be paid prior to the session start-date. Space is limited and applications are accepted in the order they are received!

Please visit our Scholarship page for more information about applying for financial assistance through the Carol Treadwell Scholarship Fund.

How do I sign up? Please visit our Registration page for program-specific registration information.

Accommodations

During our overnight programs that take place in Cordova, participants stay at our semi-permanent field camp located near 25 mile on the Copper River Highway. There are two weather ports with wooden floors and cots for sleeping, a kitchen yurt equipped for cooking, a yurt for dining and indoor activities, and 2 portable outhouses. There is no running water at our site, but we transport water for cooking and washing dishes, teeth and hands! We have a fire ring and open area for games and other fun activities while we are at camp.

During the Copper River rafting portions of our adult Natural History of the Copper River Watershed programs, participants will sleep in tents provided by Alaska River Expeditions.

Because the Copper River Delta is home to both black and brown bears, we enforce strict bear safety policies and procedures at camp and in the field. All program participants will receive a bear safety orientation upon arrival to camp, and are expected to follow safety procedures at all times. A copy of our Bear Policy is available upon request.

Staff

We are dedicated to educating children and adults about the intricate natural world around them. Using an experiential, hands-on approach, we teach ecological principles and scientific methods of understanding and solving environmental problems. We aim to raise awareness of the importance of wise resource use and a shared respect for the land on which all humans depend.

Science Camp instructors and counselors include educators and scientists from the Prince William Sound Science Center and the U.S. Forest Service, Cordova Ranger District. With a ratio of 4:1, each individual is sure to receive highly personalized, caring instruction. Instructors are college educated with backgrounds in a variety of educational settings, and bring a variety of life experiences, knowledge and passions to the program.

All staff have, at a minimum, CPR and First-aid certifications. A staff member holding current certification as a Wilderness First Responder serves as the program health contact assisting program participants with any health care needs while at camp.

Other trainings our staff must complete include defensive driving, bear spray use training, firearm safety and range certification.

Oceanography of the Prince William Sound and Natural History of the Copper River Watershed will be led by regional scientists and experts in the field of study.

Employment: Please click here for more information about employment opportunities with the Prince William Sound Science Center.

Travel to Cordova

Cordova's unique location on the Prince William Sound and Copper River Delta places it "off the beaten path" and accessible only by plane and ferry.

Alaska Airlines - Check out this website for more information regarding the daily jets traveling between Seattle-Juneau-Yakatat-Cordova-Anchorage.

Era Aviation -Check out this website for more information on morning and evening flights between Cordova and Anchorage . Note that these do not fly daily.

Alaska Marine Highway System - Click here to view the ferry schedules for the summer of 2007.

For more information about the Cordova area, visit the Cordova Chamber of Commerce.

For more information about our summer programs, please contact Summer Program Coordinator Lindsay Butters at (907) 424-5800 ext. 231 or lindsay at pwssc.org