Month: August 2018

With the dog days of summer behind us, it’s time to check in on our east-side pasture restoration project! At our last check, the restored pasture area was in the middle of a dramatic subsoiling process. Since then, the  pasture has been seeded with a cover crop of jerry oats, and is now greening up nicely.  …

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On Monday we said goodbye to another amazing summer at Camp Chewonki! This year, we welcomed more than 425 campers to join us in a variety of programs, including Boys Camp, Girls Camp and dozens of different wilderness trips.   Throughout the summer counselors, staff, and campers photographed some amazing moments that we’d like to share. Here it …

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Two months ago, we set up a time-lapse camera in the high tunnel on Chewonki’s farm to catch the amazing growth of our tomatoes! It’s remarkable to see plant life, so often thought of as “unmoving,” visibly flex, turn and grow in rhythm with the passage of days.  

Boys Camp counselor Chase Tobey stopped by to tell us about the Nature Scavenger Hunt in which he and some of his campers participated this week. It was clear that he enjoyed it as much as the boys did.  “Doc Fred” Cichocki, who runs the Boys Camp nature program, designed the hunt, which had counselors …

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