What better way to spend the summer than on the water or learning about water and its inhabitants? That’s what local youth were doing in June.
Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service 4-H and Kalmia Gardens of Coker College teamed up to provide a 4-H20 water quality/outdoor summer adventure camp. The program was held in Hartsville at the Kalmia Gardens Education Center from June 17 to June 19.
The two organizations combined their resources to provide a day-long camp from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the youth, ages 8-14. The camp was also sponsored by the City of Hartsville.
“The 4-H20 Day Camp was a fun and educational program designed to teach youth to understand, appreciate and protect life in and around the lake.
Participants learned about the aquatic environment, how a watershed works and how it affects the quality of water in the lake,” said Alma Harris, Clemson Extension agent and 4-H coordinator in Darlington County.
The purpose of the 4-H2O Pontoon Classroom program was to teach youth about water resources and how to protect the water environment.
“These skills will enable youth to make decisions that will affect the environment in which they live. The camp is an educational program designed to teach youth to understand, appreciate and protect life in and around the lake,” Harris said.
The campers learned to navigate in a natural environment through GPS training taught by Beverly Connelly, Clemson Extension agent in Beaufort County and learned about insects and the importance of insects to a natural environment, which was taught by Rick Willey, Clemson Extension 4-H natural resources specialist.
“These skills will enable youth to make decisions that will affect the environment in which they live,” said Willey.
In addition, the campers got to learn about aquatic and terrestrial environments plus special programs
taught by the S.C.
Forestry Commission and Department of Natural Resources staff such as tree identification, boat safety, fishing and canoeing.
The campers also enjoyed a cookout on the shores of Prestwood Lake.
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