Registration Information

We are looking forward to seeing you this summer!

We’ll spend the weeks exploring wetlands, walking through streams, and catching animals in the creek and forest! Pickering Creek staff is very excited to meet new kids and greet new and returning campers.

We are thrilled to introduce this summer’s EcoCamp staff!

We are excited to announce that TADPOLE from the 2022 year of EcoCamp is returning to Pickering Creek as our New EcoCamp Director!  She brings along a host of energy, new wagon songs, games and more! We are also excited that Wolf will be returning to make sure lunches are eaten, the wagon is powered and we are all safe an sound while exploring the grounds.  

Deeply rooted in creating fun learning environments for people of all ages, we will also have 3 yet to be named summer counselors and our Junior Naturalists bring their talents, energy, skill and camp experience to ensure a good time for all!

Our Counselors will work together with our teen volunteer Junior Naturalists to guide your camper through an exciting week of games, hiking, and enjoying the outdoors. Learn how your child entering 7th grade can become a Junior Naturalist in coming years here!

 

General Reminders:

• Pick-up and drop-off occurs at our front Welcome Center and runs from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm rain or shine. (expect for there being no camp on June 19)

• Morning drop-off starts at 8:45 am each day, with no staff present prior to 8:45, concluding at 9:05, at which point all who are there will begin the day. We ask parents to give a quick confident goodbye, to help your camper feel secure. Lingering makes it harder!  If you or your child is worried about who they will be with or know, or it you feel your child might need a little additional support letting go, signal a camp staff member for assistance.  They are there to help and are trained and experienced in nurturing children through transitions. 

• If you are registered for transportation from town you will meet our white van in the parking lot to the right of Kohls in Easton at 8:30am. The van departs from the Kohl’s parking lot no later than 8:40am.   The van returns to Kohl’s between 4:15 and 4:25pm at the end of the day.

• Pick-up begins at 4:00 pm. 

• You must sign your camper in and out each day with a camp counselor or the director.

• Please mind the speed limit on our gravel road of 15 mph. Two cars can pass each other on the road but make sure to keep your tires on the gravel (the ditch can be unforgiving).

• Please email the camp director directly or call the office at 410-822-4903 between 9am and 5pm if the guardian responsible for picking up or dropping off your camper has changed or special arrangements are needed. 

• Please check for ticks every day! Bug spray does a good job- but vigilance in checking your child for ticks at night AND in the morning is highly recommended!  Reading this informational brochure from the Maryland Department of Health about ticks is highly recommended.

Each day campers need:

• back pack

• a filled water bottle

• lunch with non-perishable food

• weather appropriate clothing

• sunscreen

• insect repellent

• a change of clothes

• swimsuit

• water shoes NOT CROCS (for the impromptu wading in creek or wetland or frog chasing).
  to wear clothing and shoes that can get MUDDY and WET!

We have a pack-in, pack-out policy for trash so please try to use reusable containers for lunch

Medications/Allergies/Asthma
If your camper needs to bring medication to camp, this form needs to be fully completed and signed by a doctor and brought with you on the first day of camp. If the form is incomplete, medication must leave Pickering’s property.

If your camper periodically needs medication, like for pain relief or headaches (ex. Advil, Tylenol), you may want to have the form completed and ready just in case. If you do not have the form completed, a guardian will need to come to camp to administer the medication. There are NO exceptions to the rule.

All medication must be kept in its original container with instructions and side effects included.

If your child has asthma and will be carrying an inhaler, please also complete the attached Asthma Action Plan.

If your child will be coming to camp with an EpiPen for a life threatening allergy, please also fill out the Allergy Action Plan. This form is needed for prescribed and over-the-counter medications.

Transportation around Camp

Campers will walk a whole bunch, however to allow our campers the chance to explore our 450 acres without getting too too tired, we use an open-aired wagon to transport campers around our property. The wagon does not leave our property. If there is thunder/lightning, we will use our 15-passenger van instead. Only Pickering Creek employees with a drivers’ license operate these vehicles.

If you have any concerns or questions, please don’t hesitate to call me at the office. 410-822-4903 or email sscallion@pickeringcreek.org

Each week we will share online photo albums of EcoCampers with parents and guardians.

We are excited to be your campers’ counselors and look forward to a great week of camp.