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Program Spotlight: Campership Program
The Reinstein Woods campership program is such an exciting opportunity for students to learn about the environment and explore outdoor activities. The program connects middle and high school students who may have limited access to nature with outdoor opportunities and a week at DEC’s environmental education camp, Camp Rushford.
Michael Adriaansen, a NYS DEC Environmental Education Assistant who leads this program, is busy all year providing students with unique opportunities to get outdoors and connect with nature. The campers enjoyed cross-country skiing, ice skating at the North Buffalo Ice Rink, and nature walks at Reinstein Woods this winter.
As we welcomed spring, the group learned about pollinator plants and planted native wildflowers. The students will move the seedlings to Reinstein Woods to improve habitats and grow a beautiful native garden.
The students visited Como Lake Park in April to assist NYSDEC fisheries with stocking 2800 rainbow trout into Cayuga Creek. They’ll be able to try fishing this summer during their week at Camp Rushford, located in Allegany County. Friends of Reinstein Woods provides transportation for all campers to Camp Rushford and also sponsors a camper.
