Ostego Bay announces summer camp schedule

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Stella Trotter and teacher Steven Wilkie with a seine net at Bowditch Point Park on Fort Myers Beach during the Ostego Bay Marine Science Center summer camp. File photo

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Ostego Bay Science Marine Center Foundation summer campers at the old Bonita Bill's Waterfront Cafe. File photo

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Ostego Bay Marine Science Center summer campers discover sand dollars on Fort Myers Beach in 2022. The camp runs through Aug. 1. Photo provided

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The Ostego Bay Marine Science Center Foundation’s summer camp of exploring the Gulf and the outdoors while learning about science, returns to Fort Myers Beach beginning next week.

The camps runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, with all instructional materials provided. The cost is $275 per child.

Transportation must be provided to and from camp including lunch and plenty to drink. A graduation luncheon will be provided by the center on the last day. The camp is temporarily located at 700 Fisherman’s Wharf, on San Carlos Island.

Field and beach trips will introduce campers to sea grass communities, plankton populations, mangrove tangles and bird nesting areas. The camp’s staff includes state-certified science teachers.

For registration, visit www.ostegobay.org, click on summer camp and then click on the registration application page. For further questions, contact camp director Becky Hill at ostegobaysummercamp@gmail.com or Ostego Bay Foundation President Joanne Semmer at 239-470-4993 or e-mail jj37a@yahoo.com.

The full Ostego Bay Marine Science Center Foundation Summer Camp Schedule is as follows:

June 9 – 13 Sea Stars & Loggerheads

June 16 – 20 Sea Stars & Loggerheads

June 23 – 27 Tiger Sharks

July 7 – 11 Sea Stars/Loggerheads/Sea Stars

July 14 – 18 Sea Stars & Loggerheads

July 21 – 25 Sea Stars & Loggerheads

July 28 – August 1 Sea Stars & Loggerheads