Thanks to generous grants from the EWEB Partners in Education Fund and the Jill Heiman Vision Fund of the Oregon Country Fair, Nearby Nature still has scholarship assistance available for its summer daycamps program this year. Funds are awarded as requests are made, so interested families should apply soon.

For scholarship information, see www.nearbynature.org or call 541-687-9699. If your kids like exploring, catching bugs, telling stories, or doing nature crafts, then they should participate in Nearby Nature's outdoor summer daycamps program! Nearby Nature's daycamps are a unique medley of adventure, discovery, art, and science. Kids hike, catch bugs, garden, canoe, play games, and do experiments.

They sing, do crafts, tell stories, and write in journals. Most camps also include special guests or neat field trips. All Nearby Nature daycamps take place in take place outdoors in local parks and natural areas, including Alton Baker Park, the Ridgeline Trail area, and Skinner Butte Park.

Daycamps run through August 27th, last one week each, and serve children from three to 11 years old. Enrollment is limited to 12 children per camp, so check www.nearbynature.org or call 541-687-9699 to see which camps still have space available. Nearby Nature -- founded in 1992 -- is a non-profit education group dedicated to fostering appreciation of nature nearby and providing tools for ecological living. The group's staff and volunteers lead nature walks, school programs, summer daycamps, and ecological restoration projects in local natural areas.