Join the summer fun at two Midlands 4-H2O camps

Published: April 4, 2013

CLEMSON — Clemson Extension and Carolina Clear are hosting two 4-H2O water-based science camps in June in the Midlands.

The Exploring Lake Murray camp is for youth ages 10-12 June 24-28 at the SCE&G Recreation Area at Lake Murray. Participants will tour the lake on pontoon boats, visit a water treatment plant, swim and learn about fishing, aquatic critters, wildlife, pollution and prevention. 

The class is limited to 20 students on a first-come, first-served basis. The cost is $100 prior to June 10 and $120 after June 10. The camp is hosted by the Lexington Countywide and Richland Countywide stormwater consortiums, SCE&G and the Lake Murray Association.

The Exploring the Congaree Watershed camp for 11-14-year-olds is July 8-12 at Harbison State Environmental Forest. The program is designed for older students and those who have completed the Exploring Lake Murray program (but this is not a requirement). Participants will canoe, hike, swim, visit Congaree National Park, learn to use a compass and study fish, aquatic insects, forestry and nature protection. 

The class is limited to 20 students on a first-come, first-served basis. The cost is $100 prior to June 24 and $120 after June 24. The camp is hosted by the Lexington Countywide and Richland Countywide stormwater consortiums, the S.C. Forestry Commission and Congaree National Park.

Click here to register for more information. Download the regisration forms here. Mail forms and payment to Mary Caflisch, Clemson University, Lexington County Extension, 605 W. Main St., Suite 109, Lexington, S.C. 29072. Make checks payable to Clemson University.

The 4-H2O camps are the playing grounds where summer fun meets watershed science. Youth learn about local watershed through maps, exploration by foot or boat; water quality testing and how to measure a waterbody’s health; and how people affect ecosystems.

The camps encourage the scientist in each student to learn and experience first hand South Carolina’s rich water resources.

This field-based 4-H2O program provides youth and young adults with knowledge about their water resources in a variety of ways, including field and analytical skills and critical thinking.

Camp Details

4-H2O Exploring Lake Murray

SCE&G Recreation Area at Lake Murray, Lexington

8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily June 24-28
Ages: 10-12 years (Class limited to 20 participants)
Fee: $100 (prior to May 28, $120 after May 28)

4-H2O Exploring the Congaree Watershed

Harbison State Forest, Columbia
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. daily July 8-12
Ages: 11-14 (Class limited to 20 participants)
Fee: $100 (prior to June 24, $120 after June 24)

The Lexington Countywide and Richland County stormwater consortiums are regional collaborations involving the Carolina Clear program in partnership with communities and educators from universities, state agencies and nonprofits.

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Carolina Clear
Carolina Clear is a stormwater education and awareness program of the Clemson University Restoration Institute and the Center for Watershed Excellence. The program’s goal is to minimize polluted stormwater runoff by educating the general public, youth, builders, developers, homeowners and government officials about how they can keep water in the state’s streams, rivers and basins as clean as possible.