Sustainability

Through our eco camp initiatives, we empower hundreds of campers and staff to take what they learn about caring for the earth back to their families, schools and communities, we have the potential to reach the world. We do not take this opportunity lightly, and each summer we challenge ourselves to be the greenest we have ever been.

Some Ways We Create a Sustainable Summer Camp

1. Making sustainable supply choices (buying in bulk for snacks and camping trips, printing only on paper that is made from 100% post-consumer-waste and is processed-chlorine-free).
2. Being mindful of our waste stream (composting everything that can be composted, recycling, and education around these systems).
3. Asking families to pack “green lunches” (read more about lunch at camp here), as well as partnering with the Threefold cafe to use stainless steel containers to pack lunches for camp families who purchase lunch.
4. Leading a sustainability workshop with our staff during Staff Orientation, which also serves as an incubator for new sustainability ideas that they can then bring to their campers.
5. Our blog titled The Sustainability Scoop goes in depth into different areas of sustainability each month, providing resources on each topic.
6. Integrating Leave No Trace Ethics more rigorously into our camp programming to ensure that we all understand how to best steward our planet.
7. Embarking on camp-wide and camper-group wide initiatives towards greater sustainability.