From June to August, the Cibolo Center for Conservation’s two campuses are full of fun, laughter and children enjoying summer camp. We invite all children from ages 5 to 15 to come to the Cibolo this summer to enjoy fun activities like swimming the creek and archery while learning and playing in nature.
For the next eight weeks, the Cibolo will host a variety of activities for our campers with some classic favorites like Wet & Wild Week to new themes like Nature Cuisine Cooking Week. While summer is a great time for children to recharge and connect with people rather than devices, we’ve made sure to include some fun science-light activities, too. The learning and the fun never stop at the Cibolo, and we hope your children will get the much-needed outdoor time they crave this time of year with us!
We offer three types of camps, which include Nature Camp, Art Camp and a separate camp for older teens ages 13-15 called Trailblazers Camp.
Nature Camp will nurture an appreciation of nature while giving kids opportunities for learning through play and other hands-on activities. Children will hike, explore, and have adventures while having fun in our many ecosystems with creek time and archery every week.
Art Camp will explore artistic techniques using nature as the tool for creating unique works of art.
Each week of Cibolo Summer Camp is themed with specialty outlined activities. Some of those themes include Survival Week where children will learn the basics of wilderness survival navigating through the four ecosystems of the Cibolo while learning how to use a compass and how to collect water. So much fun!
In the afternoons, campers can spend time channeling their creativity with Art Camp. We are so excited to bring art camp activities to both sides of the creek while learning important basic life skills.
Nature Cuisine Week will connect kids with the farm-to-table process as they create delicious and nutritious meals using ingredients they pick from the gardens at Herff Farm.
Older children won’t get left behind at the Cibolo as our Trailblazers Camp is designed to teach teens more about our land and ecosystems. This separate camp will still include plenty of creek time and archery while also learning about invasive plants and research activities like butterfly tagging.
The Cibolo is excited to welcome our young professional camp counselors, junior counselors and counselors in training back to camp this summer. Many of these young folks have been attending camp at the Cibolo for years, and it is such a wonderful thing to see them transition from camper to counselor. It has now become a third-generation camp with past campers becoming counselors then becoming adults and now sending their children to camp.
There are still limited spots available for camp. To register go to Cibolo.org. Some weeks are already full so get your kids signed up soon. Cibolo members receive a $30 discount per camp. Call 830-249-4616 to inquire about membership and the discount code.
Cibolo Happenings
June 10 and June 24
Night Hikes for Adults – Explore the Cibolo at Night, 8-9:30 p.m. Join the Cibolo staff as they walk the trails learning about all the nocturnal animals that call the Cibolo home. This is a longer hike suitable for adults 18 and over. Attendees should bring comfortable shoes, a flashlight, and a water bottle. Register on www.cibolo.org.
June 11
• Farmers Market at Herff Farm, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Join us at the Farmers Market and enjoy locally produced products and goods from small businesses and farms in the Texas Hill Country. Herff Farm offers trails and programming for children and adults. More information is available on www.cibolo.org.
June 18
• Moondance Outdoor Concert Series – Lost Mule Band. Enjoy music at the Nature Center, 7-10 p.m. Join us for the opening night of the concert season. Attendees can bring their chairs, coolers, and friends to enjoy dancing under the full moon. The season lineup will be announced later. Ticket pricing is available for members, nonmembers, students, and children. Learn more at www.cibolo.org.
June 25
• Plant Infused Pasta, 10 a.m.-noon or 2-4 p.m. Join us at the Gathering Hall at Herff Farm with internationally recognized foraging instructor and author Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen, Ph.D. chemist snd herbalist for a hands-on cooking class. This is a beginner-level cooking class designed to give people a new and unusual kitchen skill that can be shared with their friends and family! This class will be offered at two different times on the same day. You must only register for one class. Classes are limited to 16 people per class and are expected to sell out.
Registration in advance is required. No walk-ins. www.cibolo.org.
• Songs and Stories – Friends of the Cibolo Concert, 7:30-10 p.m., Jerry Knippa, Tom Frost, Meghan Solay, Mark and Jill Mason, Jonah, Ciel, Stella and Phoebe Evans, David Pipes and Brent Evans perform inspiring cover songs and original pieces designed to remind us of our love for the land. Sponsored by the Cibolo Conservancy Land Trust, events will begin at sundown in the Herff Farm’s Will Smith Amphitheater and historic barn presenting local talent. Grab your lawn chairs, coolers, and picnic, and head on over to the Herff Farm for some music and fun at the community’s historic farm! Register on www.cibolo.org.
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