With New York state’s announcement that day camps can open in late June, Audubon Community Nature Center summer day camps are filling up quickly.

Three or four different camps are scheduled most weeks from June 30 through August 21, and scholarships are readily available.

The Audubon Community Nature Center’s COVID-19 Safety Plan is based on recommendations from the CDC, New York state and the American Camp Association. It involves increased sanitizing schedules, group-specific restrooms and materials, child-specific craft supplies and discovery tools, wellness checks, staggered drop-off and pick-up times, and preventing mixing of groups and supplies.

As many activities as possible will take place outdoors, and Audubon will employ the use of both physical distancing and face coverings. After registering for a camp, parents will receive an email two weeks prior with more specific information and what-to-expect sheets to share with their child(ren). If the Audubon must cancel any camp due to COVID-19, the organization will give full refunds.

Summer day camp engages children with the outdoors by providing campers with time for free play, outdoor adventures, interactive nature-based lessons, and discovery-based activities.

Day camp is designed for children in pre-kindergarten through ninth grades to get out and explore the natural world. Camps run four days a week for eight weeks. Different age breakdowns occur on different weeks.

Audubon is offering early pre-camps and later post-camps for campers. This extends the camp day with activities and adventures and gives adults more flexibility in their schedule.

For details and to register, call 569-2345 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, or visit AudubonCNC.org/DayCamp.