Leap Frogs for Leap Year!

Feb 27, 2020 | Holidays, Nature

This month we get an extra day! Every leap year features an extra day added to the end of February, giving February 29 days instead of the usual 28. This bonus day happens because it actually takes the earth 365.25 days to rotate around the sun. To compensate for this...

Winter is Here…

Dec 5, 2019 | Nature

Can you see the Archery Range? In the words of a once-great HBO show, Winter is coming… and SURPRISE it’s here! Camp Foley recently got 19 inches of snow over the Thanksgiving weekend… Now I, Ally Daily, have recently moved up to live in Pine River...

Camp Creature: Gray Wolf

May 22, 2019 | Nature

The gray wolf is making a return appearance on the Rattlin’ Blog! Why do you ask? Because this species is continuing their comeback after many years of low population numbers. The gray wolf is both an intriguing and inspiring species and therefore deserves a...

“America, Take a Walk”

May 14, 2019 | Nature

Get Hooked On Nature. The trend for today’s youth spending less and less time outdoors is continuing to climb. In this Ted Talk from 2014, Ben Klasky states, on average, school-age students’ screen time use is 7 hours and 40 minutes per day. In his Talk,...

Update: Environmental Education at Camp Foley!

May 8, 2019 | Nature

We had our first groups of Outdoor Ed (and of 2019!!) arrive Monday, and we have gotten the schools off on a good [green] foot. As most of you know Camp Foley hosts various schools during the month of May (and September) specializing in Environmental Education. This...