Bryant Pond summer camp featured on WLBZ
WLBZ (Channel 2) reported on a summer camp at the University of Maine 4-H Camp & Learning Center at Bryant Pond that focuses on connecting children with nature. The camp offers programs designed to increase ability and self-esteem for children ages 6-16. The campers learn a variety of outdoor skills, from survival to hunting and fishing, according to the report. Ron Fournier, conservation education manager at Bryant Pond, said he likes to see youths getting away from computer screens, making new friends and feeling comfortable in the outdoors. “I feel there is really a movement of kids getting reconnected to the outdoors and being able to get dirty and just having fun outside,” Fournier said. The camp has hosted record numbers this year, the report states.