Trailblazers Summer Camp was our third and final session of the summer of 2026! Of the three sessions we offer, Trailblazers Summer Camp is catered to our youngest students; this is a half-day camp where we are on site the whole time at Concord Elementary School’s Nature Trail. Our hope is that we provide an exciting environmental education experience for students entering 1st-6th grades, and we also hope it prepares them to join our Adventure and High Adventure sessions when

Trailblazers Adventure Summer Camp was our second session of the summer season! Each day, we ventured out on a field trip to a different location to go hiking, exploring, and birding. This is our “medium” level of camp, where the days are not as long, field trip locations are closer, and the hiking isn’t as strenuous compared to our High Adventure session. During our four days together, we observed a total of 53 different species of birds. We also hiked 8.3 miles during our d

The 2026 session of Trailblazers High Adventure Summer Camp was the phenomenal way to kick off our summer! Unlike most summers of previous memory, we had a mostly beautiful week of camp weather wise (minus one day of rain.) During the session, we tallied a total of 59 different bird species. We also hiked 12.5 miles over our four days. We even paddled 3 number miles by canoe! With stats like that, you can see that we don’t call it High Adventure for nothing! Our first day of

In 2025, we had a phenomenal year of connecting students with nature on the BSES Nature Trail! This year, we tallied a total of 78 different species of birds on the trail. We also enjoyed three different club sessions and three different summer camp sessions. We also added two new birds to the Birds of Bethel Springs Checklist! Trailblazers In 2025, we had three successful sessions of Trailblazers BSES Birding Club along with three different summer camp sessions! Between all

We had a wonderful session of Trailblazers Summer Camp to end our summer season! This is our third and final session of camp, which is...

The July 2025 session of Trailblazers Adventure Summer Camp was a welcome return to our usual camp format! Our session of High Adventure...

The June 2025 session of Trailblazers High Adventure Summer Camp was a phenomenal way to start our summer season! Our summer programs are...

Welcome to the 2024 edition of the BSES Nature Trail Round-Up! This post recaps the last year of both birding and birds the Nature Trail at Bethel Springs Elementary School in Garnet Valley School District. In 2024, we tallied 87 different species of birds on the Bethel Springs campus, enjoyed 3 club session, and experienced 3 different summer camps with Trailblazers! We also added one new species of bird to the Birds of Bethel Springs checklist. Trailblazers This year, Trail

Our third and final session of camp this summer was Trailblazers Summer Camp! This is a half-day camp for students entering grades 1...

Our second session of the 2024 summer season was Trailblazers Adventure Summer Camp! Of the three camps we offer, Trailblazers Adventure...