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The Audubon Nature Camp for Adult Leaders 
According to a communication received from Mr. John H. Baker, 
Executive Director, National Association of Audubon Societies, the 
Audubon Nature Camp for Adult Leaders organized last year is a 
demonstrated success. It was attended by two hundred and twenty- 
three nature students representing twenty-four states and two 
Canadian provinces. 
The primary purpose of the camp is to convey a knowledge of 
methods which have been successfully used in popularizing the study 
of birds, animals, insects, flowers, marine and other wild life. In- 
struction is concentrated on actual field observation and on equipping 
each person attending with a definite project program for the ensuing 
twelve months. Certificates are awarded to those campers who satis- 
factorily complete the course of lectures, reading assignments, con- 
ferences and field work. 
The camp is located at the Todd Wild Life Sanctuary one-eighth 
of a mile off the picturesque coast of Maine on Hog Island in sheltered 
Muscongus Bay. Covered with a primeval stand of evergreens, its 
shores laved by the waters of the Atlantic, the island is ideally suited 
for a nature study camp. Wild life abounds—a great variety of birds, 
including Eagles, Ravens, Ospreys, Great Blue Herons and an extraor- 
dinary number of song birds nest on or about the island, while on 
outcropping ledges and small islands in the bay one finds breeding 
colonies of Gulls, Terns, Eiders, Cormorants, Guillemots and Petrels. 
On the island grow a fascinating variety of ferns, mosses and lichens. 
Over five hundred kinds of wild flowers have been recorded in the 
vicinity. The surrounding waters literally teem with marine life; 
porpoises, seals and occasionally whales are observed not far off-shore. 
The director of the camp is Mr. Carl W. Buchheister. The per- 
sonnel consists of trained specialists, well versed in camp and nature 
lore, and capable of imparting their own infectious enthusiasm. They 
are prominently known as naturalists and teachers. <A _ qualified 
physician or nurse will be in attendance. Ample hospital facilities 
for private treatment are available in nearby towns. 
A fee of fifty dollars for two weeks includes board, lodging, tui- 
tion and transportation on regularly scheduled field trips. This is a 
non-profit undertaking and the rates have therefore been set at a 
minimum. Enrollments for a period of less than two weeks can not 
be accepted but campers may enroll for additional two week periods. 
The camp opens this year on June 11 and runs through September 2. 
For additional information write the National Association of 
Audubon Societies, 1775 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 
