Why Choose Nature Camp?

Why Choose Nature Camp?

Blackwood Nature Camp is a week-long, overnight boys and girls camp for ages 8-14. The purpose of Nature Camp is to provide children with the opportunity to step away from their screens and busy lives and spend time outdoors, making friends, and learning about...
Meet The Camp Director: Aidan Mollhagen

Meet The Camp Director: Aidan Mollhagen

In preparation for our upcoming camp season, we sat down with this year’s Camp Director, Aidan Mollhagen, a fourth-year philosophy student at the University of Texas at Austin. A Houston native, he enjoys the outdoors and has been an avid hiker and backpacker...

Summer Nature Camp 2022 Recap

Another Nature Camp season has come to a close, and our staff has been reflecting on all the fun memories made and new friendships forged throughout the summer. We played many games in the forest, cooked pizzas outdoors, spent countless hours fishing and swimming in...

Why You Need Wilderness Medicine Training

Since 2015, Blackwood has sponsored one or more Wilderness Medicine courses each year. We will be offering the next Wilderness Advanced First Aid (WAFA) course on March 12-15, 2023, with our outstanding instructor Tim Graham. Here’s why we think these courses are...

Nature Camp

The experience of Blackwood Nature Camp is transforming – changing perceptions, heightening awareness, changing lives through thoughtful programming, adventure, and environmental education, all in an atmosphere of safety. Blackwood Nature Camp for ages 8-14....