Merrymeeting Audubon Helps Local Kids and Educators Go to Summer Camp
Merrymeeting Audubon is proud to offer scholarships for area elementary students, teens and educators to attend summer programs in Maine.
The Chuck Huntington Scholarship Fund provides scholarships for area elementary students to attend the University of Maine 4H Camps. Last year we helped eighteen young campers enjoy one of the four camps: Bryant Pond in Bryant Pond, Tanglewood in Lincolnville, Blueberry Cove in Tenants Harbor and Greenland Point in Princeton.
The Stella Walsh Memorial Fund helps us send two teens each year to National Audubon’s famous Hog Island Camp in Bremen. Merrymeeting Audubon also offers a scholarship to send one local educator to Hog Island each year.
We are now accepting scholarship applications for the 2025 summer camp season! Check out the list of towns in our chapter area below to see if you qualify.
SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMS:
Hog Island Audubon Teen Camp
Scholarships are available for area teens and educators for one-week residential experiences at the Hog Island Audubon Camp. These teen scholarships are supported by the Walsh Fund. A wide range of nature and ornithology programs are available from June through September. We hope to send two students (ages 14-17) and one educator to camp each summer.
For more information regarding Hog Island Camp programs, go to hogisland.audubon.org, or call (843) 340-8673 and ask about programs for Teens or, if you are an educator, Educator’s Week. For scholarship information, please contact Joan Newkirk, (207) 522-1574, mainejoan123@gmail.com
Click here for more information about applying for a scholarship.
Hog Island Educator Camp
Merrymeeting Audubon is pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for area educators. We are offering a scholarship to Sharing Nature: An Educator’s Week, which will be held August10-14, 2025 at the Hog Island National Audubon camp in Bremen, Maine. Deadline for applying: Monday, March 3, 2025
You can find more information about this program at: Sharing Nature: An Educator’s Week | Hog Island Audubon Camp
Here is a link to the application for the Merrymeeting Audubon scholarship: 2025 Educator Application Hog Island
UofM 4H Camps & Learning Centers at Bryant Pond, Tanglewood, Blueberry Cove, and Greenland Point
Merrymeeting Audubon offers scholarships to all four University of Maine 4H Camps and Learning Centers to students, 8 to 14 years old, for week-long, residential programs. The camps are as follows: Bryant Pond in the town of Bryant Pond; Tanglewood, located in Lincolnville; Blueberry Cove, in Tenants Harbor; and Greenland Point in Princeton. A variety of programs are offered, including nature- and conservation-based, as well as traditional, such as camp sports, camp crafts and arts.
Tanglewood https://extension.umaine.edu/tanglewood/summer-camp/
Blueberry Cove https://extension.umaine.edu/tanglewood/summer-camp/
Greenland Point https://extension.umaine.edu/greenland-point/summer-camp/
If you have any questions about applying for Merrymeeting scholarships, please contact Peggy Page, mpage815@gmail.com, or 207-650-0549
MERRYMEETING AUDUBON CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP AREA:
Students and educators in the following areas are invited to apply for our scholarships:
RSU1 Bath, Phippsburg, Woolwich
RSU2 Dresden, Richmond
RSU4 Litchfield
RSU5 Durham, Freeport, Pownal
MSAD75 Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Harpswell, Topsham
AOS98 Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor, Georgetown, Southport
Other Arrowsic, Brunswick, Lisbon/Lisbon Falls, West Bath, Westport Island, Wiscasset
Homeschoolers who live in these towns may also apply
DONOR FUNDING:
Merrymeeting Audubon is proud of its track record of funding about 30 camperships per year. The chapter is able to provide such a high level of support for campers in our scholarship area through donations from committed local organizations and generous individuals.
