Camp Tall Trees 2012

 

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Camp Tall Trees is a residential camp especially for girls and is organized by Girl Scouts of Northern California. Camp Tall Trees is open to girl scouts and non girl scouts alike. We aim to make it possible for any girl to attend irrespective of her families ability to pay. GSNC is may able to grant camperships to those girls who would otherwise be unable to attend.

2012 Sessions

Session	# Days	Dates	Girls Entering Grades
1a - Pixie	3	6/18 - 6/20/2012	1 - 3
1b - Fairy	3	6/20 - 6/22/2012	1 - 3
1c - Sprite	3	6/22 - 6/24/2012	1 - 3
2 - Explorer	5	6/18 - 6/22/2012	4 - 5
3 - Cadette	7	6/24 - 6/30/2012	6 - 9
5 - Senior/Ambassador	7	7/29 - 8/4/2012	9-12

 

Sessions 1a, 1b, 2 & 3 will be held at Redwood National Park's Wolf Creek Camp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session 5 Trinity Adventure Camp for Seniors and Ambassadors will be base in Del Loma on the Trinity River

Fairy & Pixie Camps

Serving Girls entering grades 1 thru 3 ( Daisie & Brownie girl scouts) these short three day two night camps are an ideal first camp experince. This year in celebration of the 100th anniversary of US Girl Scouting the theme will be Girl Scout Traditions.

Explorer Camp

Serves girls entering grades 4 thru 5 (Junior girl scouts). Five days and four nights in length this camp provides a longer and more challenging experince. This years camp will again be based on the concept of Exploration. Our goal is for girls to discover their environment and in so doing begin to appreciate it's importance.

Cadette Camp

This camp is for seven days and six nights and designed for girls entering grades 6 thru 9 (Cadette & Senior girl scouts). The theme of the 2012 camp will be Hawaii. Activities will explore both modern and historic Hawaii, its culture, environment and people.

Trinity Adventure Camp

To address the need of older girls, Camp Tall Trees has organized a new session called Trinity Adventure Camp. It aims to serve the needs of high school girls entering grades 9 thru 12.

Trinity Adventure Camp 2012 is a high adventure outdoor experience which include rafting, climbing, survival skills, rappelling and caving. The camp is specifically designed to also attract girls from outside the Humboldt/Del Norte region. Click here for information on Trinity Adventure Camp

Volunteers

Camp Tall Trees is run entirely by volunteers. We would like you to consider volunteering. We have opportunities for administrative volunteers, resident adult volunteers and day helpers. This is a great opportunity to have fun, re-live your childhood camp experiences, and enjoy the outdoors while helping an amazing group of girls grow. We have many flexible ways to allow you to volunteer. Call us at (707) 839 3714 to discuss how you can participate. In the meantime, please check out our volunteer page. Thank you to those who made camp a reality for over one hundred girls in 2011.

 

CIT Opportunities

Girls entering grades 8 thru 12 in the fall of 2012 that have completed Program Aide training are eligible to apply for a CIT (counselor in training) position at one or more camp sessions. This is a great opportunity to have fun, help younger girls while at the same time developing your leadership skills. Check our CIT page.

 

Sponsorship

On behalf of the girls who have benefited from attending Camp Tall Trees and its programs, we would like to recognize the following organizations that have provided generous grants or other forms of support to Camp Tall Trees.

Humboldt Sponsors	Grants to support our environmental education programs including: Make it Green (green construction program), Design Time, Leave No Trace (outdoor ethics) and our Pixie/Fairy outdoor awareness program.
Humboldt Area Foundation	A summer mini grant to purchase life jackets and helmets for use in rafting and other water activities. A second grant financed the start of the camp's Archery program.
Humboldt Hops	Grant to purchase backpacking equipment for the Tall Trees Humboldt girls backpacking group.
Sun Valley Bulb Farms	Donation of rafting materials.
Kayak Zak	Support of our rafting and kayaking programs by providing activities at greatly reduced costs.
Dows Prairie Grange	Donation of rafting and pioneering poles.
Pierson Building Center	Donation of prepared wood for name tags and craft supplies.
North Coast Adventure Centers	Rock Climbing, Rafting and rental of rock wall at significantly reduced costs.

If you or your organization are interested in sponsoring some aspect of Camp Tall Trees we would love to hear from you. Sponsorship opportunities include supporting individual camperships for disadvantaged girls, providing materials, sponsoring individual activities, and providing services. If you feel able to help out please contact us at camptalltrees@redwoodgirlscouts.org or call (707)-839-3714

 

 

Contact Us: camptalltrees@redwoodgirlscouts.org or call (707)-839-3714