LIBERTY — Following a two-year hiatus due to Covid, the Citizens’ Association of Liberty Lakes (CALL) once again is offering a one-week camp introducing students who have completed 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade (typically ages 9-11) to various aspects of lake science. Topics at camp will include watersheds, erosion, invasive plants, and how to maintain a healthy lake. 

This year Lake Keepers Camp will be held August 1-5, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Lake St. George State Park in Liberty. The camp is open to area residents as well as students who summer in the Liberty area. To apply, go to www.libertylakes.net and click on Lake Keepers Camp, where you will find an application form. If you have questions about camp, call or email Pat Smith at 617-455-8527 or patbornsmith@gmail.com. 

CALL’s hope is that these young people will continue to be involved in lake stewardship as they grow up and that they will pass along what they have learned to others. Lake Keepers Camp was first offered in 2006. Since that time, well over one hundred students have attended, many of them returning as camp counselors or boat inspectors at the park boat launch.