🏔️ STEAM in the PARK 2024 🏔️  
Mammoth Cave National Park

Price listed above includes food, accommodations, program fees, supplies, and equipment while at camp. 
​Travel to and from camp is the sole responsibility of each camper.

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🌍 Overview:
Dive deep into the heart of the sprawling Mammoth Cave National Park with our STEAM in the PARK camp, designed to offer a transformative 5-day, 4-night experience. Our program resonates with the United Nations' Global Goal 6, championing the imperative of Clean Water and Sanitation.

🌍 Program Focus:
Utilizing the intricate passages and vast expanses of Mammoth Cave National Park as our study backdrop, we will intertwine ecological and hydrological studies to understand the pivotal role of clean water in the Green River.

Dive into a world where science, art, and Mother Nature harmoniously intertwine. At Mammoth Cave National Park, experience a vivid tapestry of learning and exploration, all while amplifying the significance of pristine water in our ecosystems and lives.

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🛏️ Accommodations:

• ​Stay at Sunset Terrace Lodge
• Luxuriate in peaceful double occupancy rooms.
• Savor catered meals, promising delightful culinary experiences each day.
• Maximum Capacity: Space limited to 20 eager explorers.​

🌐 Base Camp: Sunset Terrace Lodge, 1 Mammoth Cave Pkwy, Mammoth Cave, KY 42259

🚣 Special Activity:
Elusive River Styxx Tour: Embark on a rare voyage, traversing one of the park's most secretive cave tours.

🔍 Program Highlights:

• 🪨 Geology Studies: Journey through the epochs, unraveling the geological marvels that define the Mammoth Cave landscape.
• 🐉 Dragonfly Mercury Project: Explore how dragonflies serve as barometers of mercury contamination in aquatic ecosystems.
• 🔬 Macro Invertebrate Dip Netting: Step into the watery realms, investigating the microorganisms that reveal the health of our water bodies.
• 🌌 Historical Cave Tour: Navigate Mammoth Cave's age-old corridors, embracing its natural splendor and human heritage.
• 🖤 Onyx Cave Tour: Witness another dimension of the park's underground majesty.
• ✒️ Typography Lessons: Master the craft of typography, possibly drawing muse from the scenic surroundings.
• 🎵 Bluegrass Music: Relish the melodic echoes of Bluegrass, deepening your connection to the locale's cultural essence.​

2024 Mammoth Cave Final Video

Tentative Schedule:

August 12:

• 2:00 PM: Registration
• 4:00 PM: Orientation
• 5:00 PM: Team building
• 6:00 PM: Dinner
• 6:45 PM: Opening Session
• 8:00 PM: 1st Campfire

August 13:

• 8:00 AM: Breakfast
• 9:00 AM: Ranger Session- Caving
• 11:30 AM: Reflections
• 12:00 PM: Lunch
• 1:00 PM: Ranger Session- Caving
• 4:00 PM: Free Time
• 5:30 PM: Dinner
• 6:30 PM: Science & History Discussion
• 7:15 PM: Art in the Park

August 14:

• 8:00 AM: Breakfast
• 8:45 AM: Ranger Session- Dragonfly Mercury Project
• 11:45 AM: Reflections
• 12:15 PM: Lunch
• 1:00 PM: Ranger Session
• 4:00 PM: SiTP Time (Science in the Park Time)
• 5:30 PM: Dinner
• 6:30 PM: Engineering Session
• 8:00 PM: Dark Sky Event

August 15:

• 8:00 AM: Breakfast
• 9:00 AM: Ranger Session/Caving
• 12:15 PM: Lunch
• 1:00 PM: SiTP Time (Science in the Park Time)
• 2:30 PM: Free Time
• 5:30 PM: Dinner
• 6:30 PM: Brainstorming
• 8:30 PM: Bluegrass Music

August 16:

• 8:00 AM: Breakfast/Pack Up
• 9:00 AM: Final Session
• 10:00 AM: Goodbyes

2023 Mammoth Cave Sizzle Reel