The PAST Foundation is pleased to announce four upcoming
summer camps for 9th and 10th graders that focus on maritime
heritage resources and forensic sciences:

Environmental Education Summer Camp: Natural and Cultural
Resources of the Great Lakes (Grades 9-10)
Presque Isle, Michigan, June 9 -16, 2007
Open to students entering the 9th and 10th grades. The Upper
Peninsula of Michigan is home to wildlife, wetlands and
shipwrecks. Summer camp students will explore the ecosystems
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula analyzing how humans have
introduced new species into the region through maritime
trade. During the field trip, students will meet
professionals who study and care for the wetlands, wildlife
and historic resources of the area while managing aspects
harmful to the region’s ecosystems. Through interactive
activities students will record the shipwreck of the Joseph
S. Fay, kayak through the lakes and wetlands, visit the
famous sand dunes, and learn about the wildlife and
spectacular ecology of the area first hand.
http://www.pastfoundation.org/2007MichiganEnvironmentalEducation/

Florida Marine Sciences Summer Camp (Grades 9-10)
Key Largo, Florida, July 22 - 28, 2007
Open to students entering 9th or 10th grade; snorkeling
only, no SCUBA. The waters around the Florida Keys are rich
in natural and cultural resources.  Summer camp students
will explore the ecosystems of this rich and diverse aquatic
area.  During the field trip students will snorkel the
waters of the Florida Keys within the National Marine
Sanctuary and John Pennecamp State Park learning how to
catalog and monitor the shipwrecks, flora and fish of the
area.  The field trip will be based at Quiescence Dive
Charter and from this ideal location students will spend
five days exploring the environs in and out of the water
around Key Largo, meeting professionals who work to protect
the parks and sanctuaries, and applying their knowledge
about the region’s ecosystems to issues confronting the
sustainability of the protected resources.
http://www.pastfoundation.org/2007FloridaMarineSciencesCamp/

Forensics in the Classroom Summer Camps (Grades 9-10)
Session 1 – Overnight Camps, July 17-26, 2007, OSU Dorms,
Session 2 – Day Camp, August 13-24, 2007
Columbus, Ohio.
Forensics in the Classroom partners Indiana Jones with Gil
Grissom - Students learn what real forensic archaeologists,
anthropologists and scientists do to assist law enforcement
officers in solving crimes. Participants will learn about
forensic archaeology, meet forensic professionals, learn how
to use proper techniques to excavate a mock homicide victim,
prepare a report, and learn to present evidence in a moot
court.
http://www.pastfoundation.org/2007ForensicsSummerCamps/

The PAST Foundation is a small federal 501(c)(3) nonprofit
educational foundation whose mission is to promote a better
understanding of history and culture by teaming professional
anthropologists and historians with the public to explore
potential cultural sites both locally and globally For more
information, visit the links listed above, or the PAST
Foundation main website, www.pastfoundation.org.