Joy, curiosity, and creativity are everywhere at Frazer Center’s Nature Camp!

This summer, our campers have been exploring the wonders of Frazer Forest and Cator Woolford Gardens—digging in the dirt, discovering mushrooms and worms, making nature-inspired art, and even writing poetry. Every day brings new adventures rooted in discovery, inclusion, and fun.

Each week, campers dive into a new nature theme with help from special guests—experts from organizations like Birds Georgia and Trees Atlanta, and even some Frazer parents! Kyla Sankara, a Frazer mom, taught us all about worms, fungi, and the other helpful critters that turn natural debris into fertile soil. Another Frazer parent, arborist and landscape consultant Anna Hauser, guided campers in identifying trees, edible plants, and poison ivy lookalikes. She even introduced them to a tree used to make honey—sourwood, also known as the sorrel tree.

Local nature poet Stephen Wing returned this year to help our campers turn their forest observations into poetry. The result? A collaborative poem that captures the magic of Frazer Forest, straight from the minds and hearts of our young explorers. (See poem below.)

Camp Director Kim Corson says one of her favorite projects this summer is the “mushroom board” for displaying photos of fungi that the campers find in the forest. “We’ve collected so many observations,” she says. “It’s amazing how many varieties we have right here in our 39-acre wood.” Do you know what a polypore is? Our campers do! (Hint: it’s also called a shelf fungus.)

Whether they’re exploring fungi, digging in the dirt, walking on logs, splashing through the creek, collecting rocks, or searching for salamanders, Frazer’s Nature Campers are building a lifelong appreciation for the natural world—one muddy, magical moment at a time.