{"id":320,"date":"2011-01-11T12:40:36","date_gmt":"2011-01-11T17:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T14:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T19:44:21","slug":"black-bear-cubs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/summer-camp\/wilderness-survival-path\/black-bear-cubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Bear Cubs (ages 7 &#8211; 10)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11892 size-medium alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-1-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"A group of campers building a debris shelter\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-1-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-1-1024x785.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-1-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-1-1536x1177.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-1-2048x1569.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-1-105x80.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-1-317x243.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-1-423x324.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-1-634x486.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-1-846x648.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-1-951x729.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-1-1268x971.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Black Bear Cubs is our introduction to wilderness survival skills. We focus on the \u201csense of wonder\u201d and allow exploration and discovery to lead us throughout this first experience. Campers begin to gain a sense of what it takes to survive and thrive in the wild and find the beauty of the natural world. Black Bear Cub camp creates a balance between learning and play. Childhood games will soon become real survival skills as we introduce fort and fire building, and hands-on activities that provoke curiosity and inquisitiveness. This curiosity and instinct of exploration will be cultivated with tracking and natural awareness lessons. This program includes traditional camp activities like swimming, canoeing, hiking, and ropes course challenges to round out the week. Black Bear Cubs enjoy the comforts of our bunkhouse for their stay with us. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ages:<\/strong>\u00a07-10<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11893 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-2jpg-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"Group of Cub Campers building a debris shelter\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-2jpg-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-2jpg-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-2jpg-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-2jpg-1536x1009.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-2jpg-2048x1345.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-2jpg-105x69.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-2jpg-317x208.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-2jpg-423x278.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-2jpg-634x416.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-2jpg-846x556.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-2jpg-951x625.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/12\/Cub-Camp-Image-2jpg-1268x833.jpg 1268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Dates:<\/strong><br \/>\nWeek #1 (6\/21\/26 &#8211; 6\/26\/26)<br \/>\nWeek #4 (7\/12\/26 &#8211; 7\/17\/26)<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #993366\">(Session is Full)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>$750.00<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/summer-camp\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register Online<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>What to Bring List- <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/11\/WTB-Overnight-Site-Based.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PDF<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/01\/WTB-Overnight-Site-BasedWORD.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WORD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Bear Cubs is our introduction to wilderness survival skills. 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