Stewardship Forest Award

At a recent Caloosa Task Group Meeting the Department of Forestry awarded Camp Caloosa with the Stewardship Forest Award. Lee County Senior Forester Michael Weston presented a Land Stewardship plaque and a Stewardship recognition sign, (to post at our property) to CEO Sandi Stewart and board member Rock Abooujaoude. Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida has been recognized for our diligence and commitment related to our land management practices. We have worked with the department of Forestry in developing a complex land management plan which includes removal of all exotic and invasive vegetative species, harvesting high fuel timber, replanting native species, and providing maintenance to avoid exotics re-growth and survival of new seedlings.

Geocaching at Camp Caloosa Adventure!

Article Submitted by Annie from Girl Scout Troop 300:

This month, Girl Scout Troop 300 broke into the worldwide sport of geocaching - where you use multi-million-dollar military satellites to find pieces of Tupperware hidden in the woods. We found three of the four large caches hidden at Camp Caloosa and spent a half-hour wandering around in the woods looking for the fourth one. Overcast skies made the GPS less dependable than we'd hoped, but we had lots of fun.

We scored a FTF (First to Find!) on the cache called Honeybee - which was FILLED with carpenter ants - and the girls had a blast trading swag and signing the logs. We think caching will become a regular adventure for this group of treasure hunters!

Thank you for all your help!

Thank you to everyone who helped at Camp Caloosa Clean Up Day! You help keep camp beautiful for everyone.

Girl Scout Troop 2055 helped at Camp Caloosa Clean Up Day. The girls trimmed trees and bushes and had a great time. Thank you for all your hard work!