By Helen Benso

Camp Brookgreen 2012 will host one-week sessions of summer fun and educational enrichment that will include activities at Brookgreen Gardens and Huntington Beach State Park.  Some of the activities include storytelling, arts and crafts, native plant and animal interactive programs, and a boat ride along freshwater creeks and rivers.  Two two-day arts camps and a one-day Camp Brookgreen for adults also will be available.

Brookgreen Gardens will hold a series of Arts Camp sessions for different age groups this summer.

Registration is available at 843-235-6049.  Visit www.brookgreen.org and click on the Calendar of Events for more information. Camp hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, and the cost per child is $160 for members and $185 for non-members. Dates for rising second  and third  graders are June 11-15, 18-22, and 25-29;  for risingfourth and fifth graders are July 9-13 and 16-20.

Registration for Arts Camp is $95 for members and $115 for non-members.  Arts Camp with Janice Mauro (Rising eighth and ninth graders) is June 18-19, and with Diane Turnley (Rising sixth and seventh) is July 5-6. Camp Brookgreen for Adults is July 24 and costs $50.

Brookgreen Gardens, a National Historic Landmark and nonprofit organization, is located on U.S. 17 between Myrtle Beach and Pawleys Island, South Carolina, and is open to the public daily. For more information, consult our web site at www.brookgreen.org or call 843-235-6000.