Camp Cooper has won the 2022 Arizona Association for Environmental Education's eeExcellence Award for Outstanding Environmental Education Program! We are truly honored and proud to have been recognized for our work. 🙌 🏆 🏜️ ❤️ 🌵 😍 #education #environment #arizona #az

This year's camp t-shirts are available now! We've got two fun, new designs to choose from. They make the perfect keepsake after visiting us at camp and they are a great way to show your love and support for Cooper! Order here: buff.ly/3UTWPtE 👕 👀 😍

Please join us in congratulating one of our amazing program coordinators, Mariah, who was recently awarded the College of Education Staff Award for Excellence! 🥳 🦋 🤩 🌵 ✨ 🎉

What does the sun have to do with mountain lions eating? Super-smart Cragin Elementary 5th graders visited Camp Cooper to learn how energy from the sun plays a key role in food chains from plants all the way up to prey and predator animals! #Food #Plants #Animals #SolarPower

As a recipient of the 2021 Bayer Fund grant, Cooper Center staff were invited to take a tour of the Bayer Marana Greenhouse. #CooperCenterAZ #fieldtrip #BayerFund #Agriculture #Science #STEM #CropScience #MaranaAZ

Ouch! This poor mule deer can been seen clearly with a cholla ball stuck to their lip. It's a fairly common occurrence to see on #TrailcamTuesday. It isn't preventing this deer from drinking or eating and will work itself loose over time. #Deer #Cholla #DesertLife 🦌 🌵 😭

COME SHOP WITH US AT SUMMIT HUT! We were chosen by Summit Hut and Kühl to be one of their donation recipients for the Summit Hut Days of Giving program. Our "Day of Giving" is Friday, December 9th! Any sale during the 9th will earn the Cooper Center $1🤑🤑🤑 #SummitHut #ShopLocal

Don't forget to come by Summit Hut tomorrow and do some shopping! Cooper Center will earn a $1 donation for every purchase made! You can support an amazing local business and stock up on amazing outdoor gifts while supporting Camp Cooper! #SummitHut #Giving #ShopLocal

TODAY! Be sure to do some holiday shopping with us at Summit Hut on Speedway as part of Days of Giving. We'll be there from 4pm - 6pm so stop by and say "hi" and your Summit Hut purchase will support Camp Cooper! #SummitHut #Giving #CooperCenterAZ #ShopLocal #Fundraiser

Sound on! Listen to this scrawny coyote slurping away at the watering hole for #TrailCamTuesday #ASMR #Coyote #SonoranWildlife #DesertLiving #Slurp #Water #Hydrate 🦊👅 💦

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Our resident desert tortoise, Chamoy, might be brumating (reptile hibernation), but you can't snooze on Cooper! Use this QR code to sign-up for our monthly newsletter to keep up with Camp Cooper year round. #DesertTortoise #Chamoy #Brumate #DontSnooze #CampCooperAZ

This peaceful moment between a mother mule deer and her doe as it takes some gentle sips from the Camp Cooper wildlife watering station for today's #TrailCamTuesday #Love #MuleDeer #Doe #SonoranWildlife ❤️ 😻 ❤️ 😻 ❤️ 😻

We are excited and proud to partner with Ben's Bells to present our new Environment Teacher Workshop! Discover how kindness and nature intersect in and out of the classroom. Register today with the QR code or visit us online: buff.ly/3wwMlHx #TeacherWorkshop #Kindness

A rare sighting at camp! With the cooler temps and fewer people at camp during late December, these two mountain lions ventured to the Cooper watering hole for #TrailcamTuesday #Beautiful #SonoranDesert #Lion #Wildlife #BigCats #Rare 😻 🌵 😻 🌴

We at Camp Cooper want to celebrate you for all that you’ve done to make our important work possible. We love sharing the wonders of our Sonoran Desert with more and more kids each year, and it’s your generous support that makes it possible. #HappyNewYear #ThankYou

Last month, Summit Hut held their Days of Giving event to fundraise for 18 local organizations and Cooper was one of them! The event raised a total of $14k with a $500 donation for Cooper! Thanks to Summit Hut and Kuhl who partnered with Cooper for the Days of Giving. #ThankYou

This Saturday enjoy a family-friendly Morning at the Park exploring nature, making native seed balls and learning about how young (and young at heart) can help with ecological restoration! All ages and abilities encouraged.#EnvironmentalEducation #FamilyFun #FreeEvent

TEACHERS! We are excited and proud to partner with Ben's Bells to present our FREE Kindness and the Environment Teacher Workshop! Discover how kindness and nature intersect in and out of the classroom. Register today with the QR code or visit us online buff.ly/3wwMlHx

We love our Borton Earthkeepers! Last week, our friends at Borton visited Camp Cooper for our Earthkeepers field trip! Three days of discovering our Sonoran classroom, students earned their Earthkeeper keys and unlocked the mysteries that connect all lviing things. #Earthkeepers