Gone campin'
Field science camp sessions for children began at Port Aransas schools this week. Clockwise from upper left: Emily Roberson, 11, from left, Shelby Fox, 11, and Maggie Strain, 10, handle brown pelican bones at the University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute under the instruction of Beth Hoekje, a bird expert who does volunteer bird counts for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Audubon Outdoor Club of Corpus Christi; Hawkins Williams, 9, studies a piece of vegetation through a magnifying glass in a classroom at H.G. Olsen Elementary School; eightyear old Traver Truax, left, and Gus Adams, 7, right, make scientific observations about the clouds overhead with the guidance of Ellen Julstrom, an undergraduate student from the Marine Science Institute; and, working with research assistants from the Marine Science Institute, kids explore marsh life during a field trip on the west side of Mustang Island; All photos were shot on Monday, June 9. The camps are a joint effort of the Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas Independent School District and Port Aransas Parks and Recreation Department.

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