ADULT SESSION at NATURE CAMP

Nature Camp is not just for kids. We also have a session for adults. This session alternates between June and August and is a five day/three night session.

How Nature Conserves and Recycles
Nature Camp Adult Session - June 6-10, 2008


To register, you must pay by check, $210 per person:
Download the online brochure and registration form (PDF)

Join us for an exciting environmental education experience in the cool green mountains of the George Washington National Forest of Virginia. The three-day session features classroom lectures, field studies and craft projects.Classes are typically one or two hours in duration with most of the time spent outdoors or in hands-on activities. Structure is informal, with questions and input from other instructors and attendees encouraged.

Our volunteer instructors, many of whom are former campers and now professionals in the sciences, will tell us about the physical, chemical and biological processes that recycle energy and materials in the universe, the planet, and in local ecosystems.


CLASSES AND INSTRUCTORS

Cosmic Recycling: From Dust to Stars and Back
Terry Richardson, University of Charleston

Indian Ecology and the Impact of European Contact
Walter Mehring, Primitive Crafts Specialist

Everything You Want to Know About Global Warming
Bill Ruddiman, University of Virginia

Recycling Wallpaper as Note Cards
Betsy Bangley, Artist

Conserving Stream Flow: How Much Water Does a River Need?
Gerald Pottern, RJGA Environmental

From Rocks to Pebbles to Sand: Erosion and Deposition
Chuck Bailey, William and Mary

Snags, Logs and Leaves: Recycling in the Forest
Peter Mehring, Naturalist and Tom Dierauf, Forester

Biogeochemical Cycles
Flip Coulling, Naturalist

Hope Is the Thing With Feathers: The Nature Poetry of Emily Dickinson
Sharon Spangler, Writer

Lifecycle of Ferns
Julie Moore, US Fish and Wildlife Service

And more......

SCHEDULE

Attendees will arrive on the afternoon of Friday, June 06 and depart after breakfast on Tuesday, June 10.

In addition to the classes we will have:

Morning Bird walks
Evening Star Gazing
Evening walks for salamanders
A class in keeping Nature Journal
Half Day hike on Sunday afternoon
Sharing of favorite nature books
Voluntary talent show
Folk-singing and music
Short hikes around the camp site

REGISTRATION


Early registration is recommended, since the number of lower-bunk beds is limited. Camp is located about halfway between Staunton and Lexington, VA, east of I-81.

The $210 fee per person includes great food, lodging in rustic single-sex cabins, insurance, and all materials and supplies. Tenting space is available, and the Days Inn in Raphine is available at your own expense for those who desire more luxurious accommodations. You can make reservations with them at (540) 377-2604.

To register, you must pay by check, $210 per person: Download the online brochure and registration form (PDF)

For more information, contact the Nature Camp Director or email the Adult Session coordinator.




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