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.
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How
Nature Conserves and Recycles
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Nature
Camp Adult Session - June 6-10, 2008
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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
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Cosmic
Recycling: From Dust to Stars and Back
Terry Richardson, University of Charleston |
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Indian
Ecology and the Impact of European Contact
Walter Mehring, Primitive Crafts Specialist
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Everything
You Want to Know About Global Warming
Bill Ruddiman, University of Virginia
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Recycling Wallpaper as Note Cards
Betsy Bangley, Artist
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Conserving
Stream Flow: How Much Water Does a River Need?
Gerald Pottern, RJGA Environmental
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From
Rocks to Pebbles to Sand: Erosion and Deposition
Chuck Bailey, William and Mary
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Snags,
Logs and Leaves: Recycling in the Forest
Peter Mehring, Naturalist and Tom Dierauf, Forester
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Biogeochemical
Cycles
Flip Coulling, Naturalist
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Hope
Is the Thing With Feathers: The Nature Poetry of Emily
Dickinson
Sharon Spangler, Writer
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Lifecycle
of Ferns
Julie Moore, US Fish and Wildlife Service
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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:
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Morning
Bird walks |
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Evening
Star Gazing |
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Evening
walks for salamanders |
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A
class in keeping Nature Journal |
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Half
Day hike on Sunday afternoon |
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Sharing
of favorite nature books |
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Voluntary
talent show |
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Folk-singing
and music |
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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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