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Nature Camp
Each year Rappahannock Garden Club sends two young people from the county to Nature Camp for two weeks. This year Jennifer Raney of Flint Hill and Courtney Jones of Amissville received the scholarships and have just returned from the session. While there they were joined for a day by some of the Garden Club members.
Nature Camp, skirted by Big Mary's Creek and located in a lovely, little valley between Mine and McClunt mountains in the George Washington National Forest, is midway between Lexington and Staunton. The camp was established in 1941 by the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc.
"This camp is a place where young Americans can learn the intricate interrelationship between living things and their environment. Its purpose is to create a corps of interested and knowledgeable young citizens who will continue the fight to make our world a better place in which to live," said club spokeswoman, Peggy Pryde.
Campers choose a major field of interest to pursue and Jennifer and Courtney chose limnology, the study of fresh water streams. They also participated in other activities, as bird watching, music and singing, hiking and mountain climbing, swimming and games. Nature Camp has a well equipped library, laboratory and museum.
Rappahannock County Garden Club earns the funds necessary to sponsor campers from the annual Christmas wreath and greens sale.
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