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By LESLIE NICHOLS
Rappahannock News contributing writer
I bet you don’t know that birds might be the descendants of reptiles.
Bet you haven’t considered the fact that “death must precede life” or that there’s no “free lunch.”
And did you know that cockroaches will one day be the dominant life form on this earth?
It’s things like this that one discovers at Nature Camp. The camp, sponsored by the Federation of Virginia Garden Clubs and nestled in the mountains of Vesuvius (Virginia, that is), meets the dictionary definition: “a place in the country for vacationers, especially children, with outdoor recreation, often organized and supervised.” It is all that—and much more.
Over 11 days, we had 11 courses, ; choosing from a list that included the likes of mammalogy, archeology, botany and limnology. We selected a major, ohe'class to take twice a day for five days. The rest were left as minors, to be taken only (only?) once, two at a time for five days. Major days were alternated with minor days, with neither scheduled on Sundays.
Each course centered on a different aspect of the environment, its purpose and how it can be preserved and protected. Every camper was required to keep a notebook. We had to take notes in each class and write reports for each.
Don’t get the wrong idea—camp wasn’t all work. We had periods for both rest and recreation.
During recreation time, we could hike, run, swim or play volleyball and tetherball. Or we could spend seemingly endless hours in the camp
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