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By Lyt Wood Special to the Rappahannock News
At the Rappahannock Nature Camp, like most summer camps, campers have seen their fair share of yellow jackets, black widow spiders, copperheads, deer ticks, poison ivy and deadly mushrooms.
This summer, at the 23rd session of the Rappahannock camp, campers actually will seek out all of these scary critters. Campers will get to know them better, with the goal of overcoming their fears and coming to a better understanding of their roles in the world.
With the continued support of the Piedmont Environmental Council, the 10-day Rappahannock Nature Camp will be held Mondays to Fridays beginning Monday, June 22 to Friday, July 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., with one overnight campout at Singing Creek on the Hazel River in southern Rappahannock County.
Previous camps, have focused studies on such themes as “Habitats,” “Mysteries,” and “Baby Animals.” This year the focus is on “Bad Nature.” Message from campers to ticks, snakes and bees: “Watch out, here we come!”
The camp is meant to open the eyes of local children to the marvels of nature. Without such an appreciation and sense of awe and wonder of natural surroundings, concepts of “conservation” and “environment” acquired later in life will inevitably become abstract and self-centered.
The camp is open to boys and girls ages 8 to 12. Campers will explore the forests, meadows, rivers and ponds of the Singing Creek property and sur
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