I would like to take credit for the outstanding donations to the Nature Camp Foundation Annual Fund ($87K+ compared to the goal of $75K) in…
Every five years the Nature Camp Foundation hosts a reunion to bring together all friends of Nature Camp for a long weekend of nostalgia, fellowship,…
Over one hundred friends of Nature Camp gathered together on a beautiful Saturday morning last October, to explore the Blue Ridge Mountains in all of…

It all started with a snappy grandma, a bold little girl, and an intriguing picture of Matthew Bain holding a snake out on the Nature…
Reprinted from The Daily News-Record, Harrisonburg, VA. Emma Nicholas, born Jan. 16, 1999, made a deliberate and thoughtful decision to end her life on Wednesday,…
Mrs. Dawn Louise Maguire (née Breu) died peacefully in her home on July 9th , 2018 in Scottsville, VA at the age of eighty-five. Dawn…
It is with deep sadness that we must inform you of the passing of Jessica Pierson. Jessica was a Nature Camp camper from 1994 to…

It’s easy for Kirsten Talken-Spaulding to draw a connection between her summers at Nature Camp and her career with the National Park Service. Reflecting on…