Hi y’all, Sarah Kujawski here, daughter of Nature Camp Caretaker, Ventry Smith. Growing up, I heard all these stories of this place called Nature Camp.…
Nell FredericksenSeptember 23, 2023
By Tina Dudley At Nature Camp, I had the immense pleasure of meeting Gucci, a 19 week-old falcon, and his owner/handler, Corey Basham (Licensed Falconer).…
Nell FredericksenOctober 20, 2021
As you may recall from our last issue, our Nature Camp family lost Joe Garvin. This hit the NCF and NCI board members extremely hard…
Nell FredericksenJune 9, 2021
Wilson Ratliff has made a career out of shrinking carbon footprints. As technical director of the Charlottesville-based Local Energy Alliance Program, a regional nonprofit focused…
Nell FredericksenDecember 18, 2019
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…
Nell FredericksenMay 16, 2019
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…
Nell FredericksenOctober 31, 2018
The impact on our world by alumni of Nature Camp is immeasurable but we know of its significance. And we can share with you examples…
Nell FredericksenMay 10, 2018
One of my great regrets in life is that I never got to know Sam Lavender very well. Sam was the caretaker here at Nature…
Nell FredericksenMay 10, 2018
In 1991, as a 20 year-old rising Senior at the University of North Carolina, I did the most outlandish and absurd thing I have ever…
Nell FredericksenMay 10, 2018