Augusta Bird Club: Nature Camp

Nature Camp scholarship information

The Augusta Bird Club (ABC) holds a bird seed sale each fall. The profits from the seed sale fund both full and partial scholarships to Nature Camp, located east of Vesuvius, Virginia. Here is information about Nature Camp from their website:

"Nature Camp is a private, non-profit, residential, co-ed summer camp specializing in natural history and environmental science education, one of the oldest of its kind in the country."

"Nestled in an idyllic valley in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, about halfway between Staunton and Lexington, our setting provides us an extensive outdoor classroom of several thousand acres of pristine forested mountains and streams."

For more information about Nature Camp, visit their website at www.naturecamp.net

Application and Eligibility

To be eligible for a scholarship, submit a complete the application (see link below) by December 15, 2022 and include:

The Scholarship Application Form
A reference from an unrelated teacher
An essay no longer than 75 words on the topic identified below.

Essay Topic for the 2023 camp session:
Spend 15 minutes outside observing the world around you. Write about what you notice.

Partial or incomplete applications may not be considered.
Candidates may be asked to participate in an interview.
The Education Committee will review all applications received by the deadline, and may recommend individual scholarship amounts to the ABC Board of Directors who will determine scholarship recipients and amounts. The decision of the Board is final and not subject to review or appeal.

For more information, contact our Nature Camp Scholarship Chairperson, Peter Van Acker, at pjva540_at_gmail.com (change the "_at_" to "@").

ABC Scholarship recipient Vera Anderson (left) and her friend Fiona (right) at Nature Camp on drop-off day 2022.

Thank you notes: 2022

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Nature Camp scholarships

Nature Camp scholarship information

Application and Eligibility

Thank you notes: 2022