White Marsh Chapter

 

*Upcoming event - Summer Camp 2008, June 12-14

Camp application: Front, Back

Summer Camp 2007 - Pictures posted!

The White Marsh Chapter of Wildlife Action was chartered in 1991 as an affiliate of Wildlife Action of North Carolina, which was established in 1987. Both are affiliates under the Wildlife Action national organization which was chartered in 1977 in Mullins, SC. Thus, in addition to our sixteen years of local organization, we have had the benefit of drawing on the thirty years of accumulated knowledge, talent and experience from our national parent organization.

Since 1995, the White Marsh Chapter has been based at Steve's Retreat off Old Glade Road two miles north of Hallsboro, NC on SR 1001, an 18 acre educational and recreational facility on the Walter Batten family farm. The facility has a four-acre fish pond and several acres of woodland. Through the years our club members, with the help of NUMEROUS friends, both individual and business, throughout our community, have worked to turn Steve's into one of Wildlife Action's best Resource Education Centers, building a two-story clubhouse and educational building, nature trails through the woods, and developing the fish pond.

Our first children's Summer Camp was held in 1997, and this year we celebrated our 10th annual camp with one of our best ever. Fifty-one children attended from June 14-16 (fourteen on scholarship), and were aided and guided by twelve teenage Junior Counselors and over two-dozen adult volunteers.

This year’s camp theme was “Birds of the World”, and the kids really learned a lot about “All Things That Fly”! In addition, this year’s camp was dedicated to the memory of Lenox Proctor, whose dedication and love of our kids has meant so much to the success of our camps in years past. We’re certain he would have enjoyed this one!