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Eagles Nest Camp Blog
By Liz Snyder, Assistant Director
In just over a month, many excited children will find their way to this beautiful retreat tucked into the lush North Carolina woods. They’ll laugh and play and grow amidst the towering pines and slow-moving streams. They’ll take inspiration from the mountains and share it with their families and communities as they return home. Until then, we’ll be eagerly awaiting their arrival – enjoying the season and preparing to offer them a summer that will surely change their lives...click the title above to read the complete post.
by Paige Lester-Niles, Camp Director
I tend to believe that there is magic all around us – especially if we’re open to it. At camp, there’s either an extra dose of magic, or there are just lots of people who are open to it, because magical things happen everyday...click the title above to read the complete post.
by Noni Waite-Kucera, Executive Director
For the third year running, all Eagle’s Nest staff, faculty and administration left the computers, the phones and all other daily work to hit the ENF gardens. This is a day we have come to love as it is our chance to help welcome in the new growing season, chat with our work friends and get lots of much needed physical labor accomplished. This year we were under the direction of our new Garden Manager Ryan Houghton...click the title above to read the complete post.
by Susan Gies Conley, Director of Development
The collection grows every year. Each one is permeated with its own memories and stories. Some are worn frequently, others are archived in a tub with the intention of becoming a quilt some day. But we can’t throw them away. They are too important to our personal histories...click the title above to read the complete post.
by Caroline Toy, Assistant Director
Even though we had a really warm winter here in North Carolina, it still amazes me how quickly spring has turned campus into a green wonderland that’s just waiting to be summer! While I’m working on campus this week, I’m...click the title above to read the complete post.
Wendy Brasunas Heilbut, former camper and staff member
It has been several years since I set a bare foot in Indian Village proudly wearing my chief feather and Medicine Woman dress, but the role of the tribal leader still resonates and inspires me. It inspires me to do all sorts of things in my daily life like...please click the title above to read the complete post.
by Noni Waite-Kucera, Executive Director
One of the most wonderful things about camp is the time that we all have to spend in the woods, in the creeks and generally just being outside. Instilling a love for the out-of-doors in a young person is a gift that will stay with them for their whole life. As a person who grew up at Eagle’s Nest I had the amazing opportunity to spend my summers outside. To this day, I find a way to be outside for a part of everyday...click the title above to read the complete post.
By Liz Synder, Assistant Director
I have the coolest job at Eagle’s Nest. Yes, I know that’s a pretty big statement, and I’m sure to catch some disagreement from my co-workers, but I think it’s true. Here’s why… click the title above to read the complete post.
by Paige Lester-Niles, Camp Director
One of my favorite things that we do at camp is After Lunch Singing. There’s something very special about huddling close together on the dining room benches to share a song book with new and old friends. I love everything about it: making music together, watching campers gather the courage to play their instruments in front of the whole dining room, seeing the older campers carefully drag their finger across the page to help the younger ones follow the song, and hearing the excitement when the song leader announces a favorite. Singing at camp is a tradition that fills our hearts and brings us together...click the title above to read the entire post.
by Noni Waite-Kucera, Executive Director
photo by Well Tea
As I walked the trails of Eagle’s Nest last week my ears perked at a familiar sound – Spring Peepers were awakening! I don’t ever remember a time when I have heard them this early in the year. Just the week before the temperature had dropped to 15 degrees with a wind chill at zero and now – 6 days later the Peepers were calling. It made me wonder if they would be crawling back into their winter hibernation spots before spring truly sets in for good.
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