The South Carolina Virtual Campout

A large oak tree stands near Brick Baptist Church on St. Helena Island

NPS

Witness Trees: Telling Your Story

Welcome to the South Carolina Virtual Campout!

On the weekend of April 17-18, 2020, Reconstruction Era National Historical Park has partnered with South Carolina State Parks, the US Forest Service, and National Park Service sites in the state, to host a virtual campout on Facebook. For a complete schedule of events, check out the Facebook event here. For more information about the Virtual Campout event, visit our news release page.

To participate in our ranger camp program, watch the video below, and then complete the Witness Tree activity sheet.

 

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  Witness Trees: Tell Your Story

  Community Volunteer Ambassador Kaley Crawford shares the story of Beaufort County's "witness trees" and how to tell the age of a tree.

  Duration:

  3 minutes, 36 seconds

 

To download this virtual campout stamp, right click on the image and save it. From there you can print it out and put it where ever you keep up with your passport stamps!

After you've watched the video and completed the witness tree experience activity, you can download this virtual stamp! Just save the image and print it out, then put it in your scrapbook or National Parks Passport.