Robeson County 4-H

 This is from Our State Magazine... FEATURES Where the Wild Campers Are At a 4-H camp in Rockingham County, children from all walks of life learn how to live together on the land, build teamwork skills, take on leadership roles, and forge lifelong friendships. by  Jeri Rowe It takes concentration to master the art of archery, as 9-year-old Ivy Hannah (right) learned while camping at the Betsy-Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center in Reidsville. In between activities, 12-year-old Zylah Auguste took a break to relax and twirl around in a tree swing. PHOTOGRAPH BY  JERRY WOLFORD & SCOTT MUTHERSBAUGH             Near the swinging bridge over Carroll Creek, with water lapping at their ankles, they start their hunt. They’re all first-time summer campers, 8 to 10 years old. With a college-student counselor nicknamed Tae beside them, they step into the creek and bend at the waist, nets in their hands, eyes inches from the water. The kids are in full s...

From Our State Magazine....  FEATURES Raleigh’s Temple of Blooms The director of JC Raulston Arboretum is North Carolina’s Indiana Jones of plants. He travels to some of the world’s most remote locations, braving treacherous landscapes and dangerous beasts in search of rare species to bring back to his shrine of flora. by  Rebecca Woltz Mystic illusion garden dahlia, angel earrings cascading fuchsia, and hardy chrysanthemum. PHOTOGRAPH BY  CHARLES HARRIS             When Mark Weathington isn’t traveling the globe, looking for new plant species, he’s often at the JC Raulston Arboretum, where he’s worked for about 16 years. PHOTOGRAPH BY CHARLES HARRIS Stuck on a six-inch-wide ledge, with a sheer cliff face rising to his left and a near-vertical drop to his right, Mark Weathington was more than a little worried. He’d been trying to reach a lily — and not just any old garden variety. This was a type of surprise lily with gold flowers, one that h...