About us :
The Upstate Chapter of Wildlife Action, Inc. is located on a 40 acre
tract of hardwood bottoms and pine ridges approximately 1.5 miles
off New Cut Road in western Spartanburg County. Known as “Lost
Acres,” this woodland forest is the home of the Hughston Resource
Education Center.
● Over 1.5 miles of Nature
Trails
● Foster Pavilion, a
permanent 60 ft. x 20 ft. covered shelter complete with handicapped
bathroom facilities
● A Kitchen equipped with
cold storage areas
● BB Gun Range and gun
safety program
● Archery Range with covered
seating
● A Fire Circle
instructional area
● “Wild Day” for children
ages 7-12
● Education Programs for
School/Church/Scout Field Trips
● Chapter meetings on the
second Monday of each month
History of the Upstate Chapter: The Upstate Chapter was chartered in
March, 1991 with ten members dedicated to the WLA motto: “Local
People Solving Local Problems.” Since then, the WLA Upstate Chapter
has taught over 20,000 young people through wildlife conservation
projects, school field trips, “Wild Days,” day camps, and gun safety
programs.
Among the programs we offer are school field trips based on both
National and State Life/Earth Science Standards. Students from K-4
through 8th grade learn how to protect our environment, visit our
habitat areas, participate in our bird study activities, and have a
hands-on experience with our skulls and skins collection.
We are staffed by volunteers who are retired engineers,
professionals, educators, and homemakers. Most of our volunteers are
either parents or grandparents. In addition to the programs outlined
above, we are also available for nature study, leaf printing
activities, rocks and minerals, orienteering, animal tracks, making
dream catchers, and numerous other programs. We can design special
programs required for school groups, scouts, vacation Bible schools,
day camps, and church youth groups.
