Camping Magazine articles from January 1994

Camping Magazine archives from January 1994

Bragging about ACA's successes. (American Camping Association) (Column)
January 1, 1994... Did you ever feel like bragging? Of course you have. We all do at various points in our lives. The reasons we feel that way are almost always the result of something very positive happening either as a result of our own actions or the...

The hantavirus: will it come to camp? (disease from rodents)
January 1, 1994... Only a few people have questioned whether the hantavirus will come to camp. Most haven't considered it a threat. Yet the virus is not confined to the cases which made summer headlines and originated in the Southwest. A case was identified in...

Risk management: more on employment practices. (Column)
January 1, 1994... Our last column identified some new areas of risk and potential liability concerning relationships with employees. While the risks seem remote to some camp directors, the increased frequency of complaints and allegations against camps is...

How green is camping? Environmental stewardships in North Carolina camps. (includes results of an environmental awareness survey and related article on the Holston Presbytery Center environmental policy) (Environmental Literacy at Camp)
January 1, 1994... Camp professionals should be among the most environmentally sensitive people in America. Good land stewardship is a responsibility of every resident camp. Unfortunately, it is difficult to tell just how committed camps are to...

Minimum-impact camping in the front woods. (includes techniques for minimum impact camping) (Environmental Literacy at Camp)
January 1, 1994... Most camps offering a trip or wilderness component recognize the importance of minimum-impact camping skills. But backwoods camping techniques may also be applied in the "front woods,' where most organized camp activities take place. Since...

Restoring lost links. (National Wildlife Federation program to help summer camps develop environmental awareness) (Environmental Literacy at Camp)
January 1, 1994... Editor's Note: The program described below represents one example of how organizations with similar missions can work together to improve the public's awareness of environmental issues. We think it offers a feasible alternative to each camp...

Green resources: ten books every camp environmentalist should own. (Environmental Literacy at Camp) (Cover Story)
January 1, 1994... In our nature center is a bookcase containing eight linear feet of shelving and encompassing 154 books. These books range from donated college texts to the latest selections in the burgeoning "green" section at the local bookstore. There are...

Stoneflies and campers: teaching campers about aquatic environments. (Environmental Literacy at Camp)
January 1, 1994... The stonefly is just a common insect inhabiting small streams. So why should campers care about them? As small and inconspicuous as aquatic insects might appear, they provide a fascinating and easily accessed means of involving campers in...

American Camping Foundation: 1993 annual report.
January 1, 1994... The American Camping Foundation has completed its third year of operations subsequent to its reorganization as a "new" 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. ACF protects and invests ACA's endowment and provides leadership in ACA's critical area of...

1993 summer camp survey results.
January 1, 1994... Just over half of our 2,100 accredited camps returned their surveys this year, an increase of ten percent over last year. A total of 899 resident camps, 216 day camps and 29 resident and day camps responded to the survey. Of those 1,150...