Camping Magazine articles from January 2005

Camping Magazine archives from January 2005

The Asian camp connection: our global community--third in a series of six articles.
January 1, 2005... Mongolia--conjuring visions of Genghis Khan and his horsemen conquering the Eurasian empire--is not a likely locale for a gathering of camp leaders eight centuries later. But the inaugural meeting of the Asian Camping Fellowship in July 2004,...

Getting what you're paying for: building principles.
January 1, 2005... There are few things more frustrating for a consulting engineer than to have an owner spend money needlessly. Unfortunately, we do a miserable job educating clients about what we can do to help save them money and time in the long run. This...

An editorial on the nature of things at camp: giving kids a natural world of good--first in a series of six articles.(Editorial)
January 1, 2005... And this is our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in everything. --From As You Like It by William Shakespeare The natural environment creates a sense of awe...

Promoting a healthy and safe forest: forestry planning for resident camps.
January 1, 2005... Like most other camp administrators in Southern California and the rest of the drought-stricken portions of the western United States, I have kept a careful eye on the progression of bark beetle and the dead and dying trees they leave in their...

Camp health services: updating the paradigm: risk management.
January 1, 2005... Editor's Note: Beginning with this first issue of 2005, Linda Ebner Erceg and Ed Schirick will be alternating as authors of the Risk Management column. Each brings an extraordinary level of knowledge to the topic with different perspectives and...

Investigating what happens at camp: research notes.
January 1, 2005... Look at a camp brochure or Web site, listen to a satisfied camper or parent, watch a video... we all make claims about what the camp experience will be for the participants. We are accustomed to collecting testimonials, smiling photographs,...

Enlightened leadership--the window or the mirror? Realizing unprecedented success--third in a series of articles.
January 1, 2005... Leadership has always been a contact sport. It's not a collision sport but more like dancing. To dance, you have to have a partner and together you move in harmony. Your leadership capacity is measured, in large part, by the partners you dance...

Teaching campers to be stewards of the environment.
January 1, 2005... 1861--The Gunnery Camp is founded--The Gunnery Camp is considered the first organized American camp. Frederick W. Gunn and his wife Abigail operated a home school for boys in Washington, Connecticut. In 1861, they took the whole school on a...

Rapid parental notification for summer camps: TechnoTrends.
January 1, 2005... In April 1999, the United States suffered its single most tragic episode of school violence at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. This same type of horrific event has been replicated at multiple schools throughout our country since...

Motivating young people in the workplace: an interview with Bruce Tulgan.(Interview)
January 1, 2005... The latest business dilemma facing organizations across the country is the leadership crisis. On the one hand, aging workers will be retiring in large numbers over the next ten years, leaving behind a growing number of leadership vacancies. On...

Who are the young professionals? Young professionals.(American Camp Association Young Professionals)
January 1, 2005... Surely you've heard about it by now? About the American Camp Association (ACA) Young Professionals group, we mean. It's a group created by the National Board of ACA to accelerate the development of the next generation of camp leadership. And...