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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/essential-tree-management-tips-camps

Essential Tree Management Tips for Camps

Having a comprehensive tree management plan can help mitigate risks by identifying and addressing issues and problem areas and ultimately providing a less volatile environment for your campers and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cooking-oil-considerations-nutrition-variations-applications-calefaction

Cooking Oil Considerations: Nutrition, Variations, Applications, and Calefaction

Navigating the nutritious qualities, multiple varieties, cooking/food prep applications, and the heating process of cooking oils can be a challenging task. A good starting point is knowing what...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/accreditation-manager-job-posting

Accreditation Manager [Job Posting]

The American Camp Association® (ACA) is a national nonprofit organization serving the more than 20,000 year-round and summer camps in the US that annually serve 26 million campers. ACA is committed...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/compensating-camp-staff-2024-key-wage-issues-consider-setting-your-pay-policies

Compensating Camp Staff in 2024: Key Wage Issues to Consider in Setting Your Pay Policies

This article provides an update on the new "white collar" rule and discusses key issues regarding the compensation of camp staff, with a particular focus on the nuances of the 13(a)(3) "seasonal"...

https://www.acacamps.org/about/leadership/board-directors

Board of Directors

Meet the ACA Board of Directors.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/child-protection-101-responding-camp-professional

Child Protection 101: Responding as a Camp Professional

Being prepared for risks a camp may face during the summer is an important component of a good risk management strategy. Understanding historical trends and emerging issues can help with the...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/preparing-risks-summer

Preparing for Risks for Summer

Presenter: Michael Swain Being prepared for risks a camp may face during the summer is an important component of a good risk management strategy. Understanding historical trends and...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/it-can-happen-you-10-things-you-can-do-tighten-security-your-camp

It Can Happen to You: 10 Things You Can Do to Tighten Security at Your Camp

With 3 sites, 14 individual day camps, 500+ acres and more than 5000 campers and staff on our grounds each day, the Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds has spent the last 5 years focusing on its unique...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/creating-camp-culture-includes-safety-seasonal-staff

Creating a Camp Culture that Includes Safety with Seasonal Staff

These are 10 tips to help you enhance the safety mindset and boost your camp culture at the same time.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/crisis-it-really-can-happen-you-2023

Crisis — It Really Can Happen to You 2023

Overview: The ACA Hotline is your year-round, 24/7 lifeline for navigating crises—providing support to camps and individuals when it matters most. This recorded webinar offers you...