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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/survey-says-tech-camp-mixed-bag

Survey Says: Tech at Camp Is a Mixed Bag

If you attended camp as a child prior to 2007, the likelihood is that your parent or guardian asked the camp director how much it cost and how long you would be away. Your parent(s) may have...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/learning-live-fire-how-camps-can-adapt-new-normal

Learning to Live with Fire: How Camps Can Adapt to the New Normal

In August of 2018, the Donnell Fire started in Tuolumne County, California — eventually destroying some 60 square miles of forests before burning out on October 1 of that year. It was a stressful...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-prepare-your-camp-wildfire-season

How to Prepare Your Camp for the Wildfire Season

The last few wildfire seasons have been more destructive than years' past. These tips can help you keep your summer camp safe during wildfire season.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/its-best-part-camp-camper-views-smartphone-policies

"It's the Best Part of Camp": Camper Views on Smartphone Policies

As camp directors, we instinctually know that the experience is much better without smartphones and technology, but what do the campers themselves think?

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/maybe-not-inevitable-case-technology-free-summer-camp

Maybe Not Inevitable: A Case for Technology-Free Summer Camp

In this Camping Magazine article, Matthew Pines discusses the benefits of technology-free summer camp.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/high-anxiety-are-smartphones-upping-angst-ante

High Anxiety: Are Smartphones Upping the Angst Ante?

An Interview with Nancy Cheever, PhD Nancy Cheever, PhD, is a professor and chairperson in the Communications Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and the 2018...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/summer-camps-fire-emergency-communications-six-lessons-learned-during-fire-camp

Summer Camps, Fire, and Emergency Communications: Six Lessons Learned During a Fire at Camp

Fires are a potential hazard for camps located in wooded areas and urban areas alike. How camps respond and communicate to camp families and the community when a fire does occur can go a long way to...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/wildfire

Wildfire!

Since moving to Montana from Pennsylvania several years ago, I’ve become much more attuned to the threat of wildfires, and have begun to learn more about what can be done to safeguard the people...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/droning-important-resources-use-drones-camp

Droning On — Important Resources for the Use of Drones at Camp

Drones are a great tool for camps, both for use in programming and in collecting valuable footage of your property for use in a camp marketing video. Relatedly, some camps find themselves in the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/investing-your-camps-success-top-ten-banking-products-services-important-camps

Investing in Your Camp's Success: Top Ten Banking Products and Services Important for Camps

The products, services, and relationships provided by your bank have a direct impact on your camp’s overall financial success. The needs of each camp are as diverse as the camp industry itself. Your...