Bryan Buchko 9/14/21 Bryan Buchko 9/14/21

Camp Conservation

YMCA Kanawana in Quebec is doing its part to keep the air a little cleaner, the water a little clearer and the earth a little sturdier. Camp Kanawana began creating a green camp in the fall

Bryan Buchko 8/10/21 Bryan Buchko 8/10/21

Green Latrine

Michigan’s Grand Haven State Park -- 48 acres of sumptuous white-sand beach along the shores of Lake Michigan -- serves over 92,000 campers each year, and generates over $1 million in revenue. Since c

Bryan Buchko 6/22/21 Bryan Buchko 6/22/21

Going Green While Saving Green

Would you like to make your camp more environmentally friendly, but the budget is too tight right now? Let’s face it--while it would be great to run on solar power, it’s just not practical or

Bryan Buchko 4/12/21 Bryan Buchko 4/12/21

Rev Up Recycling

The summons to “go green” is all around us. Camps, though, have been doing this for years--long before it was popular. However, it can be useful to periodically evaluate ways to be even

Bryan Buchko 4/7/21 Bryan Buchko 4/7/21

Reduce, Reuse And Recycle

The motto “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle” is a familiar call for those who care about protecting the earth and conserving its resources. It is often seen in environmental literature and heard

Bryan Buchko 4/1/21 Bryan Buchko 4/1/21

A "Point-ed" Conversation

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s … Cap’n Green--Glenbrook Day Camp’s newest attempt at making the camp grounds as “green” as possible.

Bryan Buchko 3/26/21 Bryan Buchko 3/26/21

Green Ideas

What do you do to “green” up your facility? Camp directors save all kitchen food-prep scraps and feed them to their chickens. Craft paper is supplied from a local print shop's scraps.

Bryan Buchko 11/27/18 Bryan Buchko 11/27/18

Rain Harvest

There is nothing new under the sun, as the old adage goes. There is also nothing new under the rain. Rain is a free source of nearly pure water. Catching or harvesting rain is an ancient