Unplugging Naturally
“No, I can't just turn it off—it’s my emotional-support phone.” Hilary B. Price of the newspaper comic strip “Rhymes with Orange” hit home with this line as a passenger faces off with a flight attendant with a peeved look on her face.
From Fear To Fascination
Recognizing that kids from the inner city and poor rural areas rarely get to go camping, the Lassen Park Foundation (LPF) and Lassen Volcanic National Park collaborated to create a new model for funding and
Budding Careers
Camp TURF (Tomorrow’s Undergraduates Realizing the Future) is a two-week residential summer academy for upcoming 9th- and 10th-grade students in Oklahoma. Housed at Oklahoma State University,
Festive Food Nights
In 2007, the first year I worked at Oakridge Camp in Oklahoma for the summer, the camp operated two lines for food service. When all the campers had gone through for their meals, the food from the second
Freedom To Explore
Dunes Learning Center (DLC) is a residential outdoor center located in the Indiana Dunes National Park that immerses campers in nature to inspire lasting curiosity and stewardship. Being inside a national park,
Goodbye, Feedback; Hello, Point-Of-View--Part 1
For nearly two decades, I have touted the advantages of candid, balanced feedback and the benefits of appreciative inquiry, a change-management approach that identifies an individual’s or group’s strengths