Below are the published articles for March/April 2012 relating to site and facilities.

“Building Principles: Wastewater Treatment — A Primer.” By Rick Stryker, PE. ACA Camping Magazine. March/April 2012. pp. 12, 14, 15.

“Over the years, we’ve peeked at some of the components to wastewater treatment, but we’ve never really taken the process apart to help explain what is really happening and what the objectives are…”

“Making It Memorable: Identifying and Accentuating Your Unique Setting.” By Howard Deardorff. CCCA InSite Magazine. March/April 2012. pp.26-27. Available by subscription.

“Outdoor ministries can be oases for the soul, offering guests an opportunity to reawaken their appreciation for creativity and uniqueness as they visit well-designed camps and conference centers…In a culture that seems bent on standardization and uniformity, we need to provide places and experiences that are different and memorable…”

“Proactive Maintenance.” By Mary Helen Sprecher. Camp Business. March 1, 2012. Available by subscription (page 88-90).

“Many bad puns have been made about the importance of good lighting in a camp’s sports facilities.They include not being in the dark, getting turned on to the knowledge of superior facilities, having the power to make a change, and several more.

But all joking aside, lighting is one of the best investments in terms of increasing user safety (and that is a priceless commodity)…”