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Site Manager's Seminar: Camp Tours
Idyllwild & Garner Valley


Calling all Site & Facility Managers! The Site Manager's Seminar is an annual educational opportunity designed to help you network with others in your position, gain new ideas and bring home solutions to improve your camp. Learn more.

LOCATION & DATES
March 15 & 16, 2011
Idyllwild & Garner Valley
Schedule at a Glance

Meeting Location:
Apple Canyon Center (map)
56400 Apple Canyon Road
Mountain Center, CA 92561

REGISTRATION
Included in registration price: all-day program, transportation, overnight stay (Apple Canyon Center) on Tuesday (March 15) and meals on Wednesday (March 16). While staying overnight is encouraged, it is not required. The Apple Canyon Center is a camp style facility - please bring your own bedding.

Online registration is closed. To register, call (765) 349-3521.

$75 / ACA Member (Groups of 2 or more per camp)
$85 / ACA Member (Individual)
$85 / Non-Member (Groups of 2 or more per camp)
$95 / Non-Member (Individual)

To register, click on the link above or call (818) 274-6637.
Deadline to Register
: March 7, 2011.

REFUND POLICY: No refunds for cancellations unless written request is postmarked by February 25, 2011; 50% of registration fee will be retained for processing. All payments must be received by event date.

FEATURED CAMPS
Apple Canyon Center / Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times
Camp Scherman
Idyllwild Pines Camp & Conference Center
Pathfinder Ranch
Pine Springs Ranch

PROGRAM
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Tour 5 camps and see how they operate - hear from each camp's Site Manager about the projects they're most proud of as well as solutions found for the toughest challenges. Schedule at a Glance

Join us the night before the tour, March 15 starting at 7:30pm, for two special guest speakers:

TOPIC: Managing the "Pests" of the Forest
Learn about the oak borer and pine beetle and different techniques and treatments to properly deal with these difficult pests.

Special Guest Speakers:

  • Ed Arredondo, President, Stand Dynamics LLC
  • Hal Carey, District Forester, San Bernardino National Forest

Overnight acccomodations at Apple Canyon Center included in the registration price!

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THE SITE MANAGER'S TOUR:

"This was an enjoyable and valuable experience. I'm looking forward to what next year might bring."
- Mike Bloomfield, Camp Bloomfield

"The tour was great, the host camps' staff were terrific. The format at each venue was set up differently and that worked."
- Gabe Valencia, Mile High Pines Camp

“We all came away feeling that we had a better understanding of the camps around us and really enjoyed networking with other camps.”
- Debi Hite, Camp Whittier

SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE:

Tuesday, March 15

6:30pm - 7:00pm
7:30pm - 9:00pm

9:00pm

Check-In/Registration, Apple Canyon Ctr.
Guest Speakers: Managing the "Pests" of the Forest
Networking & Community Share

Wednesday, March 16

8:00am - 9:00am
9:00am - 11:00am
11:00am - 1:00pm
1:00pm - 3:15pm
3:15pm - 5:15pm
5:15pm - 7:30pm
7:45pm - 8:00pm
8:00pm

Breakfast, Apple Canyon Center
Tour Apple Canyon Center
Tour Pine Springs Ranch
Lunch and tour of Pathfinder Ranch
Tour Camp Scherman
Dinner and tour of Idyllwild Pines
Travel to Apple Canyon Cetner
Adjourn

Schedule subject to change.

 





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