Whyman, W. 2008. This educational book teaches the system of property management, which is a combined effort by all departments. The eleven chapters describe the nuts and bolts for managing a property, beginning with the mission and ending with the risk management.

It is a comprehensive, educational book for facility staff, and equally important, board members, management, and owners charged with the complex and challenging task of managing and maintaining properties.

Outdoor Site and Facility Management: Tools for Creating Memorable Places will help you to provide the safe environment and positive atmosphere so important to creating memorable experiences for your participants.

A bound-in CD-ROM provides 48 editable forms and checklists that you can customize in the management and organization of your property, editable job descriptions, and a combined, comprehensive list of hundreds of books, articles, and online resources to easily find specialized information and local contacts. 232 pp. © 2008.

“Like a College Degree in Camp Property Management” – Historic YMCA Camp Dudley’s Fred Guffey writes: “I’ve found the book Outdoor Site and Facility Management to be of great use.   Managing ongoing maintenance needs was particularly useful. There are good points about sustainable practices and dedicating funds to ‘greening-up’ the facility.  The chapter on record keeping helped me better visualize how I might make future presentations for upgrading facilities to our board of directors and potential donors, and backing them up with hard data.  The CD-ROM contains 48 good samples, checklists, and forms.  The Appendix contains job descriptions which clearly help when doing hiring interviews to ensure that potential new staff really get a ‘feel’ for what’s involved with camp maintenance.  YMCA-USA Camping Update -- April 2009 

I am very pleased with the purchase that I made for our summer camp facilities staff. We now have 3 books so that everyone on the staff can have access to one of the books. B. Koster Tanglewood Camp reviewed on Amazon

Chapters

1. Place: Integrating Program and Property
2. Participants: A Welcoming Invitation
3. People: Your Greatest Asset
4. Land: Surveying Your Options
5. Grounds: Creating Your Setting
6. Natural Resources: Inspiration, Education, and Stewardship
7. Facilities: Your Visible Identity
8. Time: Making the Most of It
9. Finances: Constructing Your Future
10. Records: At Your Fingertips
11. Risk: Managing to Be Prepared

On the publisher's web site below, there are 1) Three online book excerpts and 2) extensive book outline. Order the book through the Internet:
US: Human Kinetics (publisher) or Amazon
Canada: Human Kinetics (publisher) or Amazon

American Canoe Association, 2008. In Canoeing, the expert instructors from the American Canoe Association provide you with
• indispensable advice on gear and equipment selection, food and nutrition, fitness, water trail etiquette, and safety and survival skills;
• step-by-step instruction of fundamental paddling skills and techniques;
• informative consumer, technique, and safety tips;

The book also includes the Quickstart Your Canoe DVD. This instructional DVD guides you through an introduction to paddle sports and basic safety and paddling techniques so you can enjoy a safe boating experience. It contains videos of the essential skills and techniques of canoeing, making it easier than ever to learn the basics.

American Canoe Association, October 2008. Kayaking. Embrace the outdoors by becoming one of the 17 million people who participate in kayaking, one of the fastest-growing outdoor activities around. Kayaking presents the basics of the sport as well as the skills and knowledge required for becoming a successful paddler with:
• practical guidance on gear and equipment selection, nutrition, fitness and stretching, water trail etiquette, and safety and survival skills;
• step-by-step paddling techniques for flatwater, river and whitewater, and sea kayaking, as well as instruction on more complex maneuvers and rolls;
• useful consumer, technique, and safety tips throughout the book; and
• Web-based resource

Lees, T. 2007. Water Fun - 116 fitness and swimming activities for all ages. A popular activity for both fun and fitness, swimming is now easier to learn, enjoy, and use as exercise with Water Fun. Including more than 100 stunts, skills, games, and workouts that may be tailored to meet specific needs, this book has something for every age and skill level. With a complete collection of individual and group activities that require little, if any, equipment, Water Fun has everything water exercisers need to become more comfortable and skilled in the water.

Gilbertson, K, Bates, T., McLaughlin, T. and A. Ewert. 2006. Outdoor Education: Methods and Strategies provides all the necessary information and tools for teaching outdoor education. It applies educational theories to outdoor teaching methods and helps educators choose the instructional strategy that will work best for their audience, whether they’re in a school, nature center, adventure center, camp, environmental learning center, government agency, or university with:
• Easy-to-use forms for designing, implementing, and evaluating lesson plans
• Six highly detailed sample lesson plans
• Teaching tips, real-life case studies, and interactive exercises

Project Adventure, Inc. 2007. Adventure Education: Theory and Applications allows students to:

• get a broad view of adventure education and programming;
• explore the role of games, low- and high-element courses, and outdoor pursuits in adventure education;
• use key concepts, student activities, and Web-based research to enhance the learning process;
• employ real-world examples to explore strategies for adventure education in a variety of settings; and
• learn core skills for effective facilitation and leadership preparation in adventure programming.

Demers, J. 2008. Character-Building Activities: Teaching Responsibility, Interaction, and Group Dynamics The self-responsibility, social interaction, and group dynamics involved in this book’s activities will help kids grow and mature. It applies directly to preteens and teenagers, but it is easily adapted to younger children. The activities are short, clearly described, easy to set up, and ready to use. Regardless of age and setting, the participants in these activities will learn to deal with a variety of issues, including self-esteem, peer pressure, bullies, anger, and stress. They will also acquire self-reflection skills and have opportunities to share their values and listen to other kids as they share theirs.

J. Bennett and P. Riemer. 2006. Rhythmic Activities and Dance, Second Edition, is a collection of some of the most popular recreational dance forms, geared for teachers of K-12 students and for recreation directors and leaders who want to teach easy rhythms and dances for fun and fitness. The book organization moves from easy rhythmic games and activities to specific dances, including line dances, folk dances, mixers, square dances, and social dances. It includes a new chapter on social dance, focusing on basic rhythmic patterns and introductory steps to help students learn how to waltz, foxtrot, tango, merengue, salsa or mambo, rumba, and swing.