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Junior Maine Guide Program Junior Maine Guide Curriculum (Level 3 – revised 2013) Section 1 0 Copyright (2013) Maine Youth Camping Foundation Introduction to Junior Maine Guide Program The Junior Maine Guide Program is a way of outdoor living, which permits one to be comfortable and safe with nature without disturbing the natural environment beyond need. The JMG program can offer adventure, relaxation, and a challenge to find one’s self in natural surroundings, and the realization of personal success through the attainment of related skills. It is an out-growth of years of successful outdoor living in the Maine camping environment. It recognizes the fact that certain basic skills are the foundation of the program. The Junior Maine Guide Program is a test of one’s ability to live comfortably in the wilderness and to care for a group of people successfully. It is for candidates between the ages of fourteen and eighteen who have had previous training in outdoor camping and who are sufficiently mature to accept and assume the responsibility of outdoor leadership. The leadership training can be a stepping stone for one to become a camp trip leader and/or, potentially, a Registered Maine Guide. The popular Junior Maine Guide program had its inception in 1936 when a group of outdoor enthusiasts met at Camp Wabunaki in Hillside, Maine. Philip Cobb of Camp Winona, Emily Welch of Camp Wabunaki, and Halsey Gulick of the Gulick Camps, together with two well-known camp guides, Pierson Curtis and A. MacDonald Murphy, formed the first committee to organize plans for promotion of the program. A bill was presented by the camp directors of Maine, sponsored by Senator Marion Martin, and the Junior Maine Guide Program was officially created by an act of the Maine State Legislature in March 1937. Any boy or girl attending a Maine camp or other sponsoring organization, may attend the Junior Maine Guide Testing Camp which is held the last full week in July. The candidates arrive mid-day Monday and depart Friday morning. They need to bring all the food and equipment that they would for any five day trip. If the candidate demonstrates proficiency in outdoor woodcraft and the allied activities, demonstrates good leadership and judgment, and passes the required tests, she/he becomes a Junior Maine Guide. To qualify for passing the tests, the candidate may “retest” 1 major and 3 minors, 2 majors and no minors or no majors and four minors. The Junior Maine Guide will receive a certificate signed by the Commissioner of the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. A note to the JMG Candidate… Before your JMG training experience, the examiners assume that each candidate has already participated in a number of varied wilderness experiences, and has gained wilderness skills commensurate with these experiences. Up until this moment, you, the candidate, have most likely been taken on trips by family members, camp counselors, skillful friends or maybe even Maine Guides. In most cases, the trip had probably been planned for you; the destination, dates, reservations, permits, and the research of hazards and emergency information; all taken care of by someone else. The details and preparations, including equipment choice were probably all covered. Now it is your turn to be the one to take a leading role in trip planning and taking leadership. It’s your turn to take on a lot of that responsibility, and prove your skill level during your week at testing camp. Besides readying your own skills for evaluation, you have been preparing yourself to become the trip leader, to be the one to keep yourself and others comfortable and safe; so that they too have the opportunity to appreciate the excitement and adventure that our wilderness offers. Are you ready for the challenge of preparing to be the leader? Upon arrival at testing camp, a JMG candidate’s behavior, demonstrated skills and knowledge should indicate that they are ready to be the leader, to be the one looked upon as a model for others to emulate. The JMG examiners expect each candidate to welcome the challenge! You have already enjoyed wilderness opportunities that many have never experienced. And now, you are ready to prepare for the highest certification that the Maine Youth Camping Foundation, in conjunction with the Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, offer for your age group. The examiners truly look forward to meeting each and every one of you at testing camp and wish you great success. (Revised 2013) 1 Copyright (2013) Maine Youth Camping Foundation JUNIOR MAINE GUIDE PROGRAM Areas of Evaluation MAJORS MINORS 1. Axemanship 1. Maine Issues 2. Canoeing 2. Fire Building/Wet Day Fire 3. Individual Shelter 3. Trees 4. Individual Fireplace 4. Hiking/Backpacking 5. Topographic Map 5. Equipment Knowledge 6. Map of Area 6. Environmental Concerns 7. Map of Maine 7. Leave No Trace 8. Trip Equipment 8. Wilderness Regulations 9. First Aid 9. General Knowledge 10. Cooking 10. Wildlife Identification 11. Group Encampment 2 Copyright (2013) Maine Youth Camping Foundation JUNIOR MAINE GUIDE OUTLINE MAJOR TESTS I. Axemanship The Candidate should know how to use an axe, knife and saw safely and in a practical, self- assured, efficient manner. This equipment should be of the appropriate size and weight for the individual who is using it. Tools should be sharp, and in good working condition. Evaluation This is a practical evaluation. The camper selects a fallen tree, limbs it, and saws a billet from this tree. The candidate will set up a chopping block in order to split the billet and then contact split it. The candidate will then demonstrate knife splitting and the ability to make shavings. This evaluation takes approximately 20-30 minutes. The candidate’s axe and knife skills are evaluated again as the individual is taking the wet-day fire test. Candidate should be able to use the axe, knife and saw in a practical, self-assured, efficient, and safe manner. Sample Score Card Junior Maine Guide Examination Axe Performance and Wet Day Fire Evaluations Candidate ____________________ID #__________ Camp ________________________ Axe Performance Examiner ____________________ Wet Day Fire Examiner ________________ (10) Knowledge / Safety / (10) Care of Equipment (5) Sawing (Billet/position) (5) Ax work (swing/splitting/limbing) (5) Use of chopping block (5) (5) Use of Knife (5) (position/contact splits/shavings) Comments Comments Total_____ Total_____ Overall Total 40 needed to pass 3 Copyright (2013) Maine Youth Camping Foundation II. Canoeing The candidate should be given extensive opportunity to develop skills in handling a loaded canoe (passenger and/or trip gear aboard) in various wind and water conditions. The candidate should: - Be able to straight paddle from the stern, make turns, back paddle, skull, make landings, etc. - Have knowledge of portaging and canoe rescues. - Have knowledge of the care of canoe and paddle and know the parts of each. - Have knowledge of different types of canoes. - Have knowledge of general canoe repair. - Have the ability to paddle in strong wind and a current. - Know the difference between lake and river paddling. Evaluation The candidate takes the examiner for a 10 to 15 minute paddle during which the candidate will be asked to perform all of the skills that are listed above. The candidate will also be asked questions concerning the individual’s knowledge of canoes, their uses and repairs, and other canoe trip leading considerations. Resources: AMC Maine River Guidebook www.amcmaine.org www.americancanoe.org Sample Score Card Junior Maine Guide Examination Canoeing Ability Evaluation Candidate ____________________ID #__________ Camp ________________________ Examiner_____________________ Excellent Good Fair Poor Score Paddling (10) —straight line with effective stroke —handling in wind / current —paddles confidently —back paddle Turns (5) Landings (5) General Knowledge (5) safety, loading, repair, etc Comments Total 20 needed to pass 4 Copyright (2013) Maine Youth Camping Foundation III. –IV. Individual Shelter and Fireplace The candidate should have knowledge of how to set up an adequate individual shelter and to build a small and safe fireplace. The candidate needs to know how to tie knots; what to look for in proper drainage, and safety; and how to set up a sturdy shelter fly. This area of skill is evaluated with the individual shelter, but the same principles can apply to setting up a kitchen fly in the encampment. The only necessary equipment are an axe, a knife, a hand saw, sufficient rope for ridgelines and corner stakes, and a small (8’x10’ or so) shelter fly. The candidate should: - Be able to construct a safe, usable, one-night campsite. - Construct a simple and safe fireplace with a simple cooking rig. - Be able to provide a usable supply of tinder, kindling and firewood. - Be able to construct a sturdy, well protected shelter suitable for spending the night. - Be able to remove all traces of presence upon departure. - Accomplish this all in a 90 minute time period. Evaluation The candidate is given a perimeter within which to select a site and build a shelter and fireplace. An examiner will evaluate the shelter and fireplace for location, construction, safety, firmness, position & drainage, and quality of firewood. The site will again be evaluated after the candidate has disassembles the shelter and fireplace. Of particular importance is the restoration of the site to pristine condition after its use. Junior Maine Guide Examination Shelter and Fireplace Evaluations Candidate ____________________ID #__________ Camp ________________________ Examiner ________________ Shelter Fireplace Shelter (10) Construction (10) Firmness Drainage Construction Site Location Drainage—Coverage (5) Safety (5) Position (5) Firewood (5) Site Restoration (5) Site Restoration (5) Comments Comments Total_____ Total_____ 20 needed to pass 20 needed to pass 5 Copyright (2013) Maine Youth Camping Foundation V. Topographic Map Each candidate should be able to: - Properly orient a topographic map with a compass and to explain the concepts involved in this process.
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