DOCUMENT RESUME ED 404 077 RC 020 917 AUTHOR Koesler, Rena, Ed.; Watters, Ron, Ed. TITLE Proceedings of the 1995 International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education (Ithaca, New York, October 26-28, 1995). INSTITUTION Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education, Boulder, CO.; Idaho State Univ., Pocatello. REPORT NO ISBN-0-937834-58-0 PUB DATE 96 NOTE 223p.; For selected individual papers, see RC 020 918-929. PUB TYPE Collected Works Conference Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC09 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Accidents; Camping; *Conservation (Environment); Decision Making; Environmental Education; Experiential Learning; Land Use; *Outdoor Education; *Program Administration; *Risk Management; Skill Development; Staff Development IDENTIFIERS *Outdoor Leadership; *Outdoor Recreation; Rock Climbing ABSTRACT This proceedings contains 20 papers from the 1995 International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education. The papers include guidelines for various aspects of outdoor leadership and materials relevant to program development and administration in .outdoor recreation, outdoor education, and adventure therapy and education. Papers are: "ICORE Opening Presentation" (William E. Phillips); "Arriba! Building Teamwork and a Ropes Course in Mexico" (Jim Fullerton, Scot G. Davis); "Camping with Kids" (Joel Bauch); "Defining Responsible Stewardship: A Land Management Perspective" (Duane Grego); "An Examination of Negligence, Assumption of Risk, and Risk Management in Outdoor Recreation" (Travis L. Teague); "Future Directions for AORE & 1995 AORE Membership Survey Results" (Jim Fullerton, Tim Moore, Steve Guthrie); "Is Cheese Food Really Food? a.k.a. Some Conscious Alternatives to Overprocessing Experience" (Cheryl A. Estes, Steven Tomb); "Land Access, Protection and Permits" (Steve Munsell); "Managing Growth in Your Outdoor Recreation Rental Program" (Rob Jones, Brian Wilkinson); "Minimum Impact Techniques for Outdoor Leaders" (Mark Simon); "Organizing a Climbing Competition" (Tim Steele); "Re-Establishing a Clean Climbing Ethic" (Aram Attarian); "The Role of Tacit Knowledge in Judgement and Decision Making" (Steven Guthrie); "Teaching Technical Skills through Play" (Laurie Gullion); "Therapy in the Mountains" (Judith A. Kennison); "UIAGM Ropehandling Techniques" (K. Ross Cloutier); "Using Importance-Performance Analysis To Evaluate Teaching Effectiveness" (Aram Attarian); "When Bambi Meets Godzilla: Bringing Environmental Education and Outdoor Recreation Together" (Curt Schatz); "Whitewater River Accident Analysis" (Ron Watters); and "Wilderness Emergencies: A Practical Approach to Decision Making" (Gerard Dunphy). Appendices include workshop materials, the conference program, and a list of participants. (SV) 1 war L. r:0 Ili .61 it a. 11140 alb OA v.:A U S DEPARTMENT OP EDUCATION Office of Educational Researchand Improvement "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS Cs% EDUCATIONAL RESOURCESINFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY re fec;1141document has been reproduced reCeived from the person Or Organizationse 0) originating it. RON WATTERS 0 Mulct changes have beenmade to improve reproduchon Quality CNA Points of viewoopinions or opinions statedon this doe., men, do not necessarily representOfficial CD OERI position or policy TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)" BEST COPY AVAILABLE Proceedings of the 1995 International Conference onOutdoor Recreation and Education Held at Cornell University October, 1995 Edited By Rena Koesler Ron Wafters Published by Idaho State University Press Pocatello, Idaho 1996 3 Copyright 0 1996 by the Association of Outdoor Recreationand Education ISBN # 0-937834-58-0 Idaho State University Press / Idaho State UniversityOutdoor Program Publication Box 8118, Idaho State University, Pocatello,Idaho 83209 All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America Layout and additional typesetting by IvlichelleByrd Printing by Idaho State University Graphic Artsand Print Media Services Introduction Each year, the International Conference on OutdoorRecreation and Education is a spirited and produc- tive exchange of information between professionals,students, researchers and interested individuals involved in nonprofit outdoor educational programs acrossCanada and the United States. Represented at the conference are university andmilitary outdoor programs, academic departments, and other non- profit programs. The 1995 conference held at Cornell was sponsored bythe newly formed Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education. The Association was formed byconference participants largely to assure that the conference will held each year and to assist in otherforms of networking and disseminating information between outdoor recreation programs. The Cornell conference, the ninth since the conferencesbegan in 1984 in Bozeman, Montana, broke new ground. An area, called "tent city," wasprovided as an inexpensive option for students and other attendees to camp-out during the conference. Themain meeting area, located in the Alberding Field House, was decorated with a forest of live trees.Rising above the Alberding forest was the expansive Linseth Climbing Wall which was available throughoutthe conference for climbing. Attending and presenting at the conference were some of thedistinguished founders of the modern outdoor recreation movement including Paul Petzoldt,Josh Miner and Royal Robbins. One of the most memorable events occurred during Dan Tillemans' conferenceintroduction. In the midst of Tillemans' presentation, a rope bag slammed on the podium, and fromthe rafters of the field house, Bill Phillips, Trustee of Cornell and Chairman of the Board ofInternational Outward Bound, appeared, dangling from a climbing rope. Bill began his keynote address,which is included here, as he rapelled to the floor. After Phillips, Paul Petzoldt, his eyes failing him, had tobe aided to the podium to begin his talk. But despite his condition, he had not lost theunfailing spirit which had carried him to the heights of K-2 on the first American expedition to the mountainand guided him through the development of such lasting outdoor educational institutions as National OutdoorLeadership School and Wilderness Educa- tion Association. With his landmark brushy eyebrowsarcing as he spoke, Petzoldt announced to the conference that he would win in the battle to regain his eyesight. From the admonishments of Outward Bound pioneerJosh Nruier that you have more resources that you think to Royal Robbins' storyof treating his arthritis by taking up kayaking, theconference like past conferences was inspirational as much asit was educational. This publication has been assembled as meansof sharing information presented at the conference to those who were unable to attend. For thoseof us who did have the opportunity to attend, it serves a formal, written record of conference programsand events. The field of outdoor recreation has come along way since the first conference in 1984. But the Cornell conference demonstrated that it hasstill retained its informal atmosphere where networking and the exploration of new ideas and conceptsremains paramount. Acknowledgments A special thank you is extended to all those who helped make the 1995 International Conference on Outdoor Recreation and Education a success. Particular thanks is due to Jen Whiting, Cornell Outdoor Education and Conference Chairperson; Dan Tillemans, Director of Cornell Outdoor Education; Jim Fullerton of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and President of the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE); and Rena Koesler of Longwood College and Chairperson of AORE's Confer- ence Committee. The conference organizers also express their appreciation tothe many volunteers who contributed to the conference by helping with logistics or taking time to present and develop papers for the proceedings, and to Paul Petzold, Josh Miner, Bill Phillips, Lucy Smith and Shari Kearney for shar- ing reminiscences from the past and insights into the future. Highlights of Conference The 1995 conference, held October 26-28, 1995, at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York attracted 335 participants from the United States and Canada. The conference was hosted by Cornell University Outdoor Education. Here are a few highlights from the conference: A central meeting area in front of the Lindseth Climbing Wall decorated with live trees and accom- panied with the recordings of bird songs. Paul Petzoldt and Josh Miner, opening keynote speakers Bill Phillips rapelling to his place behind the podium Dan Tillemans' slide presentation of a 100 day solo wilderness trek across Arizona The long, steep walk up the hill to the conference site Initiative games which involved being on skis for two hours: "I can't move anymore." Association board meetings which lasted to 3:00 am: "I can't think anymore." Great meals three times a day The climbing wall which provided a place to let off steam The decision for AORE to continue to be a part of ORCA Lucy Smith and Shari Kearney's slide presentation on their Himalayan expeditions Royal Robbins' presentation on 40 years of adventure Salute and recognition of the late Jim Rennie, one of the originators of the conference 6 Table of Contents Introduction and Acknowledgements Opening Session 1 W.E. Phillips Arriba! Building Teamwork and a Ropes Course in Mexico 3 Jim Fullerton and Scot G. Davis Camping with Kids 9 Joel Bauch Defining Responsible Stewardship: A Land Management Perspective 15 Duane Grego An Examination of Negligence, Assumption