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  • Blog Post: An Inconvenient Education: Convocation Address at Earlham College

    Text of a talk given at Earlham College, Sept. 1st, 2010 for a convocation on an interdisciplinary approach to Climate Change. INTRODUCTION In the few minutes I have, I’d like to speak a bit about the role education plays in the climate change debate. I am concerned here both with how our current...
  • Wiki Page: ASAP 2.0: As Sustainable as Possible

    ASAP 2.0 - As Sustainable as Possible: A Working Model to Assess and Improve the Sustainability of Outdoor Education and Recreation Developed by Sustainable Backcountry Travel Northland College Fall 2007 Visiting Assistant Professor of Outdoor Education Paul Van Horn with Anna Bauer, Hilary Bulger, Drew...
  • Wiki Page: Sustainability Reading List

    This is a list of resources on sustainability topics. Baker, M. (2005). Landfullness in adventure-based programming: Promoting reconnection to the land. Journal of Experiential Education, 27(3), 267-276. Brookes, A. (2002). Lost in the Australian bush: Outdoor education as curriculum. Journal of Curriculum...
  • Wiki Page: Sustainability and Leave No Trace

    This section is for materials on Sustainability and Leave No Trace.
  • Wiki Page: As Sustainable As Possible Worksheet

    As Sustainable As Possible Worksheet Download the Excel versions of the Worksheet As Sustainable as Possible (full article) ASAP Model (short version) Basic Excel Worksheet (for printing) Excel Calculations Worksheet (with formulas) 3 points 2 points 1 point 0 points Your Score Gear Renewable Materials...
  • Wiki Page: As Sustainable As Possible Model (ASAP) - Short Version

    As Sustainable As Possible Model (ASAP) - Short Version As Sustainable as Possible (full article) ASAP Worksheet Basic Excel Worksheet (for printing) Excel Calculations Worksheet (with formulas) Gear Renewable Materials Renewable materials are grown and harvested in sustainable manner. Examples of renewable...
  • File: As Sustainable As Possible - Excel Worksheet (blank)

    This is the blank Excel Worksheet that goes with the As Sustainable as Possible Article by Paul Van Horn from Northland College.
  • File: As Sustainable as Possible - Excel Worksheet with formulas

    This is the Excel Worksheet with formulas that goes with the As Sustainable as Possible Article by Paul Van Horn from Northland College.
  • File: Eco Everest Expedition 2008 - part 3

    While on Everest in 2007 Dawa Steven saw the effects of global warming in the Himalaya. This made him decide to organize Eco Everest Expedition 2008, with Asian Trekking and ICIMOD as partners, as a platform to create international awareness on the high risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and...
  • File: Eco Everest Expedition 2008 - part 2

    While on Everest in 2007 Dawa Steven saw the effects of global warming in the Himalaya. This made him decide to organize Eco Everest Expedition 2008, with Asian Trekking and ICIMOD as partners, as a platform to create international awareness on the high risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and...
  • File: Eco Everest Expedition 2008 - Part 1

    While on Everest in 2007 Dawa Steven saw the effects of global warming in the Himalaya. This made him decide to organize Eco Everest Expedition 2008, with Asian Trekking and ICIMOD as partners, as a platform to create international awareness on the high risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and...
  • Blog Post: Building Sustainability into your Outdoor Program

    Creating a more sustainable outdoor program is a goal for many of us. At Princeton University we began to look at our carbon footprint and overall environmental impact a year ago. Sustainability in outdoor programming is much larger than how we practice Leave No Trace in the outdoors. It strives to look...
  • Forum Post: Welcome to the LNT & Sustainability Forum

    We've started up this new forum as a place to talk about how to make our programs greener and more sustainable, both on the trail and off. To lead off the conversation is an excellent research paper by Paul Van Horn and students from Northland College that's now posted on Outdoor Ed. What does...
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