10th Mountain Division Hut Association
Backcountry Exploration Program
IDEAS FOR EDUCATION

Educational opportunities are endless while visiting a hut. Your group will be working together and will be in a new environment. This type of outdoor, group experience places participants in a unique atmosphere that is conducive to learning. We suggest that you determine some educational goals and do some research before your trip. To complement your research, an interpretive library is provided at each hut (book titles and authors are listed below). Also visit our website's education section for more information at www.huts.org.

Some interesting and appropriate topics to explore while at the hut include:
· Environment: Land Use, Conservation, Low Impact Recreation, & Leave No Trace Principles (see LNT section)
· Ecology: Alpine Flora and Fauna, Snow and Watershed Systems
· Group Living: Leadership, Group Dynamics, Conflict Resolution
· Creative Learning: Painting, Journal Writing, Skits, Photography
· Other: 10th Mountain History, Map/Compass, Winter Survival/Avalanche Awareness, Astronomy, Geology

Several books containing outdoor activities appropriate for the hut environment, suggested by educators, are listed below. While these books are designed for children, their activities can be fun and educational for groups of all ages. These books are not currently available at the huts.
· Hands-On Nature: Information and Activities for Exploring the Environment With Children (Jenepher Lingelbach (Editor), Lisa Purcell (Editor), Susan Sawyer (Illustrator))
· Sharing Nature With Children (Joseph Cornell)
· The Keepers Series (Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac):
Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants Through Native American Stories and Earth Activities for Children
Keepers of the Night : Native American Stories and Nocturnal Activities for Children
Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children
Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children
· Ranger Rick's NatureScope Series (National Wildlife Federation)

Visit the following websites, also suggested by educators, for ideas and resources:

Some titles and authors from the interpretive libraries found at the huts include:

365 Starry Nights (Raymo, Chet)
Another Wilderness (Rogers, Susan)
Audubon Field Guide to Wildflowers: Western Region (Knopf, A.)
Audubon Field Guide to Mushrooms (Knopf, Alfred)
Avalanche Book, The (Armstrong, Armstrong, and Knox)
Basic Essentials of Map and Compass (Jacobson, Cliff)
Climber's Guide to Mountain Sickness (Hackett, Peter)
Colorado 10th Mountain Trails (Dawson, Lou)
Colorado Hut to Hut (Litz, Brian)
Crinkleroot's Book of Animal Tracking (Amosky, Jim)
Earth Speaks (Van Matre, Steve)
Exploring around the Hut (Aspen Ctr for Environmental Studies)
Falling Season (Clifford, Hal)
Field Guide to Mammal Tracking in N. America (Halfpenny, J.)
From Grassland to Glacier (Mutel, Cornelia Fleischer)
Gentle Expeditions (McConnel, Bob)
Geologic Story of the Aspen Region (U.S. Geological Survey)
Golden: A Guide to Field ID of Birds in N. America (Robbins, C.)
Good Times and Bad Times (Imbrie and Evans)
Hut Handbook (Girvin, Leigh)
Hypothermia, Frostbite, and other Cold Injuries (Wilkerson, J.)
Invisible Men on Skis (Coqouz, Rene)
John Fremont - Soldier and Pathfinder (Sanford and Green)
Land Above the Trees: Alpine Tundra Guide (Zwinger & Willard)
Land Navigation Handbook (Kals, W.S.)
Leave No Trace (NOLS)
Lorax (Seuss, Dr.)
MAC's Flower Chart
Medicine for Mountaineering (Wilkerson, James)
Memoirs of a Ski Trooper (Fitzgerald, John E.)
Mountain State Mammals (Russo, Ron)
Outward Bound Wilderness First Aid Handbook (Isaac, Jeff)
PDQ Telemark Technique (Ryerson, "Tele" Ned)
People & Nature in the Hut Region (Aspen Ctr for Env Studies)
Peterson Field Guide: Rocky Mountain Wildflowers
Rocky Mountain Flower Finder (Wingate, Janet)
Rocky Mountain Tree Finder (Watts, Tom)
Snow Sense (Fredstoneand Fesler)
Solo: On Her Own Adventures (Rogers, Susan)
Star and Planet Guide (Knight Vision)
Staying Found (Flening, June)
Undaunted Courage (Ambrose, Stephen)
Uphill with the Ski Troops (Kohlman, Oley)
Weather Wizards Cloud Book (Rubin and Duncan)
Wilderness as Idea and Adventure (Obermeyer)
Wilderness Ways (Litz and Anderson)