DESERT  SURVIVORS

Technical Seminar

Saturday, July 21, 2007

Laurel Nook Group Area
Mt. Diablo State Park

• How to plan a trip, where to go, what to take
• When First Aid is needed, where to get training
• How to read a topographic map and orient yourself
• How YOU may be come a DESERT SURVIVORS TRIP LEADER!

The Seminar will be held at Laurel Nook Group Area in Mt. Diablo State Park. We'll meet at the Group Area at 9:00 AM (sharp!) and begin promptly, following the schedule below. Bring whatever you'll need for the sessions: maps, compass, pencil, notebook, First Aid kit, water bottle, hiking boots, sun protection, trip ideas, questions, answers & plenty of enthusiasm. Also bring food for the potluck lunch and drinks to share, plus a $5 donation for the site. [Tell the attendant at the Park's West Entrance you're with Desert Survivors at Laurel Nook to avoid the $5 entrance fee.]

SCHEDULE: (15-minute break between sessions)

9:00	Registration
9:30	Welcome & introductions
9:45	Hiking skills, supplies & planning	Steve Tabor
11:00	Wilderness First Aid (& prevention!)	Fred Parkinson
12:00	Potluck Lunch
1:00	Maps & orienteering, demonstration	Bob Lyon
2:30	Questions & answers
3:30	Hiking on a Mt. Diablo loop trail, plus practical orienteering with map & compass

CALL EARLY!  WE ARE LIMITED TO 40 participants AND 10 staff!  You MUST call Steve Tabor to sign up: (510) 769-1706.