Text Box: General Information for Groups Trip Planning for Groups: Living Waters is ready to assist you with the planning stages of your outing. Please contact us to discuss trip options and goals for your group. We will adjust to your needs in terms of time and group size. Please contact us to discuss trip options for your group. If you are only a few in number and open to teaming up, there may be others who are looking for a trip with similar interest. Leadership & Training: Leadership training is an important aspect of our program. Each summer, Living Waters conducts a Trip Leaders Training Course with extensive training in canoeing, wilderness travel, and camp site procedures. Prerequisites include training and certification in CPR, First Aid, and Water Safety. As a result of our detailed training in safety and prevention, we are staffed with well qualified trip leaders who understand the importance of maintaining a safe environment. This standard is followed in our day to day operation. Every youth trip is led by two or more adults with at least a five-to–one ratio. Each trip has at least one Certified Trip Leader, trained and registered with the State of Maine. We not only require our trip leaders to have a Trip Leader’s License, but they also must prove that they have the ability and experience to qualify them to be put in such a position of responsibility. Some of our veteran leaders have been involved for numerous summers and are also Registered Maine Guides. Participants also receive proper training in safe canoemanship, wilderness travel, and camp site procedures. The safety and well being of everyone is of utmost importance while they are under our supervision. Meet your Staff Equipment: We provide all canoeing and camping equipment necessary to make your trip comfortable and safe. Our inventory includes: durable Old Town Canoes, type III life jackets, paddles, Eureka Timberline Tents, group tarp, cooking and eating utensils, and first aid kits. Facilities (Wilderness Center): While most group trips start and end at a prearranged location away from our facilities, some outings may involve beginning and ending at Living Waters and include a night or two stay at our facilities. We provide dormitory housing for these nights, supervised by mature staff. Our new Wilderness Center can accommodate up to 14 people. If more accommodations are needed, extra room is available in our residential camp dormitory rooms during most weeks. If you prefer, arrangements can be made to stay at our Mountain View Retreat facility with cabins that can accommodate up to 15 people each, as well as a duplex that holds up to 6 each. <- Back More -> Wilderness AdventuresText Box: Home About Our Program 2008 Schedule Teen Leadership Program (LIT) Group Outings Photos Wilderness Center Testimonials Donations Leadership, Safety & General Info. Camp Store/Gear Staff Apply Contact