Less Paperwork. More Campfires.
Our ethos
An ecotone is where two ecosystems meet — forest and meadow, land and water. It's the edge where the most life happens.
We built Ecotone Press for the people who live at a similar edge: between the wild and the work. Between leading a river trip and filing an incident report. Between building community around a campfire and writing the staff handbook that holds it all together.
You chose this work because nature matters. We're here to handle the paperwork so you can get back to it.
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Stop starting from scratch every summer.
This fully editable Camp Staff Handbook Template gives you a professional, complete foundation for your staff manual — ready to customize for your camp's culture, policies, and people. Built specifically for camp directors and outdoor educators, not adapted from a corporate HR template.
What's included:
17+ page editable Word document (.docx)
Works in Microsoft Word and Google Docs
Sections for mission & values, staff expectations, emergency protocols, daily operations, staff community, and more
Placeholder prompts throughout to guide your customization
Clean, professional design ready to share with your team
Who this is for:
Camp directors, program coordinators, and outdoor education leaders who need a professional staff handbook but don't have time to build one from scratch.
How it works:
Purchase and download instantly
Open in Word or Google Docs
Replace placeholder text with your camp's information
Print or share digitally with your team
Questions? Reach out anytime.
This is a digital download. No physical product will be shipped.
