The ability to expertly navigate using a map, compass and GPS is crucial for the skills search and rescue (SAR) technician. Maintaining proficiency in this vital skill requires routine review and practice. The National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR) Basic Navigation Pocket Reference guide has been as a tool for those taking part in NASAR instructor lead training and for SARTECH candidates as they prepare for their certification evaluations and through their search and rescue careers. This lightweight folding guide is waterproof to withstand rigorous use in the field and is sized to fit into a pocket or chest harness. It is a must-have reference tool for any SAR responder. Made in the USA, profits from the sale of this guide support ongoing training by NASAR. Basic Navigation for Search and Rescue and Survival is a valuable reference for skilled rescue professionals, recreationists and anyone active in a wilderness setting. This lightweight folding guide is waterproof to withstand rigorous use in the field and fits easily in your pocket. Developed by NASAR's education division in collaboration with Waterford Press, the easy-to-use guide contains supporting color illustrations and will assist your ability to expertly navigate using a map, compass and GPS. Topics include triangulation techniques, aiming off, measuring distance in the field and techniques to navigate in a survival situation. Great resource for SAR technicians as well as campers, hikers and outdoor enthusiasts. Made in the USA. Designed by experts for professionals, but a valuable resource for everyone. The National Association for Search and Rescue has teamed up with the folks at Waterford Press to bring to you the Search and Rescue Survival Guide Series. These pocket size guides, Basic Navigation for Search and Rescue and Survival and Essential Knots for Search and Rescue and Survival, are waterproof and loaded with information that every TrailblazerGirl should know (or at least have access to). In concise, straightforward language and clear illustrations, you’ll find tips on reading grid coordinates, measuring distance traveled by keeping a tally of your pace, magnetizing a needle to fashion a compass, the difference between a knot (i.e., a tie that intertwines within itself) and a hitch (i.e., a tie that attaches a rope to another object in a means that if the object is removed, the hitch fall apart), and how to tie the most common knots and hitches and in what situation these will be useful. Valuable info to have when you are on your next camping or backcountry adventure. Trailblazer Girl.com You can take your Peterson, Sibley and Kaufman. Keep Dunne on the shelf. National Geographic, too. If the book weighs more than the binocular, beginners just won't bite. So for our friends just starting to bird – and we mean those birding within 50 feet of their back window – we're giving them a started guide they can handle. We love the “don't overwhelm me” feel of these new pocket books from Waterford Press. These folding guides provide folds of laminated full-color. - Birding Business Magazine Has this ever happened to you? Your out in a field or in the forest or on a stream and a bird flashes by. You get a good look at it, note its most prominent features, but you’re not sure what it is. You could look it up in a bird book, but who carries a bird book a field when the whole idea is to travel as light as possible? Now Waterford Press has come up with something that solves the problem: a pocket sized bird guide that is four inches wide, 8 ¼” inches long and flat as yesterdays beer. - Chicago Press & Sun-Bulletin "Designed by experts for professionals, but a valuable resource for everyone. The National Association for Search and Rescue has teamed up with the folks at Waterford Press to bring to you the Search and Rescue Survival Guide Series. These pocket size guides, Basic Navigation for Search and Rescue and Survival and Essential Knots for Search and Rescue and Survival, are waterproof and loaded with information that every TrailblazerGirl should know (or at least have access to). In concise, straightforward language and clear illustrations, you’ll find tips on reading grid coordinates, measuring distance traveled by keeping a tally of your pace, magnetizing a needle to fashion a compass, the difference between a knot (i.e., a tie that intertwines within itself) and a hitch (i.e., a tie that attaches a rope to another object in a means that if the object is removed, the hitch fall apart), and how to tie the most common knots and hitches and in what situation these will be useful. Valuable info to have when you are on your next camping or backcountry adventure." ― Trailblazer Girl.com Basic Navigation for Search and Rescue and Survival is a valuable reference for skilled rescue professionals, recreationists, and anyone active in a wilderness setting. This lightweight folding guide is waterproof to withstand rigorous use in the field a