Scouting in California
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Scouting in California has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs related to their environments.
The Boy Scouts of United States (a wing of the National Highway Protective Association), Young Men's Christian Association and the Salvation Army
may have also had ″Scouting″ type programs in California.
In 1914, parents and Chinese-American boys organized their own Boy Scout troop in San Francisco, the first troop for Chinese Americans and possibly the first troop in San Francisco. It was recognized as Troop 3 once San Francisco became a council. The troop continues today.
Further Information:
was held at Irvine Ranch, California. Jamboree Road
in Newport Beach, California
was named to commemorate the site of the 1953 event.
The 1973 National Order of the Arrow Conference was held at the University of California, Santa Barbara
.
local councils in California
.
. It was first organized in December 1916, shortly after the organization of BSA councils in Berkeley
and Oakland
, making it the third oldest BSA council in Northern California
. It is one of six BSA councils that serve the San Francisco Bay
area.
Alameda Council
Camps
Camping Award (most recently in 2006), and the Section W4B Spirit Award (17 times in 29 years; most recently in 2006 (tie)).
and California.
Golden Empire Council
The Golden Empire Council, first chartered in 1920, serves Scouts in a large section of Northern California, primarily the Sacramento Valley and the northern Sierra Nevada mountains. The council headquarters are located in Sacramento. The council covers 16 counties in Northern California
: Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Solano, Shasta, Sierra, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba counties.
, California and Arizona
.
, is one of five Boy Scouts of America councils in Los Angeles County, California
.
Long Beach Area Council
.
as well as several other cities in the greater Los Angeles area. It is one of five Boy Scouts of America councils in Los Angeles County, California
.
Los Padres Council
area.
Marin Council
In the Summer of 2007, the Esselen Lodge celebrated its 50th Anniversary.
The Esselen Lodge consists of three chapters
, Napa County, Solano County (except the cities of Dixon
, Rio Vista
, and Vacaville
), and the cities of Albany
and Berkeley
in northern Alameda County. It was formed in 1992 as the result of a merger between the former Silverado Area Council and the former Mount Diablo Council.
The Mount Diablo Silverado Council can trace its history back to the Berkeley Council which was organized in March 1916.
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Orange County Council is one of the 20 largest councils by traditional membership in the nation. In 2008 it had over 40,000 youth members.
Orange County Council
area.
Pacific Skyline Council
, a city located in the East Bay hills and surrounded by the city of Oakland
. The council was first chartered in 1921, and by some measurements is the smallest in the BSA, but has a high level of activity and serves a high percentage of the available youth living in Piedmont.
Piedmont Council is one of the six councils that serves the San Francisco Bay Area
; the other five are (1) San Francisco Bay Area Council, (2) Alameda Council, (3) Mt. Diablo Silverado Council, (4) Marin Council and (5) Pacific Skyline Council.
Piedmont Council
A total of 3,788 youth are active members in 243 units. Of the 68,439 prospective members in the area served by the Redwood Empire Council, 6.5% currently enjoy Scouting.
Redwood Empire Council
The San Diego-Imperial Council is headquartered in San Diego, California
, and serves youth members and volunteer leaders through Scout
units in San Diego and Imperial counties of Southern California, as well as a portion of Arizona. Desert Pacific Council was renamed to San Diego-Imperial Council on January 3, 2005.
San Diego-Imperial Council
Lodge that services the San Diego Imperial Council. It has a yearly average membership of 1,030 scouts and scouters. The Order of the Arrow
is the Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America
Tiwahe Lodge was formed from the merger of Ashie Lodge #436 and Pang Lodge #532 in 1992.
Tiwahe Lodge has been the recipient of the Quality Lodge Award 15 times in a row. Tiwahe Lodge also received the National Service Award in 2005.
Tiwahe is a member of Section W-4S in the Western Region of the Boy Scouts of America. Tiwahe is one of four lodges in this section, the other three are Wiatava #13, Cahuilla #127, and Ta Tanka #488. Tiwahe Lodge has produced 3 Section Chiefs and 3 Section Advisors.
Tiwahe Lodge currently runs three lodge events throughout the year. The first is the Fall Fellowship Weekend in November, which consists of training and lodge officer elections. Lodge Leadership Development is held in January and is the primary tool for training new lodge and chapter officers. Spring Encampment is help in March and is a service weekend usually held at Camp Mataguay.
Tiwahe Lodge currently has nine chapters acting within the lodge: Allohak, Bitani, Elauwit, Hadaazli-to, Kah-Shinni, Naabaahii, Pischk, Shash-Tsoh, and Wulinaxin.
One of the six councils that serves the San Francisco Bay
area.
San Francisco Bay Area Council
Camp Royaneh began its existence in Cazadero in the mid 19-teens and moved to its present location in 1925 when the Scout Executive, Raymond O Hanson bought a piece of property that was formerly the Watson Ranch. Since that time, it has served countless Scouts and Scouters. Camp Royaneh is the oldest scout camp west of the Mississippi River.
Wente Scout Reservation is located outside of Willits, California
. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Bay Area Council.
, San Gabriel Valley Council (#40) is one of five Councils serving Los Angeles County.
. As of 2004, the council serves over 11,000 youth in over 400 Boy Scout
troops, Cub Scout
packs, Venturing
crews, and Explorer posts.
One of the six councils that serves the San Francisco Bay
area.
Sequoia Council
Southern Sierra Council
Ventura County Council
In June 1910 the Ventura Free Press published an article, "Boys Organize Band of Scouts".
Records of the Ventura Congregational church indicate that the group was officially disbanded in January 1914. Various articles gleaned from the local newspapers indicate that troops were active in most of the local communities. The YMCA
had one in Santa Paula in 1911. They then formed another in Fillmore in 1912 with 25 boys. The scoutmaster was Mr. A.J. Dicks, and his assistant Professor A.C. Marcey. Ray Horton was the Seal Patrol leader, and his brother Harold leader of the Foxes. The same article mentions leaders from a group of 20 scouts in Bardsdale helping to form the group. In February 1913, the Oxnard Courier talks of a YMCA group under Scoutmaster Kirchner and Commissioner Stant, while in November 1913 the Star mentions Scoutmaster Ramsey expecting to enroll as many as 100 boys and young men and is setting up a recruiting station at City Hall. A later Courier article in February 1916 mentions Scoutmaster Rev. J.M. Barhart, assisted by Ross Winter and Elmer Johnson, while the committee consisted of George Hume, Frank Petit, and J.W. Shillington. A surname that appears in the boys noted, Willett is very familiar to long time scouters in the council, as Camp Willett gets its name from the family. Surely additional information is buried in the old microfilm and will shed more light as research continues.
The earliest of these was Troop 1, sponsored by St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church of Oxnard from February 1916 to February 1918. Next in line is Troop 1 (later 301) of Santa Paula sponsored by The Clipper Club of Presbyterian Mariners Club from December 1917 to December 1919, again from November 1920 to November 1933, and once more from August 1934 to February 1963. Moorpark Troop 1, sponsored by the Community M.E. Church existed from December 1919 to December 1922; Ojai Troop 1, by a Group of Citizens, went from December 1919 to December 1920; and Troop 1 of Ventura (later 101), sponsored by the Rotary Club appears from December 1919 to December 1926. 101 still exists today, but is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, its last reincarnation after an interim sponsorship by the Kiwanis
. Troop 1 of Port Hueneme appears to have existed, beginning in April 1916; but disappears before the council was chartered.
at the base of Mount Piños in the northern portion of Ventura County, approximately 50 miles (80.5 km) north of Castaic Junction. The camp has been open since 1933. The name is derived from the three waterfalls: North Falls, Middle Falls, and Bitter Falls, that are located on the streams running from the mountains above the camp. The camp is at 5400 feet (1,645.9 m) elevation. The summer weather at this elevation is dry and the temperature ranges from 70-90 °F with cool evenings and crisp nights.
This is the Council where Rock Climbing and Rappelling started in the Scouting Program in 1973. Camp Three Falls was the first BSA summer camp to offer Rock Climbing and Rappelling as a new program element in scouting. This was 22 years before it was considered to become a merit badge at Philmont. A 57 feet (17.4 m) Climbing tower was built at Camp Three Falls in the spring of 2003.
Camp Willett Mrs. Edith Scott Willett donated a 535 acres (216.5 ha) plot near Oak View, California in 1954 and named in her honor. Camp Willett has been used for events such as Camporees. There are no facilities at this camp. Extensive history PDF's and maps can be found at: http://sites.google.com/site/campwillettcamporee/Home/camp-willett-history . Also check: http://www.vccbsa.org/Camping/Camp%20Willett.aspx
Many years ago the Chumash Indians roamed the forests and hunted game in the bountiful Ojai Valley. When a bad omen came to the tribe, the great spirit sent two white gophers to Chief Matilija. The gophers instructed the chief and his people to perform acts of unselfish service and sacrifice. Chief Matilija perished in a great calamity, but with the acts of service and devotion done, the great spirit sent Chief Topa Topa to the Chumash to save the worthy people from an evil horde. In the 1920s the spirit of unselfish service was rekindled at Ventura County Council's Camp Grey. There, the "Tribe of Matilija" was founded as the honor camping organization of the council. The tribe had as its purpose to promote camping at Camp Grey. The Order of the Arrow in Ventura County was established in June 1944, when ceremonies were conducted during the Camp-O-Ral at Steckel Park to induct 13 selected scouts as charter members of Topa Topa Lodge #291 of the Order of the Arrow. Thus the Order of the Arrow came to replace the "Tribe of Matilija." The new lodge took its name from the legendary Chief Topa Topa.
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Verdugo Hills Council
. Headquartered in Van Nuys
, the WLACC services over 30,000 youth spanning six districts including the San Fernando Valley
, Santa Clarita Valley
, Antelope Valley
, Malibu, and much of West Los Angeles
.
Western Los Angeles County Council
, and the name translates to "From the Mountains to the Sea" in the Chumash language. Malibu Lodge was created in 1972 from the merger of Tamet Lodge 225 and Walika Lodge 228.
There are 13 Girl Scout councils in California of which 8 have headquarters there.
Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
Website: http://www.girlscoutsaz.org/
Headquarters: Camarillo, California
Website: http://www.girlscoutsccc.org/
Golden Valley Council before expansion and renaming in October 2008.
Headquarters: Fresno, California
Website: http://www.girlscoutsccs.org/
Headquarters: 801 S Grand, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Website: http://www.girlscoutsla.org/
Camps:
Headquarters: Sacramento, California
Website: http://www.girlscoutshcc.org/
Service Centers:
Camps:
Headquarters: Oakland, California and San Jose, California
Website: http://girlscoutsnorcal.org/
Known for it annual "Golden Gate Bridging" where Junior Girl Scouts bridging to Cadette Girl Scouts walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
. This event was started in 1981 with one troop but now has several thousand scouts involved each year many of them from outside of the council.
Camps
summer camp. Since 1948 it has been located in Marin County, California. The site is managed by Girl Scouts of Northern California and supported mostly through private foundation grants and individual donations.
In 1905 Camp Bothin was established as "Hill Farm", a convalescent home for women and children, near Fairfax, California
, on property then owned by Henry E. Bothin. Before antibiotics, medicine had few treatments other than rest and good food for many illnesses, especially tuberculosis
(TB). The patients were initially housed in an old farmhouse. Normally, Hill Farm was home to 30 patients, but during the summer the mild climate allowed as many as 60, who were housed in tents and slept on cots. During this time, Miss Elizabeth H. Ashe was director.
In 1910, the officers formed the corporation named Bothin Convalescent Home for Women and Children. Mr. Bothin deeded 152 acres (61.5 ha) of land to this corporation. The old farm house was torn down and a rustic building, now known as Manor House, was erected that could accommodate 40 patients. It had deep sleeping porches (fresh air was considered important for TB patients) and an outdoor dining room
.
That same year the Arequipa Sanatorium
, directed by Dr. Philip King Brown, was opened to serve women in the first stages of TB. At the time, the only known treatment was rest and good nutrition, in the hopes that the lungs could recover and heal. The name Arequipa, taken from a city in Peru
, was said to be a Native American
word signifying 'place of rest.' Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
, dust- and ash-filled air had contributed to a tuberculosis epidemic
in San Francisco.
With the help of local artists and members of the area's philanthropic
community, Dr. Brown introduced therapeutic handcrafts to the women, to combat idleness and avoid the stigma of charity. The hospital hired potter Frederick Hurten Rhead
to teach patients and develop a pottery studio. Work from the Arequipa pottery
is now highly prized among collectors
. In 1913 Rhead was dismissed for not being sufficiently businesslike, as he led his students to experiment with glazes and techniques, and tried to get the best materials for them. His successor at the pottery was directed to reduce production costs.
In 1917, the Bothin Helping Fund was incorporated. This organization, now known as the Bothin Foundation, was responsible for raising the $30,000 needed to build Stone House. It was here that professional and business women could come to rest and recuperate after illness.
As treatment methods for TB changed, the need for the Bothin Convalescent Hospital was reduced. The Bothin property was abandoned from 1922-1940.
In 1948, Miss Ashe offered a small building now known as Little House to the San Francisco Girl Scouts for troop camping. A few years later she made Manor House available for Girl Scout use, and by 1955 the entire Bothin property was offered to the Council for its use. The Girl Scouts developed the property as a camp, and added a swimming pool. They changed the name to the Henry E. Bothin Youth Center.
In the 1950s, Arequipa was closed as a hospital. In 1959 the property was leased to the Girl Scouts. By 1963 both sides of the property began to operate as the Henry E. Bothin Youth Center.
1905:Hill Farm convalescent home for children opened by Henry E. Bothin
1910:
1917: Bothin Helping Fund was incorporated to distribute funds under the terms of H. Bothin.
1919: Stone House completed.
1922–1940: Bothin was abandoned.
1948:Use of Little House and Bothin property was offered to Girl Scouts.
1948–1953: During this time, 181 troops, representing 2221 Girl Scouts and 556 leaders, made use of Bothin.
1954: Severely crippled and mentally retarded Girl Scouts attend camp sessions.
1955:
1959: Use of Arequipa offered to Marin Girl Scout Council.
1963: Entire property becomes Henry E. Bothin Youth Center.
Website: http://www.gscoc.org
Camps:
Website: http://www.girlscoutssdi.org
Headquarters: Redlands, California
Website: http://www.gssgc.org
for more information. In California it
serves girls in southern Inyo country.
Headquarters: Las Vegas, Nevada
Website: http://www.girlscoutsnv.org/
Website: http://www.gssn.org/
in exile existed at least into the early 1990s in Los Angeles, alongside fellow Vietnamese Scouting in exile and Laotian Scouting
in exile groups. Colonel Oleg Pantyukhov
, Chief Scout of Russia
, moved to the United States, where large troops of Russian Scouts were established in cities such as San Francisco, Burlingame, California
, Los Angeles, etc. Also, Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség
Hungarian Scouting maintains four troops in Los Angeles and two in San Francisco. There is also a branch of Polish Scouting for girls in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Early history (1910–1950)
In the early days of ″Scouting″ there were several different ″Scouting″ type organizations. Some of the organizations known to have members in California were:- American Boy Scout (also known as the United States Boy Scout organization)
- Boy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of AmericaThe Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
(BSA) - California Boy Scouts
- Peace Scouts of California
The Boy Scouts of United States (a wing of the National Highway Protective Association), Young Men's Christian Association and the Salvation Army
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
may have also had ″Scouting″ type programs in California.
In 1914, parents and Chinese-American boys organized their own Boy Scout troop in San Francisco, the first troop for Chinese Americans and possibly the first troop in San Francisco. It was recognized as Troop 3 once San Francisco became a council. The troop continues today.
Further Information:
- Postcards - California Scout Camps
- Kern County Boy Scouting, A History 1912 - 1947
- Oakland-Piedmont Council History 1910 - 1921, Sea Scouts
- Orange County Council Scouting History 1910 -
- Piedmont Council History 1910–present
- San Francisco Council History 1917 - 1964, Sea Scouts
Recent history (1950–1990)
The 1953 National Scout jamboreeNational Scout jamboree (Boy Scouts of America)
The national Scout jamboree is a gathering, or jamboree of thousands of members of the Boy Scouts of America, usually held every four years and organized by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Referred to as "the Jamboree", "Jambo", or NSJ, Scouts from all over the nation and world...
was held at Irvine Ranch, California. Jamboree Road
Jamboree Road
Jamboree Road is a major route through Orange County, California.-Route description:The southern terminus of Jamboree Road is at Bayside Drive, immediately before Balboa Island. It changes names, into Marine Ave., to make the very short journey over the water that separates Balboa from Newport...
in Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach, California
Newport Beach, incorporated in 1906, is a city in Orange County, California, south of downtown Santa Ana. The population was 85,186 at the 2010 census.The city's median family income and property values consistently place high in national rankings...
was named to commemorate the site of the 1953 event.
The 1973 National Order of the Arrow Conference was held at the University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
The University of California, Santa Barbara, commonly known as UCSB or UC Santa Barbara, is a public research university and one of the 10 general campuses of the University of California system. The main campus is located on a site in Goleta, California, from Santa Barbara and northwest of Los...
.
Boy Scouting in California today
There are twenty-four Boy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
local councils in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Alameda Council
Alameda Council is one of seven smaller Boy Scout councils in the United States, serving youth in the city of AlamedaAlameda, California
Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located on Alameda Island and Bay Farm Island, and is adjacent to Oakland in the San Francisco Bay. The Bay Farm Island portion of the city is adjacent to the Oakland International Airport. At the 2010 census, the city had a...
. It was first organized in December 1916, shortly after the organization of BSA councils in Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
and Oakland
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
, making it the third oldest BSA council in Northern California
Northern California
Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area , and Sacramento as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers...
. It is one of six BSA councils that serve the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
area.
Alameda Council
Order of the Arrow
Camps
- Camp Cedarbrook (closed 1999)
Districts
- Arrowhead District
- Grayback District
- High Desert District
- River Valley District
- Sunrise District
- Tahquitz District
- Temescal District
- Three Peaks District
- Old Baldy District as of May 2006 (Ontario, Montclair, Upland, and Rancho Cucamonga) (See history)
Camps
- Camp Emerson, in Idyllwild-Pine Cove, CaliforniaIdyllwild-Pine Cove, CaliforniaIdyllwild, Pine Cove, and Fern Valley are three adjacent communities, of which Idyllwild is the largest, located in the San Jacinto Mountains in Riverside County, California, United States. "Mile-high Idyllwild" is a popular southern California mountain resort about one mile in altitude...
. Council operated since 1919, largely on land donated to the former Riverside County Council by developer and humanitarian Lee Emerson. - Camp Helendade, near Running Springs, CaliforniaRunning Springs, CaliforniaRunning Springs is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 4,862 at the 2010 census, down from 5,125 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Running Springs is located at ....
. Council operated since 1960. It was partially burned in the California October 2007 fires. Camp Helendade was given to Arrowhead Area Council in 1960 by Helen and Dade Davis, replacing Camp Arataba, located in the Barton Flats area. Camp Arataba, part of the history of Arrowhead Area Council since 1920s, was the victim of a lodge fire in 1960. The loss inspired the Davises to donate the land for a camp to the Boy Scouts. Camp Helendade was originally called Camp Running Springs, but Edward Saxton, the Scout Executive of Arrowhead Area Council at the time, wanted to name the new camp in a manner that honored the donors. Hence the name Helendade was selected (Helen + Dade).
History
The California Inland Empire Council (CIEC) was formed in 1973 through the merger of the Arrowhead Area and Riverside Area Councils. In 1974 Grayback Council also merged into the new council. In 2006, the council acquired the San Bernardino County portions of Old Baldy Council.Order of the Arrow
The Council is served by the Cahuilla Lodge #127. It currently has nine chapters, roughly one serving each district (the High Desert District has two chapters due to its large geographic size). "[It] was formed January 1, 1973 from the merger of Tahquitz Lodge # 127 and Wisumahi Lodge # 478. In 1974, the Lodge welcomed A-tsa Lodge # 380 into the family to make the territory of the Lodge as we know it today." With the merger of the Old Baldy Council, Navajo Lodge #8 also was merged into the Cahuilla Lodge. The Lodge has received many awards, local and national, in its history, including the National Service Award (2001), the E. Urner GoodmanE. Urner Goodman
Edward Urner Goodman was an influential leader in the Boy Scouts of America movement for much of the twentieth century. Goodman was the national program director from 1931 until 1951, during the organization's formative years of significant growth when the Cub Scouting and Exploring programs were...
Camping Award (most recently in 2006), and the Section W4B Spirit Award (17 times in 29 years; most recently in 2006 (tie)).
Crater Lake Council
Crater Lake Council serves Scouts in OregonOregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
and California.
Golden Empire Council
The Golden Empire Council, first chartered in 1920, serves Scouts in a large section of Northern California, primarily the Sacramento Valley and the northern Sierra Nevada mountains. The council headquarters are located in Sacramento. The council covers 16 counties in Northern California
Northern California
Northern California is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The San Francisco Bay Area , and Sacramento as well as its metropolitan area are the main population centers...
: Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Glenn, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, Solano, Shasta, Sierra, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo, and Yuba counties.
- Over 17,000 youth members.
- Yearly budget is about 3.1 million dollars
Districts
- Amador District
- Buttes Area District - serves Butte, Sutter and Yuba counties
- Capital City District - serves West Sacramento, Rosemont, Rancho Cordova, Gold River, Sloughhouse and Rancho Murieta.
- El Dorado District
- Gold Country District
- Iron Horse District - serves the communities of Roseville and Granite Bay in Placer County.
- Northern Rivers District - serves Shasta, Tehema, and Trinity Counties.
- Pioneer District
- Pony Express District
- Ranchero West District
- Sierra Gateway District
- Soaring Eagle District
- Trailblazer District - serves the communities of Dixon, Vacaville, and Winters in Solano County.
- Yolo District
Council Camps
Districts
- 49er District
- Big Valley District
- Chief Tenaya District
- El Capitan District
- Golden Heritage District
- Waukeen District
- Wawona District
Council Camps
Council Camps- Camp John Mensinger
- Camp McConnell
- Camp Isom
Order of the Arrow
Las Vegas Area Council
Formerly Boulder Dam Area Council, Las Vegas Area Council serves Scouts in NevadaNevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, California and Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
.
Long Beach Area Council
Long Beach Area Council (LBAC), headquartered in Long BeachLong Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, is one of five Boy Scouts of America councils in Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
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Long Beach Area Council
Council Camps
- Camp Tahquitz 34.166°N 116.8970°W
- Will J. Reid Park
- Long Beach Sea Base
Honor Camping Society
The Long Beach Area Council does not charter an Order of the Arrow lodge, instead it has a preexisting honor society, the Tribe of TahquitzTribe of Tahquitz
The Tribe of Tahquitz is one of the few surviving local Boy Scout honor societies in the United States that have not been absorbed by the Order of the Arrow. The organization was created in 1925 and consisted of 15 honor Scouts who were chosen to start and maintain a perpetual volunteer summer...
.
Los Angeles Area Council
Los Angeles Area Council (LAAC) (#33) serves most of the City of Los AngelesLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
as well as several other cities in the greater Los Angeles area. It is one of five Boy Scouts of America councils in Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
.
Los Padres Council
Serving the youth of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties 1919.Los Padres Council
Districts
- Cachuma District
- Camino Real District
- Del Norte District
- Live Oak District
- South Coast District
Marin Council
One of the six councils that serves the San Francisco BaySan Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
area.
Marin Council
Districts
- Loma Prieta District- Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County, CaliforniaSanta Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, on the California Central Coast. The county forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay. . As of the 2010 U.S. Census, its population was 262,382. The county seat is Santa Cruz...
, plus Royal Oaks and Aromas - San Benito District- San Benito County, except Aromas
- Santa Lucia District- Monterey County, except Royal Oaks
Order of the Arrow
In the Summer of 2007, the Esselen Lodge celebrated its 50th Anniversary.
The Esselen Lodge consists of three chapters
- Sit Caw Yu, which means White Bear Clan (Loma Prieta District)
- Yakiski Shanax, which means Thick Fog in Esselen (Santa Lucia District)
- Quetzalcoatl, also known as the Q (San Benito District)
Mount Diablo Silverado Council
Mount Diablo Silverado Council serves chartered organizations and BSA units in Contra Costa County, Lake CountyLake County, California
Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. It takes its name from Clear Lake, the dominant geographic feature in the county and the largest natural lake wholly within California...
, Napa County, Solano County (except the cities of Dixon
Dixon, California
Dixon is a city in northern Solano County, California, United States, located from the state capital, Sacramento. The population was 18,351 at the 2010 census. Other nearby cities include Vacaville, Winters and Davis....
, Rio Vista
Rio Vista, California
Rio Vista is a city located in the eastern end of Solano County, California in the San Francisco Bay Area, on the Sacramento River, in the Sacramento River Delta region. The population was 7,360 at the 2010 census....
, and Vacaville
Vacaville, California
Vacaville, California is a city located in the northeastern portion of the San Francisco Bay Area in Solano County. The city is nearly half way between Sacramento and San Francisco on I-80. It sits approximately from Sacramento, and from San Francisco...
), and the cities of Albany
Albany, California
Albany is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. The population was 18,539 at the 2010 census.-History:In 1908, a group of local women protested the dumping of Berkeley garbage in their community...
and Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
in northern Alameda County. It was formed in 1992 as the result of a merger between the former Silverado Area Council and the former Mount Diablo Council.
The Mount Diablo Silverado Council can trace its history back to the Berkeley Council which was organized in March 1916.
Nevada Area Council
Nevada Area Council serves approximately 14,000 youth through chartered organizations and BSA units in northern Nevada and northeastern California. The parts of California served by the NAC are Alpine County, Lassen County, Plumas County, the northern portion of Mono County, and the eastern portions of El Dorado County, Placer County, and Sierra CountySierra County, California
Sierra County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,240, down from 3,555 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Downieville....
.
Old Baldy Council
On May 1, 2006, Old Baldy Council was dissolved, with the chartered organizations and units reassigned into two neighboring councils. The Sunset District (in Los Angeles County) joined with the San Gabriel Valley Council and the Golden Eagle and Trails End Districts (in San Bernardino County) merged with the California Inland Empire Council. In the San Gabriel Valley Council the area that was formerly Old Baldy Council's Sunset District is now divided and added to expand the Valle Del Sol and Golden Eagle districts.Orange County Council
Dating back to 1921, the council was formed by the merger of the North Orange County Council and the Orange Empire Council in 1972. The Orange County Council's Order of the Arrow Lodge, Wiatava #13, was the home lodge of the National Chief of the Order of the Arrow, Evan Chaffee, in 2007.Orange County Council is one of the 20 largest councils by traditional membership in the nation. In 2008 it had over 40,000 youth members.
Orange County Council
Districts
- Ahwahnee District (realigned into El Capitan, Los Amigos and Orange Frontier districts effective August 1, 2008
- Canyons District
- El Camino Real District
- El Capitan District
- Los Amigos District
- Orange Frontier District
- Pacifica District
- Portola District
- Rancho Del Mar District
- Saddleback District
- Santiago District (discontinued)
Council Camps
- Schoepe Scout Reservation at Lost Valley 33.3557°N 116.5726°W
- Sea Base on the Newport HarborNewport Harbor- Geography :* Newport Beach, California* Newport Harbor High School, in Newport Beach, Orange County, California* Newport Harbor Light, in Newport, Rhode Island* Newport, Rhode Island* Newport, Pembrokeshire...
33.6172°N 117.9190°W - Oso Lake
- The Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center
Former Council Camps
- Camp RoKiLi, at Barton Flats (closed)
- White's Landing (closed)
- Rancho Las Flores at Camp Pendelton (closed)
- Camp Myford, Irvine (closed)
Pacific Skyline Council
One of the six councils that serves the San Francisco BaySan Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
area.
Pacific Skyline Council
Council Camps
- Cutter Scout Reservation (In the Santa Cruz Mountains)
- Boulder Creek Scout Camp (In the Santa Cruz Mountains)
- Camp Oljato is a camp for Boy ScoutBoy ScoutA Scout is a boy or a girl, usually 11 to 18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. Because of the large age and development span, many Scouting associations have split this age group into a junior and a senior section...
s located at Huntington LakeHuntington LakeHuntington Lake is a reservoir in Fresno County, California on Big Creek, located in the Sierra Nevada at an elevation of 2,130 meters . Several smaller streams also flow into the lake and it receives additional water from the underground tunnels of Southern California Edison's Big Creek...
in Lakeshore, CALakeshore, Fresno County, CaliforniaLakeshore is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. It is located on the north shore of Huntington Lake, at an elevation of 6995 feet .The first Lakeshore post office opened in 1924....
(Fresno CountyFresno County, CaliforniaFresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. As of the 2010 census, it is the tenth most populous county in California with a population of 930,450, and the sixth largest in size with an area of . The county...
) and was founded in 1941 as a Jewish boys' singing camp. In 1942 the camp was converted to a Boy ScoutBoy ScoutA Scout is a boy or a girl, usually 11 to 18 years of age, participating in the worldwide Scouting movement. Because of the large age and development span, many Scouting associations have split this age group into a junior and a senior section...
camp. The camp's property ranges in elevation from 7,000 to just under 8000 feet (2,438.4 m) above sea level. Camp Oljato is accessible only by pontoon boats which run on a regular schedule during the Scout campingCampingCamping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights outdoors, usually at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, caravan, motorhome, cabin, a primitive structure, or no...
season running from mid-June to mid-August.
Piedmont Council
The Piedmont Council (California) of BSA serves chartered organizations and BSA units located in the City of PiedmontPiedmont, California
Piedmont is a small, affluent city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is surrounded by the city of Oakland. The population was 10,667 at the 2010 census. Piedmont was incorporated in 1907 and was developed significantly in the 1920s and 1930s...
, a city located in the East Bay hills and surrounded by the city of Oakland
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
. The council was first chartered in 1921, and by some measurements is the smallest in the BSA, but has a high level of activity and serves a high percentage of the available youth living in Piedmont.
Piedmont Council is one of the six councils that serves the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
; the other five are (1) San Francisco Bay Area Council, (2) Alameda Council, (3) Mt. Diablo Silverado Council, (4) Marin Council and (5) Pacific Skyline Council.
Piedmont Council
Redwood Empire Council
A total of 3,788 youth are active members in 243 units. Of the 68,439 prospective members in the area served by the Redwood Empire Council, 6.5% currently enjoy Scouting.
Redwood Empire Council
Districts
- Coast Logger District
- Del Norte District
- Miwok District
- Pacific Rivers District
- Pomo District
- Yokayo District
Council Camps
- Camp Masonite NavarroCamp Masonite NavarroCamp Masonite Navarro is a camp near Navarro in Mendocino County, California, United States that is associated with Scouting in California....
On 480 acres (194.2 ha) just west of the town of Navarro, CA on Hwy 128. - Camp NoyoCamp NoyoCamp Noyo is a Boy Scout camp on the Noyo River in Mendocino County, California.The camp is owned and operated by the Redwood Empire Council BSA and offers a summer program for Boy Scouts that lasts anywhere from one to three weeks. It annually hosts Webelos Weekend, a 1.5 day camping adventure...
- Camp Riggs Johnston
San Diego-Imperial Council
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
, and serves youth members and volunteer leaders through Scout
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
units in San Diego and Imperial counties of Southern California, as well as a portion of Arizona. Desert Pacific Council was renamed to San Diego-Imperial Council on January 3, 2005.
San Diego-Imperial Council
Districts
- Black Mountain District
- Desert Trails District
- Heartland District
- Kit Carson District
- Mission District
- Pacific Coast District
- Pacific Crest District
- Santa Margarita District
- Skyline District
- Scripps-Mesa District
- Sweetwater District
- Torrey Pines District
Order of the Arrow
Tiwahe Lodge #45 is the Order of the ArrowOrder of the Arrow
The Order of the Arrow is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America . It uses American Indian-styled traditions and ceremonies to bestow recognition on scouts selected by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of Scouting. The society was created by E. Urner Goodman, with the...
Lodge that services the San Diego Imperial Council. It has a yearly average membership of 1,030 scouts and scouters. The Order of the Arrow
Order of the Arrow
The Order of the Arrow is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America . It uses American Indian-styled traditions and ceremonies to bestow recognition on scouts selected by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of Scouting. The society was created by E. Urner Goodman, with the...
is the Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
Tiwahe Lodge was formed from the merger of Ashie Lodge #436 and Pang Lodge #532 in 1992.
Tiwahe Lodge has been the recipient of the Quality Lodge Award 15 times in a row. Tiwahe Lodge also received the National Service Award in 2005.
Tiwahe is a member of Section W-4S in the Western Region of the Boy Scouts of America. Tiwahe is one of four lodges in this section, the other three are Wiatava #13, Cahuilla #127, and Ta Tanka #488. Tiwahe Lodge has produced 3 Section Chiefs and 3 Section Advisors.
Tiwahe Lodge currently runs three lodge events throughout the year. The first is the Fall Fellowship Weekend in November, which consists of training and lodge officer elections. Lodge Leadership Development is held in January and is the primary tool for training new lodge and chapter officers. Spring Encampment is help in March and is a service weekend usually held at Camp Mataguay.
Tiwahe Lodge currently has nine chapters acting within the lodge: Allohak, Bitani, Elauwit, Hadaazli-to, Kah-Shinni, Naabaahii, Pischk, Shash-Tsoh, and Wulinaxin.
San Francisco Bay Area Council
Formed by a merger of the San Francisco and Oakland Area Councils. Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, serving the cities of Colma, Daly City (northern section), San Francisco, Emeryville, Oakland, San Leandro, Hayward, Fremont, Union City, Newark, Pleasanton, Dublin, and Livermore, as well as unincorporated communities such as Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, and Sunol. Headquartered in San Leandro, this council surrounds both the Piedmont and Alameda Councils.One of the six councils that serves the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
area.
San Francisco Bay Area Council
Districts
- Golden Gate District (Colma, Daly City, and San Francisco)
- Mission Peak District (Fremont, Newark, and Union City)
- Peralta District (Emeryville and Oakland)
- Tres Ranchos District (Castro Valley, Hayward, San Leandro, and San Lorenzo)
- Twin Valley District (Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, and Sunol)
Council Camps
- Camp Royaneh
- Rancho Los Mochos
- Wente Scout Reservation 39.417°N 123.371°W
Camp Royaneh began its existence in Cazadero in the mid 19-teens and moved to its present location in 1925 when the Scout Executive, Raymond O Hanson bought a piece of property that was formerly the Watson Ranch. Since that time, it has served countless Scouts and Scouters. Camp Royaneh is the oldest scout camp west of the Mississippi River.
Wente Scout Reservation is located outside of Willits, California
Willits, California
Willits is a city in Mendocino County, California, United States. Willits is located north-northwest of Ukiah, at an elevation of 1391 feet . The population was 4,888 at the 2010 census, down from 5,073 at the 2000 census. Willits is at the center of Mendocino County and its redwood forests...
. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Bay Area Council.
San Gabriel Valley Council
Located in Los Angeles County's San Gabriel ValleySan Gabriel Valley
The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of Southern California, United States. It lies to the east of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and west of the Inland Empire. It derives its name from the San Gabriel River that flows...
, San Gabriel Valley Council (#40) is one of five Councils serving Los Angeles County.
Santa Clara County Council
Santa Clara County Council, Inc. is a Boy Scouts of America council headquartered in San Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
. As of 2004, the council serves over 11,000 youth in over 400 Boy Scout
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
troops, Cub Scout
Cub Scout
A Cub Scout is a member of the section of the worldwide Scouting movement for young persons, mainly boys normally aged about 7 to 11. In some countries they are known by their original name of Wolf Cubs and are often referred to simply as Cubs. The movement is often referred to simply as Cubbing...
packs, Venturing
Venturing (Boy Scouts of America)
Venturing is part of the program of the Boy Scouts of America for young adults, men and women, from the age of 14 years old or 13 years old and completed eighth grade through 21....
crews, and Explorer posts.
Camp Hi-Sierra
It operates 5 weeks of Boy Scout Summer Camp at Camp Hi-Sierra.One of the six councils that serves the San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...
area.
Sequoia Council
- (not to be confused with the Sequoyah Council located in Tennessee and Virginia)
Districts
- Chawanakee District
- Golden West District
- Kings River District
- Live Oak District
- Mount Whitney District
- Thunderbird District
Southern Sierra Council
Districts
- Desert District
- Inyo-Mono District
- Meridian District
- Pathfinder District
- Trailblazer District
Ventura County Council
Ventura County Council of the Boy Scouts of America was officially chartered as Council 57 on June 23, 1921, after a series of meetings that followed a proposal put forward at a County Chamber of Commerce meeting on March 28, 1921 in the Masonic Hall. Mr. C. H. Whipple, then of Moorpark and later Oxnard, became the president; and Col. J.L. Howland became commissioner. Harvey R. Cheesman, an assistant scout executive in the Los Angeles Council, became the first Scout Executive, assuming his duties on July 11.Ventura County Council
History
The original charter indicates that there were nine troops in existence at the time. Research shows that these most likely included:In June 1910 the Ventura Free Press published an article, "Boys Organize Band of Scouts".
A band of Scouts was organized in the Pastor's study of the Congregational Church Monday evening, June 20. So far as we can learn this is the first organization of this worldwide movement in Ventura or even in California. The movement originated in the mind of Ernest Thompson Seton. It has been pushed in England under the leadership of General Baden Powell, and now there are in England three hundred thousand boys enlisted in the movement.
We have framed our constitution after the international one, but changed it to meet the needs of our Western life and customs. It includes the things that tend to the physical and moral development of the live boy.
Tramps in the hills, with the study of nature, will be a part of the physical development. It also includes many of the things called for by Thompson Seton. For the moral development, we have first the study of the Book, each Sunday.
Honor in all things is called for. Each boy must attend school if possible, must have some regular labor for which he receives pay.
Six months after membership is attained he must have a bank account in his own name. Our badge will be the arrowhead, with the words upon it, "Be Prepared. These words have great significance known only to the wearers of the badge, in fact it is the sign to them of life, and can be taken from them if it is not honored.
The band now numbers only twelve, but the invitation is extended to any boy of proper age who is not in any Sunday School, and wishes to live a clean life to join us. We say "come with us and we will do you good".
Records of the Ventura Congregational church indicate that the group was officially disbanded in January 1914. Various articles gleaned from the local newspapers indicate that troops were active in most of the local communities. The YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...
had one in Santa Paula in 1911. They then formed another in Fillmore in 1912 with 25 boys. The scoutmaster was Mr. A.J. Dicks, and his assistant Professor A.C. Marcey. Ray Horton was the Seal Patrol leader, and his brother Harold leader of the Foxes. The same article mentions leaders from a group of 20 scouts in Bardsdale helping to form the group. In February 1913, the Oxnard Courier talks of a YMCA group under Scoutmaster Kirchner and Commissioner Stant, while in November 1913 the Star mentions Scoutmaster Ramsey expecting to enroll as many as 100 boys and young men and is setting up a recruiting station at City Hall. A later Courier article in February 1916 mentions Scoutmaster Rev. J.M. Barhart, assisted by Ross Winter and Elmer Johnson, while the committee consisted of George Hume, Frank Petit, and J.W. Shillington. A surname that appears in the boys noted, Willett is very familiar to long time scouters in the council, as Camp Willett gets its name from the family. Surely additional information is buried in the old microfilm and will shed more light as research continues.
The earliest of these was Troop 1, sponsored by St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church of Oxnard from February 1916 to February 1918. Next in line is Troop 1 (later 301) of Santa Paula sponsored by The Clipper Club of Presbyterian Mariners Club from December 1917 to December 1919, again from November 1920 to November 1933, and once more from August 1934 to February 1963. Moorpark Troop 1, sponsored by the Community M.E. Church existed from December 1919 to December 1922; Ojai Troop 1, by a Group of Citizens, went from December 1919 to December 1920; and Troop 1 of Ventura (later 101), sponsored by the Rotary Club appears from December 1919 to December 1926. 101 still exists today, but is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, its last reincarnation after an interim sponsorship by the Kiwanis
Kiwanis
Kiwanis International is an international, coeducational service club founded in 1915. It is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Current membership is 240,000 members in 7,700 clubs in 80 nations...
. Troop 1 of Port Hueneme appears to have existed, beginning in April 1916; but disappears before the council was chartered.
Districts
- Camarillo District — Camarillo, Somis and Point Mugu
- Channel Islands District — Oxnard, Port Hueneme, and El Rio
- Conejo Valley District — Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Westlake Village and Oak Park
- Matilija District — Ventura, Montalvo, Saticoy, Ojai, Meiners Oaks, and Oak View
- Ronald Reagan District — Simi Valley and Moorpark
- Santa Paula/Fillmore District — Santa Paula, Piru, and Fillmore
Council Camps
Camp Three Falls is located in the Los Padres National ForestLos Padres National Forest
Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland...
at the base of Mount Piños in the northern portion of Ventura County, approximately 50 miles (80.5 km) north of Castaic Junction. The camp has been open since 1933. The name is derived from the three waterfalls: North Falls, Middle Falls, and Bitter Falls, that are located on the streams running from the mountains above the camp. The camp is at 5400 feet (1,645.9 m) elevation. The summer weather at this elevation is dry and the temperature ranges from 70-90 °F with cool evenings and crisp nights.
This is the Council where Rock Climbing and Rappelling started in the Scouting Program in 1973. Camp Three Falls was the first BSA summer camp to offer Rock Climbing and Rappelling as a new program element in scouting. This was 22 years before it was considered to become a merit badge at Philmont. A 57 feet (17.4 m) Climbing tower was built at Camp Three Falls in the spring of 2003.
Camp Willett Mrs. Edith Scott Willett donated a 535 acres (216.5 ha) plot near Oak View, California in 1954 and named in her honor. Camp Willett has been used for events such as Camporees. There are no facilities at this camp. Extensive history PDF's and maps can be found at: http://sites.google.com/site/campwillettcamporee/Home/camp-willett-history . Also check: http://www.vccbsa.org/Camping/Camp%20Willett.aspx
Order of the Arrow
Topa Topa Lodge #291Many years ago the Chumash Indians roamed the forests and hunted game in the bountiful Ojai Valley. When a bad omen came to the tribe, the great spirit sent two white gophers to Chief Matilija. The gophers instructed the chief and his people to perform acts of unselfish service and sacrifice. Chief Matilija perished in a great calamity, but with the acts of service and devotion done, the great spirit sent Chief Topa Topa to the Chumash to save the worthy people from an evil horde. In the 1920s the spirit of unselfish service was rekindled at Ventura County Council's Camp Grey. There, the "Tribe of Matilija" was founded as the honor camping organization of the council. The tribe had as its purpose to promote camping at Camp Grey. The Order of the Arrow in Ventura County was established in June 1944, when ceremonies were conducted during the Camp-O-Ral at Steckel Park to induct 13 selected scouts as charter members of Topa Topa Lodge #291 of the Order of the Arrow. Thus the Order of the Arrow came to replace the "Tribe of Matilija." The new lodge took its name from the legendary Chief Topa Topa.
Verdugo Hills Council
Verdugo Hills Council (VHC) is one of five Boy Scouts of America councils in Los Angeles County, California. Headquartered in GlendaleGlendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
.
Verdugo Hills Council
Western Los Angeles County Council
Western Los Angeles County Council (WLACC) (51) is one of five Boy Scouts of America councils in Los Angeles County, CaliforniaLos Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
. Headquartered in Van Nuys
Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California
Van Nuys is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.-History:Look at the two photos of Van Nuys' first year—and then listen to what the Los Angeles Times wrote on February 23, 1911, the day after the Van Nuys town lot auction--"Between dawn and dusk, in the...
, the WLACC services over 30,000 youth spanning six districts including the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley is an urbanized valley located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area of southern California, United States, defined by the dramatic mountains of the Transverse Ranges circling it...
, Santa Clarita Valley
Santa Clarita Valley
The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the Rancho San Francisco Mexican land grant...
, Antelope Valley
Antelope Valley
The Antelope Valley in California, United States, is located in northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California, and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert...
, Malibu, and much of West Los Angeles
West Los Angeles (region)
The Los Angeles Westside is an urban region in western Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has no official definition, but, according to the Los Angeles Times, it comprises , encompassing 18 districts in the city of Los Angeles and two unincorporated neighborhoods, plus the cities of...
.
Western Los Angeles County Council
History
The Western Los Angeles County Council was formed in 1972, when the Crescent Bay Council merged with the San Fernando Valley Council to form the Great Western Council. The Great Western Council was later renamed Western Los Angeles County Council.Districts
The Western Los Angeles County Council is divided into six districts.- Antelope Valley District, Edwards Air Force BaseEdwards Air Force BaseEdwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County, Los Angeles County, and San Bernardino County, California, in the Antelope Valley. It is southwest of the central business district of North Edwards, California and due east of Rosamond.It is named in...
to Santa Clarita Valley border - Balboa Oaks District, Central area of the San Fernando Valley: west of Sepulveda Boulevard and east of Corbin Avenue
- Bill Hart District, Santa Clarita Valley
- Cahuenga District, Eastern area of the San Fernando Valley: west of the City of Burbank to Sepulveda BoulevardSepulveda BoulevardSepulveda Boulevard is a street in Los Angeles, California, which stretches some 42.8 miles from Rinaldi Street at the north end of the San Fernando Valley to the city limits of Hermosa Beach, where it "jumps" east and continues on to Long Beach. It generally runs north-south, passing underneath...
- Crescent Bay District, Mulholland DriveMulholland DriveMulholland Drive is a street and road in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California. It is named after Los Angeles pioneer civil engineer William Mulholland...
south to Playa Del ReyPlaya del Rey, Los Angeles, CaliforniaPlaya del Rey is a beachside community within the city of Los Angeles, California. It has a ZIP code of 90293 and area codes of 310 and 424...
and Culver CityCulver City, CaliforniaCulver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...
, and from Ventura County line to Beverly Hills.Beverly Hills, CaliforniaBeverly Hills is an affluent city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. With a population of 34,109 at the 2010 census, up from 33,784 as of the 2000 census, it is home to numerous Hollywood celebrities. Beverly Hills and the neighboring city of West Hollywood are together... - Las Colinas District, San Fernando Valley: west of Corbin to the Ventura CountyVentura County, CaliforniaVentura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. It is located on California's Pacific coast. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places and one of the most affluent places in the country...
line at Westlake Village.Westlake Village, CaliforniaWestlake Village is a planned community that straddles the Los Angeles and Ventura county line. The eastern portion is the incorporated city Westlake Village, located on the western edge of Los Angeles County, California. The city, located in the region known as the Conejo Valley, encompasses half...
Order of the Arrow
The Malibu Lodge #566, chartered in 1972, serves 755 Arrowmen as of 2004. The lodge totem is a Pacific blue sharkBlue shark
The blue shark is a species of requiem shark, family Carcharhinidae, that inhabits deep waters in the world's temperate and tropical oceans. Preferring cooler waters, blue sharks migrate long distances, for example from New England to South America. Although generally lethargic, they can move very...
, and the name translates to "From the Mountains to the Sea" in the Chumash language. Malibu Lodge was created in 1972 from the merger of Tamet Lodge 225 and Walika Lodge 228.
Current camps
- Camp Emerald Bay, Santa Catalina IslandSanta Catalina Island, CaliforniaSanta Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of the U.S. state of California. The island is long and across at its greatest width. The island is located about south-southwest of Los Angeles, California. The highest point on the island is...
- Camp Emerald Bay has been operating since 1925, when it was first opened by the Crescent Bay Area Council. It offers year-round activities as well as having a great waterfront and being a summer campSummer campSummer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....
.- Camp Josepho, Pacific PalisadesPacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CaliforniaPacific Palisades is an affluent neighborhood and district within the U.S. city of Los Angeles, California, located among Brentwood to the east, Malibu and Topanga to the west, Santa Monica to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north. The...
(1941–present)
- Camp Josepho, Pacific Palisades
- Camp Josepho is a year round camp owned and operated by the Western Los Angeles County Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The 110 acres (44.5 ha) camp is located in the Santa Monica MountainsSanta Monica MountainsThe Santa Monica Mountains are a Transverse Range in Southern California, along the coast of the Pacific Ocean in the United States.-Geography:...
in Los Angeles County and has been serving Scouting and community groups since 1941.
- The land on which Camp Josepho now lies was originally donated to the Crescent Bay Council in 1941 by Anatol JosephoAnatol JosephoAnatol M. Josepho , born Anatol Josephewitz, was a Siberian immigrant to the United States of America, who in 1925 invented and patented the photo booth. In 1927, he was paid one million dollars for the invention.- References :...
and his wife Ganna. The camp quickly rose to the forefront of Scouting camps, becoming known as the West Point of Scouting. The focal point of the camp is its large old western style lodge now named the Malibu Lodge after the Malibu Chapter of the Order of the ArrowOrder of the ArrowThe Order of the Arrow is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America . It uses American Indian-styled traditions and ceremonies to bestow recognition on scouts selected by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of Scouting. The society was created by E. Urner Goodman, with the...
.
- In January 2005, a flood washed out the main road into Camp Josepho. The camp remained closed for less than a month, reopening (to backpacking) in February 2005. The camp remained inaccessible to vehicular traffic while the road was studied by civil engineers. As of July 2007, the road was open once again.
- Pardee Scout Sea Base, Marina Del ReyMarina del Rey, California-Demographics:-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Marina del Rey had a population of 8,866. The population density was 6,094.6 people per square mile...
- Camp Whitsett, Sequoia National ForestSequoia National ForestSequoia National Forest is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The U.S. National Forest is named for the majestic Giant Sequoia trees which populate 38 distinct groves within the boundaries of the forest....
- Camp Whitsett is a summer camp in the Giant Sequoia National MonumentGiant Sequoia National MonumentThe Giant Sequoia National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the southern Sierra Nevada in eastern central California. It is administered by the United States Forest Service as part of the Sequoia National Forest and includes 38 of the 39 Giant Sequoia groves that are located in the...
which has been operating since 1947. Its 'sister camp' is Sierra Expeditions, which offers backpackingBackpacking (wilderness)Backpacking combines the activities of hiking and camping for an overnight stay in backcountry wilderness...
and other high-adventure activities.- Camp Wolverton, Sequoia National ParkSequoia National ParkSequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California, in the United States. It was established on September 25, 1890. The park spans . Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly , the park contains among its natural resources the highest point in the...
. It is apocryphally said to be the only Boy Scout camp in a National Park.
- Camp Wolverton, Sequoia National Park
Past camps
- Camp Jubilee (? – 2003)
- Camp Slauson, Topanga Canyon (1910 – late 1970s)
- Camp Temescal, Pacific Palisades (? – 1930)
- Circle XCircle XCircle X was a No Wave/art-rock band that began in 1978 in Louisville, Kentucky. They were part of the same late '70s/early '80s No Wave scene that included bands like Mars and DNA.-Career:...
Girl Scouting in California
Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus-Pine Council
In California, serves a small portion of far eastern San Bernardino County.Headquarters: Phoenix, Arizona
Website: http://www.girlscoutsaz.org/
Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast
New council forming by the merger of Monterey and Tres Condados councils on October 1, 2007. It serves girls in Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.Headquarters: Camarillo, California
Website: http://www.girlscoutsccc.org/
Girl Scouts of Central California South
Girl Scouts of Central California South was formerly Girl ScoutsGolden Valley Council before expansion and renaming in October 2008.
Headquarters: Fresno, California
Website: http://www.girlscoutsccs.org/
Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles
The new council, "Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles", is a merger on December 1, 2008 of Angeles Girl Scout Council, Girl Scout Council of Greater Long Beach, Joshua Tree Council (southeastern portion), Mt. Wilson Vista Council, Spanish Trails Council, and San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Council. It serves nearly 45,000 girls and has over 22,000 volunteers.Headquarters: 801 S Grand, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Website: http://www.girlscoutsla.org/
Camps:
- Camp Mariposa in AltadanaAltadena, CaliforniaAltadena is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States, approximately from the downtown Los Angeles Civic Center, and directly north of the city of Pasadena, California...
- Montrose Program Center in Montrose
- San Gabriel Program Center in San Gabriel, CA
- El Potrero de la Cienega is 390 acres (157.8 ha) in Cleveland National ForestCleveland National ForestCleveland National Forest encompasses 460,000 acres , mostly of chaparral, with a few riparian areas. A warm dry mediterranean climate prevails over the Forest. It is the southernmost National forest of California. It is administered by the United States Forest Service, a government agency within...
- Twin Valleys is 25 acres (10.1 ha) near Wrightwood
- La Casita Program Center near Claremont
- Johnstone Program Center
- Covina Program Center
- Chino Program Center
- Camp Lakota is nearly 60 acres (24.3 ha) in Los Padres National ForestLos Padres National ForestLos Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland...
- Camp Osito Rancho is 160 acres (64.7 ha) in Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountain Range
Girl Scouts Heart of Central California
A new council formed on June 1, 2007, by the merger of Muir Trail and Tierra del Oro councils. It serves more than 29,000 girls and has over 10,000 volunteers in 18 counties (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Colusa, El Dorado , Glenn, Mariposa, Merced, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tuolumne, Yolo, and Yuba).Headquarters: Sacramento, California
Website: http://www.girlscoutshcc.org/
Service Centers:
- Stockton
- Modesto
Camps:
- Fleming
- Camp Menzies
Girl Scouts of Northern California
A new council formed by the merger of Konocti, San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Clara County, Sierra Cascade, and Napa-Solano councils on October 1, 2007. It serves about 55,000 girls in 19 counties (Alameda, Butte, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, and Trinity).Headquarters: Oakland, California and San Jose, California
Website: http://girlscoutsnorcal.org/
Known for it annual "Golden Gate Bridging" where Junior Girl Scouts bridging to Cadette Girl Scouts walk across the Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. As part of both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route 1, the structure links the city of San Francisco, on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula, to...
. This event was started in 1981 with one troop but now has several thousand scouts involved each year many of them from outside of the council.
Camps
- Camp Bothin
- Camp Deer Lake located at 6800 ft (2,072.6 m)
- Camp Sugar Pine located in the Sierra Nevada
- Camp Butano Creek in San Mateo County
- Hayward Cabin
- Ida Smith
- Twin Canyon
- Camp Two Sentinels, located at 8000 ft (2,438.4 m) on Lake Kirkwood in Eldorado National Forest http://www.twosentinels.org/
- Camp Arequipa
- Skylark Ranch 280 acres (113.3 ha) on the Pacific coast north of Santa Cruz.http://www.girlscoutsofscc.org/camp/skylark.html
- Hidden Falls has 90 acres (36.4 ha) in the redwood forests of the Santa Cruz mountains.http://www.girlscoutsofscc.org/camp/hidden_falls.html
- Camp Metro — day camp in Berryessa
Camp Bothin
Camp Bothin officially known as the Bothin Youth Center, is a Girl ScoutGirl Scouts of the USA
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. It describes itself as "the world's preeminent organization dedicated solely to girls". It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912 and was organized after Low...
summer camp. Since 1948 it has been located in Marin County, California. The site is managed by Girl Scouts of Northern California and supported mostly through private foundation grants and individual donations.
Convalescent home
In 1905 Camp Bothin was established as "Hill Farm", a convalescent home for women and children, near Fairfax, California
Fairfax, California
Fairfax is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. Fairfax is located west-northwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of 115 feet...
, on property then owned by Henry E. Bothin. Before antibiotics, medicine had few treatments other than rest and good food for many illnesses, especially tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
(TB). The patients were initially housed in an old farmhouse. Normally, Hill Farm was home to 30 patients, but during the summer the mild climate allowed as many as 60, who were housed in tents and slept on cots. During this time, Miss Elizabeth H. Ashe was director.
In 1910, the officers formed the corporation named Bothin Convalescent Home for Women and Children. Mr. Bothin deeded 152 acres (61.5 ha) of land to this corporation. The old farm house was torn down and a rustic building, now known as Manor House, was erected that could accommodate 40 patients. It had deep sleeping porches (fresh air was considered important for TB patients) and an outdoor dining room
Dining room
A dining room is a room for consuming food. In modern times it is usually adjacent to the kitchen for convenience in serving, although in medieval times it was often on an entirely different floor level...
.
That same year the Arequipa Sanatorium
Sanatorium
A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...
, directed by Dr. Philip King Brown, was opened to serve women in the first stages of TB. At the time, the only known treatment was rest and good nutrition, in the hopes that the lungs could recover and heal. The name Arequipa, taken from a city in Peru
Arequipa
Arequipa is the capital city of the Arequipa Region in southern Peru. With a population of 836,859 it is the second most populous city of the country...
, was said to be a Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
word signifying 'place of rest.' Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake that struck San Francisco, California, and the coast of Northern California at 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906. The most widely accepted estimate for the magnitude of the earthquake is a moment magnitude of 7.9; however, other...
, dust- and ash-filled air had contributed to a tuberculosis epidemic
Epidemic
In epidemiology, an epidemic , occurs when new cases of a certain disease, in a given human population, and during a given period, substantially exceed what is expected based on recent experience...
in San Francisco.
With the help of local artists and members of the area's philanthropic
Philanthropy
Philanthropy etymologically means "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, it is "private initiatives for public good, focusing on quality of...
community, Dr. Brown introduced therapeutic handcrafts to the women, to combat idleness and avoid the stigma of charity. The hospital hired potter Frederick Hurten Rhead
Frederick Hurten Rhead
Frederick Hurten Rhead was a native of England who worked as a potter in the United States for most of his career. In addition to teaching pottery techniques, Rhead was highly influential in both studio and commercial pottery...
to teach patients and develop a pottery studio. Work from the Arequipa pottery
Arequipa Pottery
The Arequipa Pottery was an Arts and Crafts pottery near Fairfax, Marin County, California, situated at the Arequipa Sanatorium. It was active from 1911 to about 1918....
is now highly prized among collectors
Collecting
The hobby of collecting includes seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. Some collectors are generalists, accumulating merchandise, or stamps from all countries of the world...
. In 1913 Rhead was dismissed for not being sufficiently businesslike, as he led his students to experiment with glazes and techniques, and tried to get the best materials for them. His successor at the pottery was directed to reduce production costs.
In 1917, the Bothin Helping Fund was incorporated. This organization, now known as the Bothin Foundation, was responsible for raising the $30,000 needed to build Stone House. It was here that professional and business women could come to rest and recuperate after illness.
As treatment methods for TB changed, the need for the Bothin Convalescent Hospital was reduced. The Bothin property was abandoned from 1922-1940.
Girl Scout camp
In 1948, Miss Ashe offered a small building now known as Little House to the San Francisco Girl Scouts for troop camping. A few years later she made Manor House available for Girl Scout use, and by 1955 the entire Bothin property was offered to the Council for its use. The Girl Scouts developed the property as a camp, and added a swimming pool. They changed the name to the Henry E. Bothin Youth Center.
In the 1950s, Arequipa was closed as a hospital. In 1959 the property was leased to the Girl Scouts. By 1963 both sides of the property began to operate as the Henry E. Bothin Youth Center.
Timeline
1905:Hill Farm convalescent home for children opened by Henry E. Bothin
1910:
- Bothin Convalescent Home Board founded and 152 acre (0.61512272 km²) is deeded.
- Manor House built.
- Arequipa built.
1917: Bothin Helping Fund was incorporated to distribute funds under the terms of H. Bothin.
1919: Stone House completed.
1922–1940: Bothin was abandoned.
1948:Use of Little House and Bothin property was offered to Girl Scouts.
1948–1953: During this time, 181 troops, representing 2221 Girl Scouts and 556 leaders, made use of Bothin.
1954: Severely crippled and mentally retarded Girl Scouts attend camp sessions.
1955:
- Use of Bothin offered to Girl Scout for at least 10 years.
- Name changed to Henry E. Bothin Youth Center.
1959: Use of Arequipa offered to Marin Girl Scout Council.
1963: Entire property becomes Henry E. Bothin Youth Center.
Girl Scout Council of Orange County
Headquarters: Irvine, CaliforniaWebsite: http://www.gscoc.org
Camps:
- Camp Joe SchermanCamp Joe SchermanCamp Joe Scherman is a facility owned and operated by the Girl Scout Council of Orange County in Southern California...
Girl Scouts, San Diego-Imperial Council
Headquarters: San Diego, CaliforniaWebsite: http://www.girlscoutssdi.org
Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council
This council will remain mostly the same except it will acquire some bits from neighboring councils (the realignment hopes to decrease the number of councils that cross state and county lines). Its name is also likely to change.Headquarters: Redlands, California
Website: http://www.gssgc.org
Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada
See Scouting in NevadaScouting in Nevada
Scouting in Nevada has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Early history :...
for more information. In California it
serves girls in southern Inyo country.
Headquarters: Las Vegas, Nevada
Website: http://www.girlscoutsnv.org/
Girl Scouts of The Sierra Nevada
Headquarters: Reno, NevadaReno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
Website: http://www.gssn.org/
International Scouting units in California
Cambodian ScoutingScouting in Cambodia
The National Association of Cambodian Scouts is the national Scouting organization in Cambodia. It was founded in September 2005 through the merger of the Scout Organization of Cambodia and the Cambodian Scouts and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement on 1 July,...
in exile existed at least into the early 1990s in Los Angeles, alongside fellow Vietnamese Scouting in exile and Laotian Scouting
Scouting in Laos
At the present time, there is no known Scouting program in Laos, one of only five of the world's independent countries that do not have Scouting.In the 1930s, André Lefèvre, chief of the Eclaireurs de France, set up a training camp for 60 Scoutmasters from all over French Indochina...
in exile groups. Colonel Oleg Pantyukhov
Oleg Pantyukhov
Colonel Oleg Ivanovich Pantyukhov was the founder of Russian Scouting.-Early years:Oleg Pantyukhov was born in Kiev to a family of a military physician and an anthropologist. From 1892 to 1899 he studied at Tifflis cadet school. During his studies he became a member of the group named Pushkin...
, Chief Scout of Russia
Russian Association of Scouts/Navigators
The Russian Association of Scouts/Navigators , or RAS/N , is the national Scouting federation of Russia, which became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 2004...
, moved to the United States, where large troops of Russian Scouts were established in cities such as San Francisco, Burlingame, California
Burlingame, California
Burlingame is a city in San Mateo County, California. It is located on the San Francisco Peninsula and has a significant shoreline on San Francisco Bay. The city is named after diplomat Anson Burlingame. It is renowned for its many surviving examples of Victorian architecture, its affluence, and...
, Los Angeles, etc. Also, Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség
Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség
Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség is a Scouts-in-Exile organization created for youth of Hungarian descent. Scouting makes it possible for the young men and women to learn more about their Hungarian heritage, language and culture...
Hungarian Scouting maintains four troops in Los Angeles and two in San Francisco. There is also a branch of Polish Scouting for girls in the San Francisco Bay Area.
See also
- Mount Baden-Powell, California
- Silver Moccasin TrailSilver Moccasin TrailThe Silver Moccasin Trail is a trail located in the San Gabriel Mountains, just northeast of Los Angeles. It begins at Chantry Flat Recreation Area above the city of Arcadia, California, traversing upward and down through several canyons and along the high ridges of the Angeles National Forest....
- Mount ShastaMount ShastaMount Shasta is located at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California and at is the second highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth highest in California...
- Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C.Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C.The Asociación de Scouts de México, Asociación Civil is the national Scouting association of Mexico. Scouting was founded in Mexico in 1920 and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement on August 26, 1926. It was registered to Mexican civil authorities on 24 February 1943...