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Philmont treks, Northern Tier canoe routes, Sea Base sailing and The Summit. Crews came home with stories, gear lists and training plans, and wrote them all down.
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Mr. John Benton Westfall, 81, an avid community leader, supporter, and retiree of the Phillips Petroleum Co., passed away at 8:45 a.m. on Saturday in the Heritage Villa Nursing Center. Funeral services for Mr. Westfall will be held at 2 p.m.
0 Vote On Idea Philmont Scout Ranch was the best experience, but one of the first things I noticed when on the trail was the inefficiency of the packaging for the meals and the excess waste this generated. I believe this is a complex problem, but I would be thrilled to work on a solution…
Can anyone tell be the three tiers to the youth leadership training continuum. Let me give you a hint it begins with Troop Leadership Training. So Now that you know that the three courses our TLT, NYLT, and NAYLE. Lets talk about what each class is about.
When you participate in a ten day trek at Philmont Scout Ranch chances are pretty good that you will see a lot of wildlife. I have seen wild turkeys, goats (or rams), deer, a bear, and plenty of chipmunks. In fact, seeing the larger wild animals can easily be one of the highlights of a…
I visited Philmont Scout Ranch for the first time in 1984 when I attended the Training Center for a scoutmaster fundamentals course. I quickly became familiar with a prayer known as the Philmont Grace, and have used it during the following five backpacking treks to Philmont and many troop outings.
Get paid this summer to paddle and camp in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness! Northern Tier National High Adventure of the Boy Scouts of America is located just outside of Ely, MN. We offer 6-10 day wilderness canoe trips for youth and their adult leaders.
This Summer, the Order of the Arrow will be piloting its first International High Adventure Program at Northern Tier's Donald Rogert Canoe Base at Atikokan in Canada. This program will be building on 10 years of success with Wilderness Voyage, the OA's presence at Northern Tier's Charles L.
7 Vote On Idea Since 1998, Exploring Posts have been excluded from using High Adventure Bases in the summer months. They have access during the off peak months. Posts who wish to use the summer programs should not be treated differently as their counterparts.
Jerry at The Scoutmaster Minute has an excellent post on the subject of "High Adventure" that is worth any BSA leaders time reading. Here are a few highlights……….. "the question came up as to what the definition of "High Adventure" was or is??"
This Leave No Trace course is designed to teach participants to have the skills and information required to put on a Leave No Trace Trainer Seminar. This Seminar is designed to teach people how to give the LNT information to a wide range of audiences.
The Florida Sea Base Alumni & Friends Association is planning the largest Sea Base reunion ever for 2010! The reunion will be held the weekend of October 8 - 12, 2010 at the Sea Base. This event will celebrate the 30 year anniversary of Sea Base and the 100 year anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America.
Tis the season, and we're taking a look at fun activities, advancement opportunities, and how Cub Scouts' monthly core purposes and values are supported by next month's Cub Scout theme of Holiday Lights. Plus, earn a chance win a free scholarship to Philmont Training Center next summer. Listen to this podcast for details.
The Charles L. Sommers Alumni Association (SAA) Photo Contest Committee is proud to announce the winners of this year’s Northern Tier staff photo competition.
The rumors have been confirmed, Double H High Adventure Base will be closing after the 2009 season.
The Order of the Arrow High Adventure Promotions Team is holding a Photo / Quote contest for all past participants of OA Trail Crew, OA Wilderness Voyage, or OA Ocean Adventure.
Beginning with the 2008 Philmont hiking season, each crew is required to have at least one member who is certified in a 16-hour wilderness first aid course from a nationally recognized provider. Read more . . .
OK. I'm back. It's been a hectic summer. Lots of stuff going on. I'm trying to catch up but its been tough. Troop 26 tried a new summer camp this summer. Camp Pioneer in Mena Arkansas. Everybody had a great time.
