Scouting in Washington
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Scouting in Washington 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.
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[edit] Early history (1910-1950)
Founded in 1919, Camp Parsonsis the oldest Boy Scout camp west of the Mississippi River and the third oldest continually running Boy Scout camp in the United States on its original location.[1] It sits on Jackson Cove, part of the Hood Canal, on the Olympic Peninsula, just north of Brinnon, Washington, and just south of Quilcene, Washington. The original land for the camp was donated by Reginald Parsons in 1918. Thousands of Boy Scouts come to Camp Parsons every summer. In addition to its normal week-long resident camping program, the camp runs a high adventure program in which Scouts spend a week hiking in the Olympic Mountains.[2]
[edit] Recent history (1950-Present)
Camp Sheppard is a High Adventure Base located in the shadow of Mt. Rainier in Washington State, and is currently the top high adventure base in the nation. It offers treks ranging from basic mountaineering seminars, expedition climbs to the summit of Mt. Rainier, 50 - 100 mile hikes on the Pacific Crest Trail and in Mt. Rainier National Park, mountain bike descents, 100 mile adventure races and custom combo-treks. Camp Sheppard is also the only boy scout camp in the nation currently offering a summer camp style program at it winter camp sessions that are run from January through March, and offer a wide range of advancement opportunities.
[edit] Scouting in Washington today
There are seven Boy Scouts of America local councils in Washington.
[edit] Blue Mountain Council
[edit] Districts
- Columbia River District serves Kennewick and Finley, Washington
- Eastern Oregon District serves Baker, Wallowa, Union, Grant, and Wheeler counties, Oregon
- Oregon Trail District serves Western Umatilla, Wheeler, Gilliam, and Morrow counties, Oregon
- Pioneer District serves Walla Walla and Columbia Counties, Washington and East Umatilla County, Oregon
- Rattlesnake Ridge District serves Richland, West Richland, and Benton City, Washington
- White Bluffs District serves Franklin County, Washington
[edit] Council Camp
- Camp Wallowa in Joseph, Oregon
[edit] Order of the Arrow Lodge
- Wa-La-Moot-Kin #336 [2] The Lodge serves the council by helping maintain the council camp Wallowa and other council properties as well as providing staff for camporees, Cub Scout residence camps, etc.
[edit] Cascade Pacific Council
Cascade Pacific Council serves Scouts in Oregon and Washington.
[edit] Chief Seattle Council
Originally called Seattle Area Council, Chief Seattle Council[3]is the organization governing the Scouting activities of the Boy Scouts of America in a large part of the Puget Sound and Seattle area, including almost all of the Olympic Peninsula. One of the largest Boy Scout Councils in the nation, it retains over 40,000 youth members and operates several Scout camps, including Camp Parsons, Camp Pigott, Camp Brinkley, and Camp Sheppard. The council's Order of the Arrow Lodge is #502 T'kope Kwiskwis[4], which translates to "Silver Marmot" and is named after The Order of the Silver Marmot that was founded at Camp Parsons in the 1920s, before The Order of the Arrow was made a national program.
- Alpine District
- Aquila District: Its territory includes [West Seattle, Burien, Normandy Park, Sea Tac, Des Moines, Tukwila, and Vashon].
- Aurora District: Its territory includes [north Seattle, Lake Forest Park, Washington and Shoreline, Washington
- Cascade District
- Foothills District
- Green River District: Its territory covers primarily the areas of Kent, Washington and Renton, Washington.
- Mount Olympus District: Its territory includes Port Angeles, Washington, Sequim, Washington, Port Townsend, Washington and others in Clallam and Jefferson Counties
- North Lakes District: Its territory includes Bothell, Washington, Kenmore, Washington, and Woodinville, Washington
- Orca District
- Sammamish Trails District
- Sinclair District
- Thunderbird District
[edit] Grand Columbia Council
- Apple Valley District[5]
- Chief Kamiakin District
- Columbia Basin District
- Okanogan Valley District
- Saddle Mountain District
- Skookum District
[edit] Inland Northwest Council
Inland Northwest Council serves Scouts in Washington and Idaho.[6]
- Thunderbird District - North Spokane County
- Chinook District - South Spokane County and Lincoln County
- Old Missions District - Kootenie County
- David Thompson District - Pend Orielle in Washington, Bonner, and Boundary County in Idaho
- Grizzly District - Spokane Valley
- Stevens District - Stevens County
- Chief Kamiakin District - Latah and Witman Counties
- Lewis-Clark District - Asotin, Garfield, Nez Perce, Clearwater, and Idaho Counties
The Inland Northwest Council provides the communities and volunteers with three council service centers. Each council service center has a Scout Shop and staff to answer questions, provide training and resources, and is able to take registrations for summer camp or events.
[edit] Mount Baker Council
- Klahaya District[7]
- Puget Sound District
- Tillikum District
- Skagit District
- Tyee District
- Island District
- Whatcom District
[edit] Pacific Harbors Council
[edit] Girl Scouting in Washington
There are three Girl Scout council offices in Washington.
[edit] Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho
This is a new council formed May 1, 2007 by the merger of Inland Empire and Mid-Columbia councils. It serves more than 8,000 girls in eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and 3 counties in northern Oregon. Headquarters are Spokane, Washington and its website is http://www.gsewni.org/
[edit] Girl Scouts of Western Washington
This is being formed by the merger of Pacific Peaks and Totem councils with planned completion date of October 1, 2007. Headquarters will be Seattle, Washington. The new council will serve over 28,000 girls.
[edit] Girl Scouts - Pacific Peaks Council
Dupont, Washington[10]
[edit] Girl Scouts-Totem Council
Seattle, Washington[11]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes and references
[edit] External links
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