| Scouting in New York | |||
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Scouting in New York 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. The first NationalBoy Scouts of America (BSA)Headquarters was inNew York City, and theGirl Scouts of the USA National Headquarters is currently located at 420Fifth Avenue, New York City.
On September 10, 1910, S. F. Lester ofTroy, New York, became the first person to hold the Scouting leadership position ofScoutmaster (approved by the BSA). He received his certification from theBSA headquarters in New York City. In 1910 he led a group of 30 scouts atCamp Ilium, inPownal, Vermont. Camp Ilium was the starting point of the Boy Scout Movement for Troy, and Pownal. Pownal is only 35 miles (56 km) away from Troy.[1]
Following the lead of theState of Michigan, theState of New York formed its ownForest Scouts. This group was formed in response to a number of late 19th century and early 20th century forest fires and were effectively "auxiliary fire wardens".[2][3]
The 1924 NationalOrder of the Arrow Lodge Meeting was held at Kanohwanke Scout Camp near Tuxedo, New York and the 1929 National Lodge Meeting was held at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4]
TheBoy Scouts of America National Headquarters were established in 1910 in New York City and opened in January 1911.[5]
In the 1970s and again in the 1990s,upstate New York went through a huge consolidation of small, historic councils.[a]
There are fourteenBoy Scouts of America (BSA) local councils in New York.
| Allegheny Highlands Council (#382) | |||
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| Owner | Scouting America | ||
| Headquarters | Falconer, New York | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
The Allegheny Highlands Council serves Scouts in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties in New York and McKean and Potter counties in Pennsylvania. Its Service Center is located in Falconer, New York.
In 1917, theDunkirk Council was formed, closing in 1918.[a]
In 1917, theOlean Council was formed, closing in 1918.[a]
In 1917, theSalamanca Council was formed, closing in 1919.[a]
In 1917, theJamestown Council (#382) was formed, changing its name to theChautauqua County Council (#382) in 1925. It changed its name again to theChautauqua Lake Area Council (#382) in 1932.[a]
In 1932,Chautauqua Lake Area Council (#382) was created, and in 1929 theLake Shore Council (#407) was created. Both councils merged in 1941 to become theChautauqua County Council (#382).[a]
In 1926, theCattaraugus Council (#750) was formed, changing its name to theSeneca Council (#750) in 1929.[a]
In 1973, theAllegheny Highlands Council (#382) was formed from a merger of the Seneca Council (#750), Chautauqua County Council (#382), and the Elk Lick Council (#499).[a]
The council is divided into two districts:[citation needed]
It has two camps: Camp Merz and Elk Lick Scout Reserve.[6]Elk Lick is tucked into the heart of the Allegheny Mountains in Smethport, Pennsylvania, and operates exclusively as a Cub Scout summer camp.Camp Merz is located on Lake Chautauqua, just up the road from the Chautauqua Institution in western New York, and is a Scouts BSA summer camp. Camp Merz has a waterfront and many waterfront-related merit badges available for scouts. Both camps are opens to all scouts for year-round camping.[citation needed]
| Baden-Powell Council (#368) | |||
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| Owner | Scouting America | ||
| Headquarters | Binghamton, NY | ||
| Website bpcouncil | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
The Baden-Powell Council was formed in 1998 by the merger of the former Baden-Powell Council (headquartered in Dryden, New York) and Susquenango Council (headquartered in Binghamton, New York). The council's new headquarters are in Binghamton. The council covers five counties in New York State—Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Tioga and Tompkins—as well as Susquehanna County in Pennsylvania.[7]
In 1917, theCortland Council was founded, closing in 1918. In 1921, theNorwich Council was formed, merging into theBinghamton Council (#368) in 1924.[a]
In 1918 theBinghamton Council (#368) was formed, changing its name to theSusquenango Council (#368) in 1920.[a]
In 1918 theJohnson City and Endicott Council (#383) was formed, changing its name to theFairplay Council (#383) in 1932.[a]
In 1917 theIthaca Council (#381) was formed, changing its name to theThompkins County Council (#381) in 1926. Thompkins County (#381) changed its name to theLouis Agassiz Fuertes Council (#381) in 1929.[a]
In 1925 theFairplay Council (#383) was formed, merging into the Susquenango Council (#368) in 1932. In 1998, the Susquenango Council (#368) merged with the Baden-Powell Council (#381). The combined councils took the name Baden-Powell and the number (#368).[a]
In 1929 theLouis Agassiz Fuertes Council (#381) was formed. In 1940 theTioughnioga Council (#383) was formed. In 1975, the two council merged to become theBaden-Powell Council (#381).[a]
In 1998, theBaden-Powell Council (#381) and theSusquenango Council (#368) merged to becomeBaden-Powell Council (#368).[a]
As of 2017, the council has four districts:[8]
The Baden-Powell Council operates two Scout Camps:
Camp Barton, founded in 1927, is a Scouts BSA of America camp located on 130[9] acres (0.5 km2) on Frontenac Point on the west shore of Cayuga Lake in New York State'sFinger Lakes. It is approximately nine miles north ofIthaca.[9]
Camp Barton has nine summer camping sites with 2- and 4-man platform tents, as well as a winter lean-to site in one of the two gorges which surround the camp.[10] The camp facilities include many water-based activities on the camp's quarter-mile of waterfront, including rowing, motorboating, sailing, waterskiing, jetskiing and swimming, as well as handicraft, nature, rifle and archery ranges, and scoutcraft areas.[11]
The Camp's buildings and cabins are available for off-season use by Scouting and other youth organizations.[12]
Tuscarora Scout Reservation is a Boy Scouts of America camp located on 1200 acres (4.5 km2) around Summit Lake in New York State'sSouthern Tier.[13]
The camp has ten summer camping sites with 2-man platform tents.[13] It has five winter units with a center lodge equipped with wood stoves, refrigerators and electricity and four 8-man lean-tos. Tuscarora Scout Reservation also offers a renovated Nature lodge, dining hall, a nationally known Handicraft program, and a 40-foot (12 m), progressively more difficult climbing wall with free rappel. They also offer mountainboarding, paddleboard, shotgun and rifle range as well as multiple Wilderness Programs and Scoutcraft programs. The camp is available year-round for camping, hiking as well as shotgun and rifle programs. Tuscarora Scout Reservation hosts over 500 Scouts and leaders each January and February for its Winter Camp programs. Tuscarora hosts the Council's annual National Youth Leadership Training Course every August.[14][15]
The corresponding Order of the Arrow lodge is Otahnagon Lodge 172.[16]
| Connecticut Rivers Council (#66) | |||
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| Owner | Scouting America | ||
| Headquarters | Hartford, CT | ||
| Founded | 1995 | ||
| Board Chair | Shannon Smith | ||
| Council Commissioner | Robert Sanford | ||
| Scout Executive | Mark Switzer | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
TheConnecticut Rivers Council serves the majority of the State ofConnecticut in addition toFisher's Island in New York.
The corresponding Order of the Arrow Lodge is Tschitani Lodge #10.
| Five Rivers Council (#375) | |||
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| Owner | Scouting America | ||
| Headquarters | Horseheads, NY | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Five Rivers Council serves Scouts in the Southern tier of New York and the Northern tier of Pennsylvania.[citation needed]
In 1917, theHornell Council was founded, closing in 1918. In 1918, theCorning Council was founded, closing in 1919.[a]
In 1915, theElmira Council (#375) was founded, changing its name to theChemung County Council (#375) in 1926. In 1927 the council changed its nameElmira Area Council (#375), and again in 1947 toSullivan Trail Council (#375). In 1922, theSteuben County Council (#402) was founded, changing its name to theSteuben Area Council (#402) in 1931.[a]
In 1991 Steuben Area Council (#402) and Sullivan Trail Council (#375) merged to become theFive Rivers Council (#375). In 1992,General Sullivan Council (#779) merged into the Five Rivers Council.[a]
The council is divided into three districts:[17]
It operates two camps: Camp Brulé, in North East Pennsylvania, and Camp Gorton onWaneta Lake in New York.
Camp Gorton, located onWaneta Lake in the middle of the Finger Lakes, provides over 350 acres of land in Upstate New York for Scouts BSA camps. In 2014 Camp Gorton celebrated its 92nd year of existence and 90th anniversary of being a scout camp on the east side of Waneta Lake.[citation needed]
Camp Gorton provides a program that is well-suited for younger scouts and is known for having an excellent waterfront and shooting sports programs.[citation needed] At the waterfront they offer facilities for fulfilling the Water Sports merit badge requirements as well as those for the Motorboating merit badge for no additional fee. Their Shooting Sports ranges have 16 slots for fulfilling the Rifle merit badge requirements and has plenty of cover for Scouts, Leaders, and Parents to come and observe.[citation needed]
Camp Brulé (pronounced "Brul-a"), named afterÉtienne Brûlé, is in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the General Sullivan Council with headquarters in Athens and jurisdiction over Bradford, Tioga and Sullivan Counties.[citation needed]
The camp covers the forty-two acres of Elk Lake and 200 acres (0.8 km2) of forest land bordering it. Pancost Hall and Crandall Hall are memorials to Alfred H. Pancost, Chief Scout Executive and founder, and to Harry H. Crandall, first president of the council.[citation needed]
On the parade ground a native boulder bears a bronze plaque in memory ofEagle Scout twin brothers from Troop 2, Towanda, Pennsylvania, Army Air Corp Lieutenants John R. and William G. Winter. Born August 11, 1925, they were killed in action in World War II on August 11, 1945. The plaque was erected by employees of the Patterson Screen Company.[18]
TKäen DōD Lodge 30 formed from three former lodges. Seneca Lodge 394, Wakanda Lodge 186, and Winingus Lodge 30. TKäen DōD celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017.[19]
| Greater Hudson Valley Council (#374) | |||
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| Owner | Scouting America | ||
| Headquarters | Newburgh, NY | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 2021 | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
The Greater Hudson Valley Council was formed in 2021 when theHudson Valley Council merged with theWestchester-Putnam Council.[20] This council serves scouts in southeastern New York.
Daniel Carter Beard is buried at theBrick Church Cemetery, which lies within the council boundaries. Every year on February 8, in commemoration ofFounders Day, local Scouts place a wreath on Beard's grave.[21] A commemoration service is held there every year on his birthday.[citation needed]
In 1917, the Beacon Council was founded, closing in 1918. In 1917, the Mamaroneck Council was founded, closing in 1918. In 1917, the Peekskill Council was founded, closing in 1918.[a]
In 1917 the Poughkeepsie Council was formed, changing its name to the Dutchess County Council (#374).[a]
In 1926 theSullivan County Council (#761) was formed, merging with theOrange County Council (#392) in 1930 to form theOrange-Sullivan Council (#392). In 1958, the council changed its name to theHudson-Delaware Council (#392).[a]
In 1917 theRockland County Council (#683) was founded.[a]
In 1996 the Dutchess County, Hudson-Delaware, and Rockland County councils merged to form theHudson Valley Council (#374).[a]
In 1918 theNew Rochelle Council was formed, changing its name to theWestchester County Council in 1920. In 1922 the council was split into theHendrick Hudson Council (#379) andSiwanoy Council (#401).[a]
In 1917 theWhite Plains Council (#410) was formed, changing its name to theFennimore Cooper Council (#410) in 1922.[a]
In 1915 theBronxville Council andMount Vernon Council (#370) were formed, merging in 1923 to form theBronx Valley Council (#370).[a]
In 1915 theYonkers Council (#411) was formed. In 1954 Yonkers, Fennimore Cooper and the Hendrick Hudson councils merged to form theWashington Irving Council (#388).[a]
In 1958 the Bronx Valley (#370) and Siwanoy (#401) councils merged to form theSiwanoy-Bronx Valley Council (#401). In 1962 the council changed its name to theHutchinson River Council (#401).[a]
In 1974 the Hutchinson River (#401) and Washington Irving (#388) councils merged to form theWestchester-Putnam Council (#388).[a]
In 2021,Hudson Valley Council (#374) merged with theWestchester-Putnam Council (#388) to become theGreater Hudson Valley Council (#388).[22]
Its districts were: Rockland, Heritage, Delaware River, and Dutchess.[23]
The council operated two year-round use properties - Camp Bullowa in Stony Point, NY and Camp Nooteeming inSalt Point, New York.[21]
| Greater New York Councils (#640) | |||
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| Owner | Scouting America | ||
| Location | 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 600New York, NY 10115 | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Council President | Richard Mason | ||
| Council Commissioner | Anthony Fiori | ||
| Scout Executive | Saroya Friedman-Gonzalez | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
The Greater New York Councils serves the Scouting families of the five boroughs of New York City.
In 1915, theGreater New York Advisory Council was founded, changing its name to theBoy Scout Federation of Greater New York Council (#719) in 1925. In 1936 the council changed its name to theGreater New York Council (#719). Since the beginning, thefive boroughs of the city each maintained their own council under the umbrella of the "greater" councilBronx Council (#372),Brooklyn Council (#369),Manhattan Council (#384),Queens Council (#371), and theStaten Island Council (#396).[a]
In 1967, the council was renumbered as Greater New York Council (#640) with each of the boroughs also being renumbered:Bronx Council #641),Brooklyn Council (#642),Manhattan Council (#643),Queens Council (#644), and theStaten Island Council (#645).[a]
| Leatherstocking Council (#???) | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Utica, New York | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Leatherstocking Council serves a portion of central New York. The council provides Scouting to Herkimer, Oneida and Madison Counties as well as part of Hamilton, Otsego, Delaware and Lewis Counties.
In 1928 theOneonta Council (#393) was formed, changing its name to theOtsego and Schoharie Counties Council (#393) in 1924. Otsego and Schoharie Counties changed its name to theOtsego-Schoharie Area Council (#393) in 1925.[a]
In 1924 theDelaware County Council (#407) was formed. Delaware County merged into Otsego-Schoharie (#393) in 1926. In 1927 Otsego-Schoharie (#393) changed its name toOtSchoDela Council (#393) in 1927.[a]
In 1922 theOneida Council (#389) was formed changing its name to theMadison County Council (#389) in 1923.[a]
In 1916 theRome Council (#398) was formed. In 1919 theSherrill Council (#400) was formed, merging into the Rome Council in 1925. In 1929, the Rome Council changed its name to theFort Stanwix Council (#398) in 1929.[a]
In 1915 theUtica Council (#406) was formed changing its name to theUpper Mohawk Council (#406) in 1937.[a]
In 1968 the Madison County (#389) and Fort Stanwix (#398) councils merged to become theIroquois Council (#395). In 1981, the Iroquois (#395) and Upper Mohawk (#406) councils merged to become theLand of the Oneidas Council (#395).[a]
The firstHerkimer County Council was formed in 1919, merging into the Utica Council (#406). In 1928 theHerkimer County Council (#400) was formed, changing its name to theGeneral Herkimer Council (#400) in 1934.[a]
In 2001, the Land of the Oneidas (#395) and General Herkimer (#400) councils merged, forming theRevolutionary Trails Council.[a] In 2016, the Revolutionary Trails and Otschodela Councils (#393) merged to form theLeatherstocking Council (#400).[25][26]
| Longhouse Council (#373) | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Syracuse, NY | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 2001 | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Longhouse Council was formed in 2010 as a merger of Hiawatha Seaway Council and Cayuga County Council. The council currently owns 2 camps, including Sabattis Scouting Reservation and Camp Woodland.[27] The council covers six counties — Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, Onondaga, and St. Lawrence.[28]
The council is divided into seven districts:[28]
As of 30 June 2009[update], Longhouse Council acquired a seventh district: Cayuga County.[29] This was previously Cayuga County Council, which lost its charter.[30][31]
Lowanne Nimat Lodge 219, formed January 1, 2010 from Kayanernh Kowa and Tahgajute lodges.[32]
The World Brotherhood Camporee is a weekend-long camping trip that Scouts from Canada and the U.S. participate in. The camporee is an annual event and takes place either in the Longhouse Council, New York or in theLoyalist Area of the Voyageur Council,Ontario, Canada.[citation needed]
The main events includeCouncil Strip trading and a dance party.[33]
| Rip Van Winkle Council (#405) | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Kingston, NY | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1950 | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Rip Van Winkle Council serves the youth of Ulster and Greene counties of New York, and headquartered in Kingston. The Rip Van Winkle Council has the distinction of having six of the first twenty-one Eagle Scouts from the Class of 1912, the first class of Eagle Scouts.[citation needed]
In 1917, theEllenville Council was founded. It closed in 1918.
In 1916, theKingston Council (#405) was founded, changing its name to theUlster County Council (#405) in 1919. In 1926, theGreene County Council (#766) was founded. In 1930 the Ulster County Council (#405) and the Greene County Council (#766) merged to form theUlster-Greene Council (#405). In 1950, Ulster-Greene changed its name to theRip Van Winkle Council (#405).[a]
The council is divided into two districts:[citation needed]
The council's camp, located in East Jewett, New York, is Camp Tri-Mount.[34]
| Seneca Waterways Council (#397) | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Rochester, New York | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
The Seneca Waterways Council serves youth in the counties of Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, Yates, and Monroe and the city ofRochester, New York.
In 1917 theBrockport Council was formed, closing in 1918.[a]
In 1917 theOntario County Council (#391) was formed, changing its name to theFinger Lakes Council (#391) in 1924.[a]
TheRochester Council (#397) was granted a charter on February 13, 1913. The council expanded to include Monroe, Orleans and Wayne counties, and in 1926 the name was changed to theRochester Area Council (#397) to reflect the growth. In December 1932, Monroe and Orleans counties split off to become theRed Jacket Council (#363).[a]
In 1943, the Wayne County portion of the Rochester Area Council (#397) was transferred to the Finger Lakes Council (#391); the Orleans County portion of the Red Jacket Council was transferred to theLewiston Trail Council (#385), and the remaining Monroe County portion merged with the Red Jacket Council (#363) to form theOtetiana Council (#397).[a]
The Seneca Waterways Council was founded in 2009 with the merger of the Finger Lakes Council (#391) and Otetiana Council (#397), both in Western New York.[36]
Seneca Waterways Council operates two camps. Camp Cutler BSA in Naples, NY, operates mainly as a cub scout camp.[37] Additionally, SWC operates Massawepie Scout Camp in the Adirondack region[38]
| Suffolk County Council (#404) | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Medford, NY | ||
| Location | Suffolk County, NY | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | April 6, 1919 | ||
| President | Mark Businski | ||
| Council Commissioner | Dot Young | ||
| Scout Executive | Dirk Smith | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Suffolk County Council serves scouts in Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York. Baiting Hollow Scout Camp is the council camp.
Originally, theHuntington andSmithtown councils were founded in 1917, and both folded in 1918. In 1919, thePatchogue Council was founded, changing its name that same year to theSuffolk County Council (#404).[a]
| Theodore Roosevelt Council (#386) | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Massapequa, NY | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Theodore Roosevelt Council supports Scouting inNassau County, New York.
The council was established in 1917 as theNassau County Council (#386). Although Nassau County was theprimary residence of Theodore Roosevelt, the Theodore Roosevelt name was taken byanother council in Arizona.[a] In 1993, that council merged with theGrand Canyon Council,[39] freeing the name, and the Nassau County Council assumed the name Theodore Roosevelt (#386) in September 1997.[40]
| Twin Rivers Council (#364) | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Albany, New York | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Website trcscouting | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Twin Rivers Council is based inAlbany, New York. It serves a large geographic area that encompasses thirteen counties of Northeastern New York. Twin Rivers was originally created in 1991 by a merger of the formerGovernor Clinton Council (#364) (Columbia, Rensselaer and Albany Counties), theSir William Johnson Council (#377) (Hamilton, Fulton & Montgomery counties) and theSaratoga County Council (#684) (Saratoga County). A year later theSchenectady County Council (#399) (Schenectady County) was added after working out issues between the entities. Then in 1999, theMohican Council (#378) (Warren and Washington counties) consolidated into the council.[41] On February 14, 2006, theAdirondack Council (#394) (Franklin, Clinton and Essex Counties) and the Twin Rivers Council merged to form the current boundaries of the Twin Rivers Council (#364).[a]
The council has five districts.[citation needed]
| Rotary Scout Reservation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Poestenkill, NY | ||
| Coordinates | 42°42′21″N73°31′41″W / 42.705731°N 73.528133°W /42.705731; -73.528133 | ||
| Founded | 1922 | ||
| Ranger | Joel Uline[43] | ||
| Camp Director | Brain Murray[43] | ||
| Program Director | Jack Schneider[43] | ||
| Website www | |||
RSR's totem is theThunderbird.
Rotary Scout Reservation is a 1,300-acre (5 km2) camp of theTwin Rivers Council, located inPoestenkill, New York. The original part of the camp was donated by theTroyRotary Club in 1922. Summer camp program areas include the Trail to First Class Program, where young Scouts can work on requirements needed to earn Tenderfoot, Second Class andFirst Class ranks. As of the 2019 seasonRSR offers 45 merit badges in 9 program areas. In addition to the merit badge options,RSR offers an open schedule which allows Scouts to plan their day with a variety of outdoor experiences. The camp also offers several additional program areas designed to appeal to older Scouts, which includeCOPE, Mountain Biking, and Chillicothe.[44]
The Chillicothe program atRSR offers Scouts and Leaders a look at American pioneer life in the 19th century. Scouts are encouraged to try their hand at activities such as candle making, flint and steel fire starting, blacksmithing, woodsman tools, tin-smithing, blacksmithing and more. Chillicothe is a program unique to RSR, and it is an often underutilized program. It was designed to encourage the return of older Scouts who had earned most of the merit badges offered by the camp. Prior to the 2019 Camp season it was decided that the Chillicothe program area was in need of some repair, so the area itself is currently closed and the badges that were offered have been moved to other program areas. This temporary closure is expected to be only until the New Nature Science Center Pavilion is opened, at which point any new additional donations and funding will go into the rebuilding of the Chillicothe Program area.[citation needed]
In 2012,RSR introduced Venturing Week, a week of resident camp for youth in theVenturing Program. In addition to various open programming opportunities, offerings included a full-week half-day COPE course,American Red CrossWilderness First Aid, theNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hunter Education course, and more. Since the venture program started gaining popularity inTwin Rivers Council in 2015, the venture week itself has been canceled and venture crews have been welcomed into the normal week to week program.[citation needed]
During the 2014 Year the camp decided to experiment with aSTEM program dedicated to the last week of the season. Keeping with the style of the camp to try and only offer badges that scouts can't typically earn in a normal troop setting, the same has gone forSTEM week. Past offerings have been the Robotics, Space Exploration, and Nuclear Sciences meritbadges. Each year the camp might have a different selection of"Supernova" Badges depending on available Volunteers or available skill sets of current staff members. In addition to adding merit badges during the week the camp has also offered sessions to for scouts to try and earn selectBSA NOVA Awards. The Camp has also offered a few session in the past forSTEM themed hobbies as well, most notable the ability for scouts to earn their Technician Ham Radio License.[citation needed]
| Camp Wakpominee | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Fort Ann, NY | ||
| Founded | 1920 | ||
| Ranger | Bob McPherson | ||
Camp Wakpominee is a 1,200-acre camp located in Fort Ann, NY. It is completely within the boundaries of the Adirondack Park, providing a base for Council trekking programs. The camp contains Sly Pond, a 42 acres (17 ha) lake.[citation needed]
Woodworth Lake Scout Reservation, was located in Gloversville, New York. The 1500 acre camp began operation in 1949. As of 2013, the camp has been sold to a private investor.[45]
| Camp Boyhaven | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Middle Grove, NY | ||
| Founded | 1924 | ||
| Defunct | 2018 | ||
Camp Boyhaven was a 300-acre camp located in Middle Grove, New York. It was founded as a Boy Scout camp in 1924 with a purchase of approximately 20 acres from the Frink family for Schenectady Council. Over the years, the camp grew to encompass most of the old Frink family farm. With the merger of Schenectady Council with Twin Rivers Council in 1991, it was converted to a Cub Scout and Webelos long term camp.[citation needed]
The totem of the camp is the "Toonerville Trolley," based on the trolley line that ran across the creek from the camp.[46]
Each summer, the camp ran Cub Scout and Webelos resident and day camps. The camp program and facilities are specially designed for Cub Scouts, Webelos scouts, and their families. Lean-to cabins and indoor plumbing make the transition to overnight camping easier for Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts. An archery range, BB gun range, vertical climbing wall, water slide, and movie night are all provided to appeal to younger Scouts who are spending their first nights away from home. As of 2017, summer camp programs are no longer being held and the camp is in the process of being sold.[47]
The Camp was officially converted to Camp Stomping Ground (a Non-BSA Summer Camp) at the beginning of 2020.[48][49]
Camp Bedford, is located at 10424 State Rt. 30, Malone, NY (near the Meacham Lake NYS DEC Campground, north of Paul Smiths, and south of Malone, NY). The camp encompasses 150 acres (0.61 km2), 2 large ponds for boating and fishing, and over 3,500 acres (14 km2) of State Wild Forests border the camp. Charles E. Bedford donated 3,650 acres (14.8 km2) to the Adirondack Council in 1943 to establish the camp, making it at the time the largest donation of land to any council in the US.
TheOrder of the Arrow Lodge for Twin Rivers Council is Kittan Lodge 364.[50]
| Western New York Council (#380) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Buffalo, NY | ||
| Founded | 2023 | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
The Western New York Council was formed from the merger of the Greater Niagara Frontier Council (#380) and the Iroquois Trail Council (#376) in May 2023. Its headquarters is in Buffalo.[51]
It serves all of Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming counties, and most of Livingston county.[52]
In 1917, theBatavia Council (#367) was formed, changing its name to theGenesee and Wyoming Counties Council (#367) in 1925, eventually changing its name to theGenesee Council (#367). In 1920, theNiagara County Council (#385) was formed, changing its name to theLockport Area Council (#385) in 1922. In 1937, Lockport Area (#385) changed its name to theLewiston Trail Council (#385).[a] On April 20, 1943, as Scouting in Monroe County consolidated, Lewiston Trail Council received responsibility for Scouting in Orleans County.[53]
In 1994,Genesee Council (#367) andLewiston Trail Council (#385) merged to become theIroquois Trail Council (#376).[a]
The Iroquois Trail Council with its headquarters in Oakfield, New York, was created in 1994 from a merger of two councils.[citation needed]
In 1917, theHamburg Council was formed, closing in 1920.
In 1912 theBuffalo Council (#373) and in 1921 theErie County Council (#363) were formed. They merged in 1949 to form theBuffalo Area Council (#380). In 1917 theNiagara Falls Council (#387) was formed, changing its name to theNiagara Falls Area Council (#387) in 1925. In 1944, the council changed its name to theNiagara Frontier Council (#387).
In 1967 the Buffalo Area Council (#380) and the Niagara Frontier Council (#387) merged to become theGreater Niagara Frontier Council (#380).[a]
The Western New York Scout Council was formed from the merger of the Greater Niagara Frontier Council (#380) and the Iroquois Trail Council (#376) in May 2023.[51]
The council is organized into six districts:[52]
Camp Scouthaven is one of the five oldest Scout camps in the United States still in operation (1918 - over 100 years). It is the home of GNFC Camps Summer Programs for Cub Scouting and Scouts BSA. Situated on beautiful Crystal Lake in Freedom, NY it boasts one of the best Aquatics programs around. Scouthaven is open to year-round program as well.
Schoellkopf Scout Reservation (Sold in 2022) was formed in 1938 and is located in Cowlesville, NY. It was built through donations by the Schoellkopf family. Schoellkopf features over 650 acres of prime Scouting property. It had rustic log cabins, beautiful campsites, and newer spacious lean-to's all for year-round use.
Camp Stonehaven (Sold 2023) operated in Sanborn, NY and had accommodations including campsites, lean-to's and newer cabins. It was an ideal camp for out of town units that would like to tour Niagara Falls. (Now owned by the Town of Lewiston as a nature preserve)
It had two camps: Camp Dittmer (Sold 2023) (Scouts BSA) and Camp Sam Wood (Cub Scout). Sam Wood was the first Eagle Scout in Genesee County. Sam Wood was a member of Troop 1 St. James Church, Batavia.[citation needed]
| Girl Scouting in New York | |||
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 Map of Girl Scout Councils in New York State | |||
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New York state is served by eight Girl Scouts councils. In addition, theEdith Macy Conference Center belonging to thenational organization is inBriarcliff Manor, and the national headquarters is in New York City.[citation needed]
The national headquarters has been in various places in New York City since 1916 when it moved there fromWashington, D.C. It has been at 420 Fifth Avenue since 1992. Small groups can visit with prior reservations and visiting girls may be able to take part in a focus group meeting.[55]
Edith Macy Conference Center is a national conference and training facility of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) It is located in Briarcliff Manor. The site has had four names:Camp Edith Macy (C.E.M.) - University In The Woods,Edith Macy Training School,Edith Macy Girl Scout National Center and since 1982,Edith Macy Conference Center. However, it is often simply referred to asMacy. TheJohn J. Creedon Education Center and Camp Andree Clark are part of the complex. Macy hosted the Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Fourth International Conference in 1926. Camp Andree Clark hosted the GSUSA's Silver Jubilee Camp in 1937.[56]
Fishers Island inSuffolk County, New York is served by the Girl Scouts of Connecticut due to the close ties between the island and Connecticut.
| Girl Scout Council of Greater New York | |||
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| Owner | Girl Scouts of the USA | ||
| Headquarters | New York, NY | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Girl Scouts of Greater New York serves some 25,000 girls and has over 8,700 volunteers in New York City.
The council camp is 353-acre (1.43 km2) Camp Henry Kaufmann in Holmes, NY.
| Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson | |||
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| Owner | Girl Scouts of the USA | ||
| Headquarters | Pleasantville, New York | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 2005 | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson serves over 34,000 girls. The council was formed through the merger of five counties: Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Westchester.[57]
| Girl Scouts of Nassau County | |||
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| Owner | Girl Scouts of the USA | ||
| Headquarters | Garden City, New York | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1917 | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Girl Scouting In Nassau County started in 1917.It is chartered by GSUSA to develop, maintain and administer Girl Scouting in Nassau County.
Camp Blue Bay inEast Hampton, New York is the council camp. Camp Tekakwitha was sold in June 2007 toSouthampton, NY which will retain it as open space.
| Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York | |||
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| Owner | Girl Scouts of the USA | ||
| Headquarters | Albany, New York | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 2007 | ||
| CEO | Mary Buzuwski | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York (GSNENY) was created in June 2007 from the union of four Girl Scout Councils: Hudson Valley, Mohawk Pathways, Adirondack and North Country. GSNENY serves the following counties: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Greene, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Montgomery, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington Counties; along with, a portion of St. Lawrence County.With Service Centers in Albany, Queensbury, and Plattsburgh; GSNENY serves over 10,000 girls and has more than 4,500 adults and volunteers.
Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York owns five camp properties in the Adirondack region, to include two overnight camps:
It features a large playing field, pond, beach, creek, hiking trails, cabins, platform tents, a nature center, and Troop House.
| Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways | |||
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| Owner | Girl Scouts of the USA | ||
| Headquarters | Garden City, New York | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
NYPenn Pathways was formed in June 2009, from five legacy councils - Seven Lakes Council, Central New York Council, Foothills Council, Indian Hills Council and Thousand Islands Council. NYPenn Pathways serves girls in 24 New York State counties and 2 Pennsylvania counties with a total girl registration totaling about 27,000.
| Girl Scouts of Suffolk County | |||
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| Owner | Girl Scouts of the USA | ||
| Headquarters | Commack, New York | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1968 | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Girl Scouts of Suffolk County serves more than 43,000 girls and has more than 9,000 adult volunteers. The first troop in the county was started in 1915.
| Girl Scouts of Western New York | |||
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| Owner | Girl Scouts of the USA | ||
| Headquarters | Buffalo, New York | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 2008 | ||
| Website www | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Girl Scouts of Western New York was created on July 1, 2008, from legacy councils: Girl Scout Council of Buffalo & Erie County, Inc., Girl Scouts of Genesee Valley, Inc., Girl Scouts of Niagara County, Inc., Chautauqua Area Girl Scout Council, Inc., and Girl Scouts of Southwestern New York, Inc. The council serves some 15,000 girls within Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Genesee, Livingston, Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, and Wyoming counties.
In recent years, New York has also been home to smaller, independent scouting organizations.[58]
New York is home to six chartered groups of theBaden-Powell Service Association. The BPSA is an inclusive, "Traditional Scouting" organization that welcomes boys and girls, men and women from 5 years of age through adulthood, "regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, class, ability, religion (or no religion), or other differentiating factors".[59]
In addition, there are Armenian Scouts andEstonian Scouts in Exile in New York City, andKülföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség Hungarian Scouting maintains two troops in New York City and one inBuffalo. Also, there are large contingents of activePlast Ukrainian Scouts in New York City.
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TheWest Point Camporee annual Invitational event, started in 1963, run by a Cadet Officer, held around the first week of May since 2001 on the grounds of Lake Frederick. Cadets are allowed to invite their home Scouting Units. Managed by the Scoutmasters' Council.
