| Scouting in New Mexico | |||
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 TheTooth of Time, an icon of Philmont Scout Ranch | |||
 Scouts arriving inRaton | |||
 Scouting portal | |||
Scouting in New Mexico has had a rich and colorful history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. The state is home to thePhilmont Scout Ranch.
On May 11, 1941, the Boy Scouts of America honored MajorFrederick Russell Burnham on his eightieth birthday, atCarlsbad Caverns, New Mexico. Burnham had only recently returned fromCabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge which he had dedicated with theBoy Scouts in Arizona after a long campaign to save theDesert Bighorn Sheep.[1]
In 1918, theAlbuquerque Council (#412) was founded. It changed its name to theBemalillo County Council (#412) in 1926. The council changed its name again in 1927 to theRio Grand Area Council (#412). In 1934, the Rio Grande Area Council became theNorthern New Mexico Council (#412).
In 1920, theCarlsbad Council and theRoswell Council (#413) were founded. They merged in 1924 to become thePecos Valley Council (#413). In 1925, the Pecos Valley Council became theEastern New Mexico Council (#413).
In 1927, theGila Grande Council (#579) was formed, merging with theEl Paso Area Council (#573) in 1930.
In 1927, theKit Carson Council (#574) was formed, merging with theRio Grande Council (#412) in 1929.[2]
In 1955, the Northern New Mexico Council (#412) became theKit Carson Council (#412). The council changed its name in 1976 to theGreat Southwest Area Council, and again in 1982 to theGreat Southwest Council (#412).[2]
There are fiveBoy Scouts of America (BSA) local councils inNew Mexico.
| Conquistador Council (#413) | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Roswell, New Mexico | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| President | Chris Lauderman | ||
| Council Commissioner | Michael Hunter | ||
| Scout Executive | Karl Shelton | ||
| Website www.conquistador-bsa.net | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Located in southeast New Mexico, theConquistador Council office is inRoswell, New Mexico.
TheKwahadi Lodge #78 of the Order of the Arrow serves local Arrowmen.[7]
Grand Canyon Council serves Scouts inArizona and New Mexico.
| Great Southwest Council (#412) | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Website gswcbsa.org | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
TheGreat Southwest Council is headquartered inAlbuquerque, New Mexico, and providesScouting to youth in northern New Mexico, northeast Arizona, Utah south of theSan Juan River, and theDurango andMesa Verde areas ofColorado.
The Great Southwest Council's summer camp program is based at theGorham Scout Ranch,[8] located nearChimayo, New Mexico[9] northwest ofPojoaque, New Mexico.[10]
Great Southwest Council is home toCimarron, New Mexico's Philmont Scout Ranch, the oldest of the national high-adventure bases operated by theBoy Scouts of America.
Although the Mesa Verde District[11] of the Great Southwest Council includesSan Juan County, Colorado, the council no longer owns or operate theCascade Scout Camp located in theSan Juan National Forest, north ofDurango, Colorado, and listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[12]
South Plains Council serves Scouts inTexas and New Mexico.
Yucca Council serves Scouts in Texas and New Mexico.
| Girl Scouting in New Mexico | |||
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 Map of Girl Scout Councils in New Mexico | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Three Girl Scout Councils serve New Mexico.
Most of this district is in Arizona but as theNavajo Nation straddles the border the portion of it in northwestern New Mexico is also included in this district.
| Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails | |||
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| Headquarters | Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Website nmgirlscouts.org | |||
| Scouting portal | |||
Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails serves some 5,000 girls in 23 counties in northern and central New Mexico. It was formed in November 2007 by the merger of the two previous councils of Sangre de Cristo and Chaparral.
Formed from the May 1, 2009 merger of Zia, Permian Basin and Rio Grande Councils. Serving Southern New Mexico & West Texas.
Service Centers in New Mexico
TheScouting Museum of New Mexico, formerly run by Dennis Downing was located at 400 South First Street inRaton, New Mexico, is permanently closed. The museum was privately owned at a private facility, displays includedWood Badge, Philmont,Order of the Arrow,National Jamboree, internationalScouting, Scout books and magazines, videos, reference library, and also rotated loaned exhibits.
TheNational Scouting Museum is located at Philmont Scout Ranch, 4 miles south of Cimarron, NM on NM-21. The National Scouting Museum is also home to the Ernest Thompson Seton Memorial Library.
