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Troop 75 of Bow New Hampshire , Daniel The Trail to Adventure VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 J U N E 2 0 1 5 PROVIDED BY Welcome!!! THE NATIONAL O U T D O O R P R O G R A M S It is a pleasure to welcome S U P P O R T you to the first edition of a C O M M I T T E E new and (we hope) useful OF tool to keep you informed of changes and new initia- T H E B O Y tives in Outdoor Programs. S C O U T S O F AMERICA This newsletter is geared for all leaders in Scouting that use the outdoors as a INSIDE THIS tool to deliver our promise ISSUE: to America’s youth; Leadership 2 Comments Adventure!! Region Updates 3,4 Task Force 5,6 Upcoming events: Updates Unit Spotlight 7 July 28-August 8, 23rd World Scout Jamboree, Kirara-hama, Japan National Outdoor 2 August 3-8, National Order of the Arrow Conference, Lansing MI Conference October 14-18, National Outdoor Conference, Philmont Scout Ranch Key Leader 8 Contact Information Bikes and BMX 8 information CONRATULATIONS TO THE ORDER OF THE ARROW ON 100 YEARS OF CHEERFUL SERVICE TO SCOUTING!! P A G E 2 National Leadership Comments “The open air is the real objective of Scouting and its key to success”. One can hardly imagine a better summary of what we are all about in Outdoor Programs than this succinct statement by the Founder of Scouting, Lord Robert Baden-Powell. Our actual vision statement expands on that century old quote and defines our mission: “Every Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Sea Scout and Venturer experiences maximum fun and exhilarating adventure through safe, challenging and widely varied outdoor programs that are the envy of youth everywhere”. To all of you involved at any level of Scouting in helping deliver on our promise to our youth Mark Stinnett, of outdoor fun and adventure, thanks for your efforts to keep the “Outing” in Scouting! National Outdoor Programs Support Mark and Keith Chairman 2015 National Outdoor Conference October 14-18, 2015 Hosted by Philmont Scout Ranch & Training Center Make your plans to attend Scouting’s largest get‐together of volunteers and professionals charged with delivering the world’s greatest outdoor program for youth! It’s four days of backcountry excursions, group sessions, outstanding keynote speakers, outdoor ven‐ dor exhibits, clean mountain air, more than 50 sessions with camping and outdoor experts, some fun competition, special program opportunities, great music, and fellowship with Scouting’s top outdoor leaders. Join fellow Scouters and outdoor enthusiasts from Keith Christopher, across the country to learn new methods, share ideas, Outdoor Programs and and check out the latest in outdoor gear and programs. It Properties Department Manager is the place to be if you are involved with outdoor pro‐ grams in any way. There are also two pre-conferences planned to learn more about fishing and visual storytell‐ ing. Go to this link to learn more details: www.scouting.org/outdoorprogram or to this link to register for the event: 2015 National Outdoor Conference Registration Site THE TRAIL TO ADVENTU R E VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 P A G E 3 Northeast Region News, Mike Abrahamson Hello! I’m Mike Abrahmson and I have the pleasure to serve our region as the Outdoor Programs Chair‐ man. I’m a past president of the Connecticut Yankee Council and a member of the Northeast Region Board. I look forward to working with Tom Owsley (our region Outdoor Adventures Chairman) and all of you to provide great program opportunities for our youth. My email and phone are listed on page 8. Plan to attend our Outdoor Adventures conference this fall. More information to come!! Central Region Update, Jim Kern We reorganized in March of this year to meet a critical need to support Cub Scout Camping efforts across the region. Joining our committee was Jay Oakman of Bellevue NE as a Cub Scout Camping Resource, along with Jim Forrest of Hastings MN. Working with both of them is Dan Gille, who represents us on the National Camping Task Force. Also joining our committee was Terry Budd of Medina OH. Terry is the new regional representative to the National Aquatics Task Force. Look for information in our region’s Promise newsletter this fall about the2016 Regional Outdoor Ad‐ venture Leadership Conference. If you would like to receive the Promise newsletter regularly, contact Jim Kern at [email protected] or Dan Gille at [email protected]. P A G E 4 Southern Region Notes, Keller Carlock Our work continues within the region to replace Area Advocates when they finish their service. Our newest subcommittee, Fishing, has taken off with a number of courses and training opportunities. Our Area NCAP teams have completed training and are in the process of executing our 2015 Camp assessments. Attend the National Outdoor Conference at Philmont! Western Region Roundup, Steve Bradley We are in the process of conducting 6 Cub Scout Day Camp National Camping Schools and 5 for Boy Scout Resident camp. The Western Region will host an NRA Training Counselor Development Workshop October 2-4 of this year at Camp Baldwin of the Cascade Pacific Council, near Dufur OR. Our Regional Shooting Sports Coordinator, Kurt Wampole, has produced a Shooting Sports newsletter for our region. If you’d like to be on the mailing list, contact Kurt at his email: [email protected]. THE TRAIL TO ADVENTU R E VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 P A G E 5 Shooting Sports Task Force, Mark Pluff The Shooting Sports Task Force At the Philmont Fall Conference, we plan to roll has been diligent in reviewing and out information on the following programs for 2016: developing programs geared to Boy Scout Pistol Shooting (age 14 and up) challenge scouts at all levels with Flashball programs (like paintball but at targets different activities but also keeping safety at the forefront. Some things only) accomplished over the past few Cowboy Action Shooting (a 3 event station that months include a new National tests a scouts ability to fire at different targets) Shooting Sports manual (available at Sporting Arrows. www.scouting.org), program helps for Boy Scout rifle and shotgun Programs currently under our team’s review include: programs and a new set of Cub Crossbows Scout activity awards (these replace Boomerangs the belt loops in the new Cub Scout program). Check these out at Atlatl (spears). Scouting will the scouting.org website. present it’s Two Fishing Task Force, Ben Jelsema Millionth Fishing Merit 4 Certified Angler Courses are scheduled this year with At Philmont Training Center week 11 this fall, we Badge in BSA National Camping Schools. More information is at: will hold a full menu of training in addition to sev- 2015. www.ncsbsa.org. eral fishing trips to the Philmont back country. Several seminars will be held at the National Out- Later this year, we will produce resources to improve fish- door Conference on specialized programs for Cub ing resources and facilities at your BSA camps. Watch the Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers. website for more details. We will also offer Fly Fishing programs at the 2015 National Order of the Arrow “Hooked on Scouting” is a great recruiting tool that utilizes Conference. Fishing as it’s focus. More is available on the Fishing tab of the Outdoor Programs website. Project COPE and Climbing, John Winter Our Task Force has had a busy year! Our most recent meeting at Orange County Coun- cils’ Irvine Ranch CA in February was most productive and we spent some time climbing at Joshua Tree National Park. Several task force members also attended and presented at the national meeting of the Association for Challenge Course Technology Conference. The Task Force completed a revised version of the “Belay On” manual, which replaces “Topping Out” and the Project COPE manual.. The new book serves as the textbook for National Camping Schools, as well as local council training.. You can get this publication (as well as other key documents relating to COPE and Climbing at: www.scouting.org/home/OutdoorProgram/COPE.aspx. P A G E 6 Aquatics Task Force, Pat Noack Effective January 2015, Swimming Merit Have experienced leadership: i.e. National Camping School and Badge must be completed using the new requirements. To obtain these, go to: Professional support. www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/ Diversity: Health & Safety, Risk Management, Program and Resident AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/mb- Camp Staff. SWIM.aspx. Strong Organization: customize to local needs and form sub com‐ Our October 2014 National Aquatics mittees (equipment, training, events, etc.) Workshop gathered Scouters from around the nation to the Florida Sea Base. Schedule regular meetings: have an agenda and dates When asked about best practices for local council Aquatic committees, the following Develop plans: annual, 5 year (or more) and share with council key issues were shared: membership Have Year Round Activities: training, Effective Communications: Aquatics info on the council website, specialty programs, unit program ideas. social media, event notices. Networking: other committees, Red Direct Support: Resident Staff training, equipment procurement, Cross, regional and national workshops. facility development. Camping Task Force, Jim Blair A new Outdoor Programs Guide will be offered Checkout the Outdoor Programs website and Scout- this fall. It will be digital only and available at: ing.net blog for more information on the Cub Scout www.scouting.org/home/OutdoorPrograms.aspx. Portable Outdoor Program (POP) Guide. This guide can assist you with development of portable pro- This replaces the Council Camping and Outdoor gram sites with different themes to meet the needs of Programs guide published in 2011 and is a new and several districts.
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