Greater New York Councils, Boy Scouts of America TREK NYC Experience the worlds greatest city with SHOOTING SPORTSFEST at GNYC’s Trek NYC. We make it easy for Ten Mile River Scout Camps Your group or Scout unit to have a one April 16-18, 23-25, and May 14-16 Of a kind travel experience. TEN MILE RIVER www.GNYCShootingSports.com Scout Camps | Since 1927 WWW.TREKNYC.ORG Summer 2021 Adventure Manual 3073 - KEOWA 651 - 212 www.nycscouting.org/stemspringbreak NYLT at Alpine Scout Camp www.nycscouting.org/nylt A six-day course that centers around the concepts of what a leader must BE, what he or she must KNOW, and what he or she must DO. The key elements are then taught with a clear focus on HOW TO. The skills come alive during the conference as the teams go on a Quest for the Meaning of Servant Leadership. Leader & Parent Guide ○Merit Badges ○ High Adventure ○ Specialty Weeks ○ Family Camping ○ First Year Campers ○ Provisional Camping 1481 Crystal1481 Narrowsburg, NY 12764 Lake Road, ○ Financial Assistance ○ Legacy Troop Program CONTACT GNYC CAMPING SERVICES: [email protected] WWW.TENMILERIVER.ORG Scouters and Leaders of Ten Mile River, Are you ready for the summer of 2021 at Ten Mile River? We sure are ready to host you! We missed you in the summer of 2020, but we are ready and raring to go to run safe, fun quality camps for you. We have worked to put together a top-notch staff and add new programs that will indeed help your troop to be successful in offering the Scouting program to the youth we serve. We are committed to help you and your leadership to deliver the promise of Scouting through a quality camp experience. Baden Powell, the founder of Scouting once said that “camp is what the boy looks forward to in Scouting and is the Scoutmaster’s great opportunity.” Our goal is to make your experience at Ten Mile River one that meets and exceeds the expectations your Scouts have looked forward to for a long time coming and to give you the opportunity to further the mission of your troop. As you come to camp this summer we will have many safe program opportunities for you and your Scouts to partake in throughout the property. We are committed to ensuring for you that we run a safe program for each of you and your Scouts. In this new world of the pandemic, we have learned how to offer a summer camp program that will be fun for all and keep you, our campers and staff safe. You will also see that as we continue to expand programs and offerings we continue to update facilities across the property. While we are rich with history, our goal is to continue to meet the needs of Scouts of today. We continue to add new programs in the world of STEM with a focus on hands-on learning at our specialty STEM week at Ranachqua and weekly at all camps through merit badge offerings. We continue to tweak the Trek program to meet your needs and give you a chance to get a warm up for a future Philmont experience. Your group can work with our Trek staff to plan a route via trail or waterway to meet your goals and sample our outpost offerings which can include target paint-ball, mountain boarding, fishing from a boat, tomahawk throwing, Indian Cliffs natural rock rappel or climb, canoeing or kayaking on the Delaware, or a trip out to ride horses. Our specialty camps continue to expand as we offer two weeks of SCUBA camp, Trail to Eagle program in each camp, and a lifeguard training week. We encourage you to send your older Scouts for a week or for a second or third week experience, and, new this year, youth attending camp for a second (or more) week get $15 off the camp rate! Thousands of Scouts have walked the trails, participated in exciting programs, and earned merit badges over these 94 years. The memories they have made will turn into the stories that they tell. We know that you have many choices for summer camp and we want to say thank you for choosing to spend your summer with us. In this guide, you will find the information needed to continue to plan your 2021 summer camp experience. As we continue to move forward in planning our 2021 summer and state restrictions in relation to the Covid-19 Pandemic change, we will communicate and keep you and your Scouting families well informed.Each camp is represented in this guide so that you can focus on your specific needs in addition to the overall information for all camps. Please do not hesitate to contact me or any of the camp directors if you have questions or items that can make your visit with us better or help us better meet your troop’s needs. We are committed to making your experience one you will talk to your friends and family about for years to come. Yours in Scouting, Wayne P. Holmes Wayne P. Holmes Director of Camping [email protected] ❂ Summary of Changes The following is a summary of changes in the Leader and Parent Guide that are in effect for the 2021 camping season. Please see the detailed changes by visiting the page number within the body of this document. Page 5 Updated dates of operation and specialty camp options. Page 6 Updated camper, adult, Specialty Camp, and Trek fees. Page 9 Added COVID-19-related safety procedures Page 15 New BSA Annual Health and Medical Record form, released December 2019. Page 29 New online camp registration system; find out more on our website at tenmile- river.org. Page 86 Updated the Specialty Camp schedule. Camp Keowa Page 115 New half-day First Year Camper Program - Project LEAF. Page 123 Updated instructions on printing electronic merit badge cards. Page 126 New program schedule. - iv - ❂ Contents GENERAL INFORMATION Welcome to Ten Mile River Scout Camps . 3 Choose Your Own Adventure . 4 Dates and Program Offerings . 5 Ten Mile River Camp Fees . 6 Summer Resident Camp Refund Policy . 8 Keeping Camp Safe This Summer . 9 Campership Program . 10 Camp Staff . 11 Camp Leadership and Supervision Policy . 12 Camping: Serving Scouts with Special Needs . 13 Health and Medical Exam Policy and Procedures . 14 Camp Rules . 20 Youth Protection & Reporting of Child Abuse . 23 We Strongly Advise . 24 General Information and Camp Services . 25 Check-In Procedures . 29 Orientation Tour . 32 Check-Out Procedures . 33 Scout Checklist – Items to Bring to Camp . 34 Troop Equipment Checklist . 35 Leader’s Pre-Camp Checklist . 36 Getting To Camp . 37 Travel Directions . 38 TMR Roads . 39 The Delaware Community . 40 Keep Camp Clean . 41 - v - ❂ Contents SAFETY AND EMERGENCY INFORMATION Incident Reporting . 45 First Aid Situations . 49 Severe Weather Restrictions . 50 Aquatics Rules . 51 Lightning Safety Rules . 53 Fire and Other Camp Emergencies . 55 Wildlife Safety and Awareness . 58 Wildlife Warnings and Guidelines . 63 Additional Safety Considerations . 65 PROGRAM INFORMATION Camp Program . 69 Project LEAF and First Year Campers . 72 Other Program Opportunities . 75 Individual Camping Options: Specialty Camps . 86 Program Age and Skill Requirements . 89 Program Area Offerings . 90 Advancement and Prerequisite Information . 92 Merit Badge Prerequisites . 109 Religion in Camp . 112 CAMP KEOWA What’s New for 2021 . 115 Check In and Arrival . 116 Program Highlights . ..