Scouting in California

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Scouting in California 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.

Contents 1 Early history (1910-1950) 2 Recent history (1950-1990) 3 Boy Scouting in California today 3.1 Alameda Council 3.1.1 Order of the Arrow 3.2 California Inland Empire Council 3.3 Crater Lake Council 3.4 Golden Empire Council 3.4.1 Districts 3.4.2 Council Camps 3.4.3 Order of the Arrow 3.5 Greater Yosemite Council 3.5.1 Districts 3.5.2 Council Camps 3.5.3 Order of the Arrow 3.6 Las Vegas Area Council 3.7 Long Beach Area Council 3.7.1 Districts 3.7.2 Council Camp 3.7.3 Honor Camping Society 3.8 Los Angeles Area Council 3.8.1 Districts 3.8.2 Council Camps 3.8.3 Youth Leadership Training 3.8.4 Order of the Arrow 3.9 Los Padres Council 3.9.1 Districts 3.9.2 Council Camps 3.9.3 Order of the Arrow 3.10 Marin Council 3.10.1 Council Camps 3.10.2 Order of the Arrow 3.11 Monterey Bay Area Council 3.11.1 Districts 3.11.2 Council Camp 3.11.3 Order Of the Arrow 3.12 Mount Diablo Silverado Council 3.12.1 Districts 3.12.2 Council Camps 3.12.3 Order of the Arrow 3.12.4 See also 3.13 Nevada Area Council 3.14 Old Baldy Council 3.15 Orange County Council 3.15.1 Districts 3.15.2 Council Camps 3.15.3 Order of the Arrow 3.15.4 See also 3.16 Pacific Skyline Council 3.16.1 Districts 3.16.2 Council Camps 3.16.3 Order of the Arrow 3.17 Piedmont Council 3.17.1 Order of the Arrow 3.18 Redwood Empire Council 3.18.1 Districts 3.18.2 Council Camps 3.18.3 Order of the Arrow 3.19 San Diego-Imperial Council 3.19.1 Districts 3.19.2 Council Camps 3.19.3 Order of the Arrow 3.20 San Francisco Bay Area Council 3.20.1 Districts 3.20.2 Council Camps 3.20.3 Order of the Arrow 3.21 San Gabriel Valley Council 3.21.1 Districts 3.21.2 Council Camps 3.21.3 Order of the Arrow 3.22 Santa Clara County Council 3.23 Sequoia Council 3.23.1 Districts 3.23.2 Council Camps 3.23.3 Order of the Arrow 3.24 Southern Sierra Council 3.24.1 Districts 3.24.2 Council Camps 3.24.3 Order of the Arrow 3.25 Ventura County Council 3.25.1 Districts 3.25.2 Council Camp 3.25.3 Order of the Arrow 3.26 Verdugo Hills Council 3.26.1 Districts 3.26.2 Council Camps 3.26.3 Order of the Arrow 3.27 Western Los Angeles County Council 3.27.1 History 3.27.2 Districts 3.27.3 Order of the Arrow 3.27.4 Council Camps 3.27.4.1 Current Camps 3.27.4.2 Past Camps 4 Girl Scouting in California 4.1 Angeles Girl Scout Council 4.2 Girl Scouts Golden Valley Council 4.3 Girl Scout Council of Greater Long Beach 4.4 Girl Scouts - Joshua Tree Council 4.5 Girl Scouts of Konocti Council 4.6 Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay 4.7 Girl Scouts - Mount Wilson Vista Council 4.8 Girl Scouts Muir Trail Council 4.9 Girl Scout Council of Napa-Solano 4.10 Girl Scout Council of Orange County 4.11 Girl Scouts, San Diego-Imperial Council 4.12 San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Council 4.13 Girl Scouts of San Francisco Bay Area 4.13.1 Camp Bothin 4.13.1.1 History 4.13.1.2 Timeline 4.14 Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council 4.15 Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County 4.16 Girl Scouts of Sierra Cascade 4.17 Girl Scouts - Spanish Trails Council 4.18 Girl Scouts of Tierra Del Oro 4.19 Tres Condados Girl Scout Council 5 International Scouting units in California 6 See also 7 External links and references

[edit] Early history (1910-1950)

Many Scouts in California prior to the charter of the BSA were the youth auxiliary of the California Highway Patrol (similar to Law Enforcement Explorers, while others belonged to the Peace Scouts of California, another pre-BSA Scouting association.

[edit] Recent history (1950-1990)

The 1953 National Jamboree was held at Irvine Ranch, California. Jamboree Road in Newport Beach, California, commemorates the site of the 1953 Jamboree.

The 1973 National Order of the Arrow Conference was held at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

[edit] Boy Scouting in California today

There are twenty-four Boy Scouts of America local councils in California.

[edit] Alameda Council

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Kaweah Lodge #379

Camps

• Camp Cedarbrook (closed 1999)

[edit] California Inland Empire Council

Districts

• Arrowhead District
• Grayback District
• High Desert District
• River Valley District
• Sunrise District
• Tahquitz District
• Temescal District
• Three Peaks District
• "New" District as of May 2006 (Ontario, Montclair, Upland, and Rancho Cucamonga) (See history)

Camps

• Camp Emerson, in Idyllwild, CA. Council operated since 1919, largely on land donated to the former Riverside County Council by developer and humanitarian Lee Emerson.
• Camp Helendade, near Running Springs, CA. Council operated since 1960.

History

The California Inland Empire Council (CIEC) "was formed in 1973 through the merger of the Arrowhead Area, Grayback and Riverside Councils." [1]. In 2006, the council acquired the San Bernardino County portions of Old Baldy Council.

Order of the Arrow

The Council is served by the Cahuilla Lodge #127. It currently has nine chapters, roughly one serving each district (the High Desert District has two chapters due to its large geographic size). It has yet to be finalized how the Lodge will organize the new area acquired from Old Baldy Council's Navajo Lodge. "[It] was formed January 1, 1973 from the merger of Tahquitz Lodge # 127 and Wisumahi Lodge # 478. In 1974, the Lodge welcomed A-tsa Lodge # 380 into the family to make the territory of the Lodge as we know it today." [2] The Lodge has received many awards, local and national, in its history, including the National Service Award (2001), the E. Urner Goodman Camping Award (most recently in 1995), and the Section W4B Spirit Award (17 times in 29 years; most recently in 2006 (tie)).

[edit] Crater Lake Council

Crater Lake Council serves Scouts in Oregon and California.

Main article: Scouting in Oregon

[edit] Golden Empire Council

Golden Empire Council serves Scouts in California and Nevada.

[edit] Districts

• Amador District
• Buttes Area District
• El Dorado District
• Gold Country District
• Iron Horse District
• Northern Rivers District
• Pioneer District
• Pony Express District
• Ranchero West District
• Rio Del Oro District
• River City District
• Sierra Gateway District
• Soaring Eagle District
• Trailblazer District
• Yolo District

[edit] Council Camps

• Camp Robert Cole
• Camp Lassen
• Camp Pollock
• Camp Winton
• Camp Pahatsi

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Amangi Nacha Lodge #47

[edit] Greater Yosemite Council

[edit] Districts

• 49er District
• Big Valley District
• Chief Tenaya District
• El Capitan District
• Golden Heritage District
• Waukeen District
• Wawona District

[edit] Council Camps

• Camp John Mensinger
• Camp McConnell
• Camp Isom

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Toloma Lodge #64

[edit] Las Vegas Area Council

Formerly Boulder Dam Area Council, Las Vegas Area Council serves Scouts in Nevada, California and Arizona.

Main article: Scouting in Nevada

[edit] Long Beach Area Council

Long Beach Area Council (LBAC), headquartered in Long Beach, is one of five Boy Scouts of America councils in Los Angeles County, California.

[edit] Districts

• Los Fierros District
• Polaris District

[edit] Council Camp

• Camp Tahquitz

[edit] Honor Camping Society

The Long Beach Area Council does not charter an Order of the Arrow lodge, instead it has a preexisting honor society, the Tribe of Tahquitz.

• Tribe of Tahquitz

[edit] Los Angeles Area Council

Los Angeles Area Council (LAAC) (#33) serves most of the City of Los Angeles as well as several other cities in the greater Los Angeles area. It is one of five Boy Scouts of America councils in Los Angeles County, California.

[edit] Districts

• Frontier District
• North Star District
• Pacifica District
• Rio Hondo District
• San Antonio District
• Thunderbird District

[edit] Council Camps

• Cabrillo Beach Youth Waterfront Sports Center
• Firestone Scout Reservation (.pdf) is a semi-primitive camping area located in Tonner Canyon between Diamond Bar and Brea, California. The facilities are available to most non-profit groups in addition to Scouting organizations.
• Forest Lawn Scout Reservation (elev. 5,300 ft) is a group of Boy Scout and Cub Scout camps located 3 miles east of Lake Arrowhead, California in the San Bernardino National Forest.
  • Circle X Ranch at Big Horn (Boy Scout Resident Camp, formerly Camp Big Horn, opened in 1952)
  • Camp Pepperdine (Cub Scout Resident Camp, opened in 1960)
  • Camp Pitchess (formerly Camp Cedar, opened in 1953, burned in the Waterman Canyon Wildfire, October 2003)
  • Camp Pollock (on the site of what was once Camp Pitchess, now a training center, construction commenced in 2006)
  • John Wayne Outpost (wilderness camp, opened in 1979)
  • Northrop Family Camp (opened in 1955, now a staff housing area)
• Lake Arrowhead Scout Camps (now known as Forest Lawn Scout Reservation).
• Log Cabin Wilderness Camp (elev. 9,640 ft) is located near the east entrance to Yosemite National Park just north of Lee Vining, California.
• Camp Circle X (in the Santa Monica Mountains, (now operated by the NPS))

[edit] Youth Leadership Training

• National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT)

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Siwinis Lodge #252

[edit] Los Padres Council

[edit] Districts

• Cachuma District
• Camino Real District
• Del Norte District
• Live Oak District
• South Coast District

[edit] Council Camps

• Rancho Alegre
• Camp Mabel French

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Chumash Lodge #90

[edit] Marin Council

[edit] Council Camps

• Camp Marin-Sierra
• Camp Tamarancho

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Talako Lodge #533

[edit] Monterey Bay Area Council

[edit] Districts

• Loma Prieta District- Santa Cruz County
• Salinas River District- Salinas Valley
• San Benito District- San Benito County
• Ventana District- Monterey Peninsula

[edit] Council Camp

Pico Blanco Scout Reservation is a summer camp in California, operated by the Monterey Bay Area Council. It has been run by a staff of dedicated young men and women who have provided a pristine outdoor environment for young boys for over fifty years. The camp is located in the Los Padres National Forest just 13 miles inland from Highway 1. Its name comes from the 3,709 ft. Mt. Pico Blanco, which, during the camp season, is climbed weekly. Activities at the camp include aquatics, shooting sports at the camp's three ranges, handicraft, nature study, Scout outdoorsman skills (known as Scoutcraft), a climbing and COPE course, and out-of-camp trips to the Pacific for kayaking and surfing.

New developments of the camp from 2003-2006 include a new dining hall, which was known as the "super slab" until it received its roof in late 2005 (now known officially as the Hayward Lodge, but unofficially as the Wayhard Lodge), a new roof for the handicraft lodge, which suffered from severe water damage between the 04-05 camping season, a massive flag pole near the Trading Post at Downtown Pico, a smaller and less useful pole erected on Uptown Pico (the Staff Area), and a state-of-the-art fish ladder to accommodate the endangered steelhead trout through the Little Sur River when the camp's aquatics dam is in use.

The 800 acres of camp property was purchased by the Monterey Bay Area Council from the William Randolph Hearst family in 1948.

[edit] Order Of the Arrow

• Esselen Lodge #531

[edit] Mount Diablo Silverado Council

[edit] Districts

• Aklan District
• Black Diamond District
• Chief Solano District
• Herms District
• Iron Horse District
• Lake District
• Marsh Creek District
• Meridian District
• Muir District
• Napa Valley District
• Silver Gate District

[edit] Council Camps

• Camp Herms
• Camp Lindblad
• Camp Wolfeboro-Camp Wolfeboro is a Boy Scout summer camp located on the north fork of the Stanislaus River near Bear Valley, California. The camp is owned and operated by the Mount Diablo Silverado Council of the Boy Scouts of America, which leases the land from the United States Forest Service. Currently, Camp Wolfeboro is used for 8 weeks each summer as a regular accredited BSA summer camp where it is host to as many as 400 Scouts per week, with a total summer attendance of more than 1,500 Scouts and Scouters. Prior to the summer camp season is a period of one or more weeks wherein the camp is used for training purposes and OA ordeals. Since 2005, the camp has also run an approximately six-week Fall Camp program designed for individual Scout troops and Venturing crews to use the property for rock-climbing, waterfront activities, and shooting sports. The fall program immediately follows the end of the regular 8-week summer season.

Camp Wolfeboro was founded by the Berkeley Council in 1928 in the area known as Hell's Kitchen, across the river from a family-oriented camp, Camp Baxter. Camp Baxter later closed down and its property was absorbed by Camp Wolfeboro.

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Ut-in Selica Lodge #58]

[edit] See also

• Curran v. Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America

[edit] Nevada Area Council

Main article: Scouting in Nevada

Nevada Area Council serves 13,945 youth as of December 2005 in northern Nevada and northeastern California.

[edit] Old Baldy Council

On May 1, 2006, Old Baldy Council merged into two neighboring councils. The Sunset District (in Los Angeles County) joined with the San Gabriel Valley Council and the Golden Eagle and Trails End Districts (in San Bernardino County) merged with the California Inland Empire Council. In the San Gabriel Valley Council the area that was formerly Old Baldy Council's Sunset District is now divided and added to expand the Valle Del Sol and Golden Eagle districts.

[edit] Orange County Council

[edit] Districts

• Ahwahnee District
• Canyons District
• El Camino Real District
• El Capitan District
• Los Amigos District
• Orange Frontier District
• Pacifica District
• Portola District
• RDM District
• Saddleback District
• Santiago District

[edit] Council Camps

• Schoepe Scout Reservation at Lost Valley
• Rancho Los Flores at Camp Pendelton
• Sea Base at Newport Back Bay
• Oso Lake
• White's Landing

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Wiatava Lodge #13

[edit] See also

• Randall v. Orange County Council

[edit] Pacific Skyline Council

[edit] Districts

• Discovery District
• Redwood District
• Stanford District

[edit] Council Camps

• Cutter Scout Reservation (In the Santa Cruz Mountains)
• Boulder Creek Scout Camp (In the Santa Cruz Mountains)
• Camp Oljato (Summer Camp in the Sierra Nevada mountains)

Camp Oljato is a camp for Boy Scouts located at Huntington Lake. It is owned and operated by the Pacific Skyline Council.

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[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Ohlone Lodge #63

[edit] Piedmont Council

The Piedmont, CA Council of BSA was started in 1921 and Piedmont is among the oldest and smallest BSA councils in the United States. Scouting is active in the Piedmont community which is located in the East Bay hills, east of San Francisco and near Oakland and Berkeley.

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Hungteetsepoppi Lodge #466

[edit] Redwood Empire Council

[edit] Districts

• Coast Logger District
• Del Norte District
• Miwok District
• Pacific Rivers District
• Pomo District
• Yokayo District

[edit] Council Camps

• Camp Navarro
• Camp Noyo
• Camp Riggs Johnston

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Orca Lodge #194

[edit] San Diego-Imperial Council

The San Diego-Imperial Council is headquartered in San Diego, California, and serves youth members and volunteer leaders through Scout units in San Diego and Imperial counties of Southern California, as well as a portion of Arizona. Desert Pacific Council was renamed to San Diego-Imperial Council on January 3, 2005.

[edit] Districts

• Black Mountain District
• Desert Trails District
• Heartland District
• Kit Carson District
• Mission District
• Pacific Coast District
• Pacific Crest District
• Santa Margarita District
• Skyline District
• Sweetwater District
• Torrey Pines District

[edit] Council Camps

• Mataguay Scout Ranch
• Camp Balboa
• San Diego Youth Aquatic Center

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Tiwahe Lodge #45

[edit] San Francisco Bay Area Council

Located in the San Francisco Bay Area, serving the City and County of San Francisco, and parts of Alameda County including Oakland, Hayward, Fremont, Union City, Newark, Sunol, Pleasanton, Dublin and the Livermore Valley. Headquartered in San Leandro.

[edit] Districts

• Golden Gate District
• Mission Peak District
• Peralta District
• Tres Ranchos District
• Twin Valley District

[edit] Council Camps

• Wente Scout Reservation
• Camp Royaneh
• Rancho Los Mochos

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Achewon Nimat Lodge #282

[edit] San Gabriel Valley Council

Located in Los Angeles County's San Gabriel Valley, San Gabriel Valley Council (#40) is one of five Councils serving Los Angeles County. Headquartered in Pasadena

[edit] Districts

• El Camino Real District
• Golden Eagle District
• Lucky Baldwin District
• Mission Amigos District
• Rose Bowl District
• San Gabriel River District
• Valle De Sol District

[edit] Council Camps

• Camp Cherry Valley is a summer camp on Catalina Island, California, that is operated by the San Gabriel Valley Council. It is located two coves north of Two Harbors at Cherry Cove. The camp is known for its Boy Scout use, but other groups use it as well. This camp is by the ocean allowing snorkeling and scuba diving. Scouts sleep in walled, two pesron canvas tents set on wooden platforms that are under grove of cherry trees (hence the name). There is a small silver mine located in the cove left from the time the western part of Catalina Island was full of such mines, and tours of the mine can be provided. There are commissioners where a group of troops are assigned to a commissioner. Duffel bags are required to bring to Camp Cherry Valley because of the boat transport there.
• Camp Eaton (now closed, link goes to the camp's now-obsolete webpage)
• Trask Scout Reservation - City of Monrovia, in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.
• Holt Scout Ranch (now closed)
• Holcomb Valley Scout Ranch (formerly of Old Baldy Council) - San Bernardino Mountains, near Big Bear Lake.

[edit] Order of the Arrow

The San Gabriel Valley Council's Order of the Arrow lodge is the Ta Tanka Lodge #488.

Chapters:

• Hunkpapa - Lucky Baldwin & El Camino Real Districts
• Kiowa - Golden Eagle District
• Oglala Lakota - Rose Bowl & Mission Amigos District
• Teton Dakota - Valle Del Sol & San Gabriel River Districts

[edit] Santa Clara County Council

Main article: Santa Clara County Council

Santa Clara County Council, Inc. is a Boy Scouts of America council headquartered in San Jose, California. As of 2004, the council serves over 11,000 youth in over 400 Boy Scout troops, Cub Scout packs, Venturing crews, and Explorer posts.

[edit] Sequoia Council

(not to be confused with the Sequoyah Council located in Tennessee and Virginia)

[edit] Districts

• Chawanakee District
• Golden West District
• Kings River District
• Live Oak District
• Mount Whitney District
• Sierra District
• Thunderbird District

[edit] Council Camps

• Camp Chawanakee
• Camp Wortman

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Tah-Heetch Lodge #195

[edit] Southern Sierra Council

[edit] Districts

• Desert District
• Inyo-Mono District
• Meridian District
• Pathfinder District
• Trailblazer District

[edit] Council Camps

• Camp Kern
• Camp Mirimichi
• Camp Jewett

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Yowlumne Lodge #303

[edit] Ventura County Council

[edit] Districts

• Camarillo District
• Channel Islands District
• Conejo Valley District
• Matilija District
• Ronald Reagan District
• Santa Paula/Fillmore District

[edit] Council Camp

• Camp Three Falls

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Topa Topa Lodge #291

[edit] Verdugo Hills Council

Verdugo Hills Council (VHC) is one of five Boy Scouts of America councils in Los Angeles County, California. Headquartered in Glendale.

[edit] Districts

• Foothills District
• Iron Eyes Cody District

[edit] Council Camps

• Camp Verdugo Oaks
• Camp Silver Fir

[edit] Order of the Arrow

• Spe-Le-Yai Lodge #249

[edit] Western Los Angeles County Council

Western Los Angeles County Council (WLACC) (51) is one of five Boy Scouts of America councils in Los Angeles County, California. Headquartered in Van Nuys, the WLACC services over 30,000 youth spanning six districts including the San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, Antelope Valley, Malibu, and much of West Los Angeles.

[edit] History

The Western Los Angeles County Council was formed in 1972, when the Crescent Bay Council merged with the San Fernando Valley Council to form the Great Western Council. The Great Western Council was later renamed Western Los Angeles County Council.

[edit] Districts

The Western Los Angeles County Council is divided into six districts.

• Antelope Valley District, Edwards Air Force Base to Santa Clarita Valley border
• Balboa Oaks District, Central area of the San Fernando Valley: west of Sepulveda Boulevard and east of Corbin Avenue
• Bill Hart District, Santa Clarita Valley
• Cahuenga District, Eastern area of the San Fernando Valley: west of the City of Burbank to Sepulveda Boulevard
• Crescent BayDistrict, Mulholland Drive south to Playa Del Rey and Culver City, and from Ventura County line to Beverly Hills.
• Las Colinas District, San Fernando Valley: west of Corbin to the Ventura County line at Westlake Village.

[edit] Order of the Arrow

The Malibu Lodge #566, chartered in 1972, serves 755 Arrowmen as of 2004. The lodge totem is a Pacific blue shark, and the name translates to "From the Mountains to the Sea" in the Chumash language. Malibu Lodge was created in 1972 from the merger of Tamet Lodge 225 and Walika Lodge 228.

[edit] Council Camps

[edit] Current Camps

• Camp Emerald Bay, Santa Catalina Island

Camp Emerald Bay is located on Catalina Island, California. It has been operating since 1925, when it was first opened by the Crescent Bay Area Council. It offers year-round activities as well as being a summer camp.

• Camp Josepho, Pacific Palisades (1941-present)

Camp Josepho is a year round camp owned and operated by the Western Los Angeles County Council of the Boy Scouts of America. The 110 acre camp is located in the Santa Monica Mountains just outside of Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles County and has been serving Scouting and community groups since 1941.

The land on which Camp Josepho now lies was originally donated to the Crescent Bay Council in 1941 by Anatol Josepho and his wife Ganna. The camp quickly rose to the forefront of Scouting camps, becoming known as the West Point of Scouting.((fact)) The focal point of the camp is its large old western style lodge now named the Malibu Lodge after the Malibu Chapter of the Order of the Arrow.

In January 2005, a flood washed out the main road into Camp Josepho. The camp remained closed for less than a month, reopening (to backpacking) in February 2005. The camp remains inaccessible to vehicular traffic while the road is being studied by civil engineers

• Pardee Scout Sea Base, Marina Del Rey
• Camp Whitsett, Sequoia National Forest

Camp Whitsett is a summer camp in the Giant Sequoia National Monument which has been operating since 1947. Its 'sister camp' is Sierra Expeditions, which offers backpacking and other high-adventure activities.

• Camp Wolverton, Sequoia National Park. It is apocryphaly said to be the only Boy Scout camp in a National Park.

[edit] Past Camps

• Camp Jubilee (? - 2003)
• Camp Slauson, Topanga Canyon (1910 - late 1970s)
• Camp Temescal, Pacific Palisades (? - 1930)

[edit] Girl Scouting in California

There are 19 Girl Scout council offices in California.

[edit] Angeles Girl Scout Council

Santa Monica, California Web Site: http://www.angeles.org

[edit] Girl Scouts Golden Valley Council

Fresno, California Web Site: http://www.girlscoutsgvc.org

[edit] Girl Scout Council of Greater Long Beach

Girl Scout Council of Greater Long Beach (GSCGLB) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that has been serving girls since 1962. GSCGLB serves more than 2,400 girls and 1,800 adult volunteers from the cities of Artesia, Avalon, Bellflower, Compton, Cerritos, Dominguez, Hawaiian Gardens, Hollydale, Lakewood, La Mirada, Long Beach, Lynwood, Norwalk, Paramount, Santa Fe Springs, Signal Hill and Willowbrook.

Girl Scout Council of Greater Long Beach provides opportunities for all girls to develop self-esteem preparing them to meet life's challenges and achieve their full potential. These opportunities are provided by a volunteer-led organization, supported by a professional staff.

The council maintains two facilities, El Ranchito and Skyland Ranch, where girls can explore the outdoors, hike, cook over an open fire and sleep under the stars. A third site, Marine Landing, hosts a year-round waterfront program, which includes a fleet of kayaks and canoes. The council headquarters houses our administrative offices, a Girl Scout retail store, which carries uniforms and official equipment, and a training facility where certified trainers prepare women and men each year as Girl Scout volunteers. Web Site: http://www.gscglb.org

[edit] Girl Scouts - Joshua Tree Council

Bakersfield, California Web Site: http://www.girlsfirst.org

[edit] Girl Scouts of Konocti Council

Santa Rosa, California Web Site: http://www.konoctigirlscouts.org

[edit] Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay

Castroville, California Web Site: http://gsmontereybay.org

[edit] Girl Scouts - Mount Wilson Vista Council

Arcadia, California Web Site: http://www.gsmwvc.org

[edit] Girl Scouts Muir Trail Council

Modesto, California Web Site: http://www.girlscoutsmtc.org

[edit] Girl Scout Council of Napa-Solano

Fairfield, California Web Site: http://www.gscns.org

[edit] Girl Scout Council of Orange County

Costa Mesa, California Web Site: http://www.gscoc.org

• Camp Joe Scherman

[edit] Girl Scouts, San Diego-Imperial Council

San Diego, California Web Site: http://www.girlscoutssdi.org

[edit] San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Council

Chatsworth, California Web Site: http://www.sfvgsc.org

[edit] Girl Scouts of San Francisco Bay Area

Oakland, California Web Site: http://www.girlscoutsbayarea.org

[edit] Camp Bothin

Camp Bothin officially known as the Bothin Youth Center, is a Girl Scout summer camp since 1948 located in Marin County, California. The site is managed by Girl Scouts of San Francisco Bay Area and supported mostly through private foundation grants and individual donations.

[edit] History

Camp Bothin began as a convalescent home for women and children, called Hill Farm established in 1905 near Fairfax, California on property then owned by Henry E. Bothin. The patients were initially housed in an old farmhouse. Normally, Hill Farm was home to 30 patients, but during the summer the mild climate allowed as many as 60 through the use of tents and cots. During this time, Miss Elizabeth H. Ashe was director.

In 1910, a corporation named Bothin Convalescent Home for Women and Children was formed. Mr. Bothin deeded 152 acres (615,000 m²) of land to this corporation. The old farm house was torn down and a rustic building, now known as Manor House, was erected that could accommodate 40 patients with deep sleeping porches and an outdoor dinning room.

That same year the Arequipa Sanatorium, directed by Dr. Philip King Brown, was opened to serve women in the first stages of tuberculosis. The name Arequipa, taken from a city in Peru, is said to be a Native American word signifying 'place of rest.'

Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, dust- and ash-filled air contributed to a tuberculosis epidemic in San Francisco. With the help of local artists and members of the area's philanthropic community, Dr. Brown engaged tubercular women in therapeutic handcrafts to combat idleness and avoid the stigma of charity. Arequipa Pottery is now highly prized among collectors.

The ceramics therapy was directed by a succession of nationally known ceramists: Frederick Hurten Rhead, Albert Solon, and Fred Wilde. The master potters were responsible for shaping the greenware, thus resulting in very dramatic variations in styles; however the surface decorations were added by the patients either in the form of designs painted on the surface or patterns carved into the damp clay. Later, Rhead introduced slip trailing which has become the signature form of decoration of Arequipa pottery.

In 1917, the Bothin Helping Fund was incorporated. This organization, now known as the Bothin Foundation, was responsible for raising the $30,000 needed to build Stone House. It was here that professional and business women could come to rest and recuperate after illness.

As treatment methods for TB changed, the need for the Bothin Convalescent Hospital dropped. In 1948, Miss Ashe offered a small building now known as Little House to the San Francisco Girl Scouts for troop camping. A few years later Manor House was made available for Girl Scout use and by 1955 the entire Bothin property was offered to the Council for its use. The property was developed for use by Girl Scouts and a pool was added. The name was officially changed to the Henry E. Bothin Youth Center.

In the 50s, Arequipa was closed as a hospital and in 1959 the property was leased to Girl Scouts. By 1963 both sides of the property began to operate as the Henry E. Bothin Youth Center.

[edit] Timeline

1905

Hill Farm convalescent home for children opened by Henry E. Bothin

1910

• Bothin Convalescent Home Board founded and 152 acres (615,000 m²) is deeded.
• Manor House built.
• Arequipa built.

1917

Bothin Helping Fund was incorporated to distribute funds under the terms of H. Bothin.

1919

Stone House completed.

1922-1940

Bothin is abandoned.

1948

Use of Little House and Bothin property was offered to Girl Scouts.

1948-1953

During this time, 181 troops, representing 2221 Girl Scouts and 556 leaders, made use of Bothin.

1954

Severely crippled and mentally retarded Girl Scouts attend camp sessions.

1955

• Use of Bothin offered to Girl Scout for at least 10 years.
• Name changed to Henry E. Bothin Youth Center.

1959

Use of Arequipa offered to Marin Girl Scout Council.

1963

Entire property becomes Henry E. Bothin Youth Center.

[edit] Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council

Redlands, California Web Site: http://www.gssgc.org

[edit] Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County

San Jose, California Web Site: http://www.girlscoutsofscc.org

[edit] Girl Scouts of Sierra Cascade

Chico, California Web Site: http://www.girlscoutssc.org

[edit] Girl Scouts - Spanish Trails Council

Montclair, California Web Site: http://www.gsspanishtrails.org

[edit] Girl Scouts of Tierra Del Oro

Rancho Cordova, California Web Site: http://www.tdogs.org

[edit] Tres Condados Girl Scout Council

Santa Barbara, California Web Site: http://www.gstc.org

[edit] International Scouting units in California

Cambodian Scouting in exile existed at least into the early 1990s in Los Angeles, alongside fellow Vietnamese Scouting in exile and Laotian Scouting in exile groups. Colonel Oleg Pantyukhov, Chief Scout of Russia, moved to the United States, where large troops of Russian Scouts were established in cities such as San Francisco, Burlingame, California, Los Angeles, etc. Also, Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség Hungarian Scouting maintains four troops in Los Angeles and two in San Francisco.

[edit] See also

• Mount Shasta
• Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C.

[edit] External links and references

• Camp Emerald Bay
• Emerald Bay Alumni
• Monterey Bay Area Council
• Esselen Lodge
• White Stag LD
• Western Los Angeles County Council
• Randall, Laura. "Topanga, down to earth and yet worlds away." The Los Angeles Times October 13, 2002
• Camp Emerald Bay Patch History
• Additional Information on Red Rock Canyon, Calabasas Motorway, Topanga Canyon, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles County, California
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