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| name=Golden Empire Council #047 | |||
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| type=Council | |||
| location= 251 Commerce Circle, Sacramento CA 95815 | |||
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| chiefscouttitle=Commissioner | |||
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| chiefscouttitle2=Chairman | |||
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| chiefscouttitle3=Executive | |||
| chiefscout3=Chuck Brasfeild | |||
| website=http://gec-bsa.org/ | |||
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'''Golden Empire Council (GEC)''' is a [[local council]] #047 of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] located in the states of [[Scouting in California|California]] and [[Scouting in Nevada|Nevada]]. It serves a large section of Northern California, primarily the Sacramento Valley and the northern Sierra Nevada mountains. As of 2017 they serve over 15,000 youth members. | '''Golden Empire Council (GEC)''' is a [[local council]] #047 of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] located in the states of [[Scouting in California|California]] and [[Scouting in Nevada|Nevada]]. It serves a large section of Northern California, primarily the Sacramento Valley and the northern Sierra Nevada mountains. As of 2017 they serve over 15,000 youth members. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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# '''[[Discovery District (GEC)| Discovery District]]''': Covers Placer county. Includes the towns of Roseville, CA, Rocklin, CA, and Lincoln, CA. | # '''[[Discovery District (GEC)| Discovery District]]''': Covers Placer county. Includes the towns of Roseville, CA, Rocklin, CA, and Lincoln, CA. | ||
# '''[[El Dorado District (GEC)| El Dorado District]]''': El Dorado County and eastern Sacramento County. Include Placerville, CA, El Dorado Hills, CA, and Folsom, CA. | # '''[[El Dorado District (GEC)| El Dorado District]]''': El Dorado County and eastern Sacramento County. Include Placerville, CA, El Dorado Hills, CA, and Folsom, CA. | ||
# '''[[Gold Country Disrict (GEC)| Gold Country District]]''': | # '''[[Gold Country Disrict (GEC)| Gold Country District]]''': Parts of Nevada and Placer counties including Auburn, Colfax, Grass Valley, Meadow Vista, Nevada City, Newcastle and Penn Valley. | ||
# '''[[Northern Rivers District (GEC)| Northern Rivers District]]''': Shasta and parts of Tehama Counties. Includes Redding, CA and Red Bluff, CA. | # '''[[Northern Rivers District (GEC)| Northern Rivers District]]''': Shasta and parts of Tehama Counties. Includes Redding, CA and Red Bluff, CA. | ||
# '''[[Pioneer Express District (GEC)| Pioneer Express District]]''': | # '''[[Pioneer Express District (GEC)| Pioneer Express District]]''': North Sacramento county including the communities of Antelope, Elverta, Natomas, North Highlands, Rio Linda, Carmichael, Arden-Arcade, parts of Sacramento, Citrus Heights, Fair Oaks and Orangevale. | ||
# '''[[Ranchero West District (GEC)| Ranchero West District]]''': Buttes, Glenn, and parts of Tehama County. Includes Chico, CA and Orland, CA. | # '''[[Ranchero West District (GEC)| Ranchero West District]]''': Buttes, Glenn, and parts of Tehama County. Includes Chico, CA and Orland, CA. | ||
# '''[[Soaring Eagle District (GEC)| Soaring Eagle District]]''': Covers communities throughout south Sacramento County. Includes Elk Grove, CA, Wilton, CA, and Rio Vista, CA. | # '''[[Soaring Eagle District (GEC)| Soaring Eagle District]]''': Covers communities throughout south Sacramento County. Includes Elk Grove, CA, Wilton, CA, and Rio Vista, CA. | ||
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# '''[[Yolo District]]''': Covers Yolo County. Includes Davis, CA and Woodland, CA. | # '''[[Yolo District]]''': Covers Yolo County. Includes Davis, CA and Woodland, CA. | ||
==Camps== | ==Activities== | ||
=== Council Camps === | |||
GEC also owns and operates four camp properties: | GEC also owns and operates four camp properties: | ||
# Camp Winton | # '''[[Camp Winton]]''' - Combination wilderness and aquatic camp featuring overnight canoe treks on Bear River Reservoir in the Central Sierra Nevada mountains. Featuring complete summer camp program. | ||
# Camp Lassen | # '''[[Camp Lassen]]''' - Overnight horse treks in the Sierra Nevadas. | ||
# Camp Robert | # '''[[Camp Robert Cole]]''' - Beautiful High Sierra wilderness adventure camp near Lake Truckee. | ||
# | # '''[[NorCal Adventure Camp]]''' - Recently purchased and under development by the council. | ||
=== Wilderness Adventures === | |||
GEC scouts have access to the following wilderness adventure venues in or near their council: | |||
==Lodge== | ==Lodge== | ||
'''[[Amangi Nacha 047]] - [[Order of the Arrow]]''' | |||
Amangi Nacha Lodge was formed in 1993 as the result of the Western Region reorganization and merger of three councils and their OA lodges. Amangi Nacha Lodge serves as Scouting’s National Honor Society for Golden Empire Council. | |||
== See Also == | |||
* [[List of councils (Boy Scouts of America)]] - | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/California-Scouts-1547358932233705/ California Scouts] - Facebook Discussion Board for California Scouting Activities and Civic Service. | |||
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[[Category: Northern California scouting attractions]] | [[Category:Northern California scouting attractions]] | ||
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