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=== Outdoor School === | === Outdoor School === | ||
The Outdoor School is a popular environmental school year program which offers three and four day sessions for fifth and sixth graders attending with school teachers and companions. Students stay in cabins and learn about botany, geology, astronomy, animals, and Chumash history. They take hikes and learn about nutritious eating. To request a brochure for your school or to find out more, go to the website - [http:www.TheOutdoorSchool.org TheOutdoorSchool.org]. | The Outdoor School is a popular environmental school year program which offers three and four day sessions for fifth and sixth graders attending with school teachers and companions. Students stay in cabins and learn about botany, geology, astronomy, animals, and Chumash history. They take hikes and learn about nutritious eating. To request a brochure for your school or to find out more, go to the website - [http:www.TheOutdoorSchool.org TheOutdoorSchool.org]. | ||
== Camp History == | |||
=== 2017 Whittier Fire === | |||
The '''Whittier Fire''' was a [[wildfire]] in the [[Santa Ynez Mountains]], south of [[Lake Cachuma]], along Highway 154 in [[Santa Barbara County]], [[California]] in the United States. The fire was reported on July 8, 2017, at 1:43 pm.<ref name="CalFire">{{cite web|title=Whittier Fire|url=http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/1643|website=Incident Information|publisher=Cal Fire|accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref> Upon containment on July 28, the fire had burned a total of {{Convert|18430|acre|km2|0}} and destroyed 16 homes. | |||
In the afternoon on July 9, the fire burned down the Rancho Alegre Outdoor School. 46 of the 50 buildings at the scout camp were destroyed by the fire. <ref>{{cite web|last1=Molina|first1=Joshua|title=Whittier Fire Destroys Rancho Alegre Outdoor School, Boy Scouts Camp Home|url=https://www.noozhawk.com/article/rancho_alegre_destroyed_whittier_fire_boy_scouts_santa_barbara|website=Noozhawk|accessdate=9 July 2017}}</ref> The fire remained "completely out of control", and sections of [[Highway 101]] received evacuation warnings.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bolton|first1=Tom|title=Whittier Fire still 'out of control,' grows to more than 7,800 acres|url=http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article160394704.html|website=San Luis Obispo Tribune|accessdate=9 July 2017}}</ref> Later that day, it was reported that over 3,600 people had evacuated as a result of the Whittier Fire.<ref name="SBC 3,600 ">{{cite web|title=3,600 People...|url=https://twitter.com/countyofsb/status/884160744211742720|website=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=9 July 2017}}</ref> | |||
=== Rebuilding Camp 2018 === | |||
Nearly a year after the fire, Rancho Alegre is preparing to begin the reconstruction process and is holding a groundbreaking on Saturday to celebrate. Stantec, an environmental science and civil engineering firm with offices in Santa Barbara and Santa Maria, has been a part of the recovery process since the beginning. | |||
Officials said insurance would cover some of the costs to rebuild, but another $7 million is needed to complete the rebuild. The project is expected to be completed by October 2019.<ref>[https://www.keyt.com/news/santa-barbara-s-county/rancho-alegre-breaks-ground-on-boy-scout-camp-rebuilding-project/757591509 Rebuilding Rancho Alegre Groundbreaking - KEYT News]</ref> | |||
== LBAC Council == | == LBAC Council == | ||
