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Revision as of 14:39, 21 January 2008
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.
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.
Recent history (1950-1990)
The 1953 National Scout 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.
On May 1, 2006, Old Baldy Council merged into the San Gabriel Valley Council and the California Inland Empire Council.
Boy Scouting in California today
There are twenty-four Boy Scouts of America local councils in California.
- Alameda Council
- California Inland Empire Council
- Crater Lake Council
- Desert Pacific Council
- Golden Empire Council
- Greater Yosemite Council
- Las Vegas Area Council
- Long Beach Area Council
- Los Angeles Area Council
- Los Padres Council
- Marin Council
- Monterey Bay Area Council
- Mount Diablo Silverado Council
- Nevada Area Council
- Orange County Council
- Pacific Skyline Council
- Piedmont Council
- Redwood Empire Council
- San Diego-Imperial Council
- San Francisco Bay Area Council
- San Gabriel Valley Council
- Santa Clara County Council
- Southern Sierra Council
- Ventura County Council
- Verdugo Hills Council
- Western Los Angeles County Council
Girl Scouting in California
- A Council in the greater Los Angeles area: A new council, name to be decided, will be in the greater Los Angeles area and will be a merger of Angeles Girl Scout Council, Girl Scout Council of Greater Long Beach, Joshua Tree Council, Mt. Wilson Vista Council, Spanish Trails Council, and the San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Council.
- Angeles Girl Scout Council Santa Monica, CA, http://www.angeles.org
- Girl Scout Council of Greater Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, http://www.gscglb.org
- Girl Scouts - Joshua Tree Council, Bakersfield, CA, http://www.girlsfirst.org
- Girl Scouts - Mount Wilson Vista Council Arcadia, CA, http://www.gsmwvc.org
- San Fernando Valley Girl Scout Council, Chatsworth, CA, http://www.sfvgsc.org
- Girl Scouts - Spanish Trails Council, Montclair, CA, http://www.gsspanishtrails.org
- Girl Scouts of California's Central Coast
- Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay, Castroville, CA, http://gsmontereybay.org
- Tres Condados Girl Scout Council, Santa Barbara, CA, http://www.gstc.org
- Girl Scouts Golden Valley Council, Fresno, CA, http://www.girlscoutsgvc.org
- Girl Scouts of Northern California, http://girlscoutsnorcal.org/
- Girl Scouts of Konocti Council, Santa Rosa, CA, http://www.konoctigirlscouts.org
- Girl Scouts of San Francisco Bay Area, Oakland, CA, http://www.girlscoutsbayarea.org
- Girl Scouts of Santa Clara County, San Jose, CA, http://www.girlscoutsofscc.org
- Girl Scouts of Sierra Cascade, Chico, CA, http://www.girlscoutssc.org
- Girl Scout Council of Napa-Solano, Fairfield, CA, http://www.gscns.org
- Girl Scouts Heart of Central California
- Girl Scouts Muir Trail Council, Modesto, CA, http://www.girlscoutsmtc.org
- Girl Scouts of Tierra Del Oro, Rancho Cordova, CA http://www.tdogs.org
- Girl Scout Council of Orange County, Costa Mesa, CA http://www.gscoc.org
- Girl Scouts, San Diego-Imperial Council, San Diego, CA http://www.girlscoutssdi.org
- Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council, Redlands, CA http://www.gssgc.org
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, Los Angeles, etc. Also, Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség Hungarian Scouting maintains four troops in Los Angeles and two in San Francisco.
See also
External links and references
- Randall, Laura. "Topanga, down to earth and yet worlds away." The Los Angeles Times October 13, 2002
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