What is Northern Tier? If you don’t know what Northern Tier is, it is 1 of the 4 High Adventure Camps the BSA offers, which includes Philmont Scout Ranch, NM, Northern Tier, MN/Canada, Florida Sea Base, FL, and Summit Bechtel, WV. Although all 4 of these camps are the best of the best the BSA ...
Hi! I’m Neel Manekar, and last summer, I attended Philmont Scout Ranch, and served as the crew leader for my crew consisting of 7 scouts and 4 adults. Philmont is one of the four High Adventure camps that Boy Scouts can attend. It is located in Cimarron, New Mexico. Philmont is said to be the most f ...
Royaneh was a fantastic experience. I earned four Eagle-required merit badges and participated in the ATV program, which was an exciting new opportunity. The staff were incredibly nice, making the camp both educational and enjoyable. The cabins were better than tents, and out of all the camps I’ve a ...
Troop 888 went to Wolfeboro from June 23rd to June 29th. Wolfeboro is a week-long summer camp, where you can get many merit badges and camping nights. Troop 888 goes to Wolfeboro almost every year as we have found it to be perfect for our needs. Wolfeboro has lots of activities that can be done for ...
Troop 888 conducted Trooporee from September 13th to 15th at Bort Meadow Group Campsite. Trooporee is troop 888’s version of camporee. Trooporee has many games similar to camporee and others too. There is also a pumpkin carving competition and a cooking competition. You get points for each game you ...
Troop 888 went to Camporee 2024 from April 12th to April 14th. In short, a camporee is a 2-night long campout organized by the Meridian District. The campout is packed with skill and team building games. It also provides a good opportunity to build patrol spirit and bond with scouts in our troop and ...
Romir hosted a conservation outing at Fertile Groundworks on April 6, 2024. The outing was organized to assist the folks at Fertile Groundworks in removing the invasive weed species growing uncontrollably around their newly established rows of saplings, which had been planted during a previous conse ...
On November 21st Vaibhav Muthuraman led a group of scouts in a conservation outing at Fertile GroundWorks. Fertile GroundWorks is a non-profit organization that teaches people how to grow and harvest healthy food for them to eat. They also give fresh fruits and vegetables that they grew themselves t ...
On November 11th, Aiden Mok and a group of other scouts led a conservation outing at Fertile Groundworks. Fertile GroundWorks is a non-profit organization that encourages and teaches people how to grow and harvest healthy, nutritious food. They also give fresh fruits and vegetables grown by themselv ...
On June 17th, Neel Manekar and a group of other scouts led a successful conservation project at the Albany Bulb, a former landfill on San Francisco Bay known for its outdoor art. The Bulb is a beautiful area near the bay home to 150 bird species, towering trees, and scenic walking trails. ...
On 5/21/23, Neel Manekar led other scouts to help volunteer at the East Bay. In association with Friends of Five Creeks, an organization dedicated to maintaining the creeks of the East Bay, he and other scouts did their part to protect the local environment by pulling out invasive perennial pepper ...
Isaak Tan is an outdoor ethics guide for troop 888. He wanted to raise awareness about environmental issues and serve the community. So he led a conservation project where he and other scouts added news plants to the gardens of Forest Home Farms. He started by San Ramon’s Recreation Leader to ...
On 4/9/22, Ishaan Mokashi led a group of scouts to give back to nature and conserve wildlife. Ishaan faced many struggles, however his most difficult one was the lack of participation in his event. Ishaan resolved this problem by reaching out to scouts and getting them to come to his event. Ishaan h ...
On 11/21/21, Suryansh Gupta and a group of scouts went to Wagner Ranch Nature Area. There was a newly built shed that was at risk of being damaged by water, and it was in need of a solution that would make it possible for it not to clog as well. Suryansh and his team of scouts decided to combat this ...
Saahil Manekar led a group of scouts to clear and clean up trails at Wagner Ranch Conservation Area in Orinda, CA. Many trails and pathways at the site were obstructed by branches and were not easy to walk through. To fix this issue, scouts cut overhanging branches from trees to clear up the paths. ...
On April 2nd, Vikram Ravi led a group of Scouts to perform a service project at Fertile Groundworks, a non-profit organization focused on sustainable and organic methods of gardening and food production. Initially, they were supposed to insert rainwater collection pipes on a greenhouse. The water co ...
Patrol Leader Shiven Aggarwal led the Hydra Patrol on a conservation outing at Fertile Groundworks, a non-profit organization focused on sustainable and organic methods of gardening and food production. Ms. Brenda Kusler, the Executive Director there, had planned their conservation project, which in ...
Keeping with the communications received from the School District, Scouts BSA, the County health department and our Troop’s health and safety in mind, all Troop events and activities are canceled till end of Spring break – Apr 10th. We will be assessing the situation at the end of March ...
The wood badge program is a leadership program for adult leaders around the world. It was founded by Robert Baden-Powell himself back in 1919. The course itself attempts to make Scouters better leaders through different activities, such as listening and managing conflict. It is important for adult l ...
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