Editing Scouting in Iowa (section)

==Girl Scouting in Iowa==
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There are two [[Girl Scouts of the USA|Girl Scout]] councils in Iowa, realigned from nine former councils.

=== Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois ===

As part of a national realignment the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois formed in April 2007 by combining four former councils. It serves some 20,000 girls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.girlscoutstoday.org/|title=Join - Volunteer &#124; Girl Scouts of E IA and W IL|website=www.girlscoutstoday.org}}</ref>

;Council headquarters:  [[Rock Island, Illinois]]
;Service centers: [[Cedar Rapids, Iowa]], [[Dubuque, Iowa]], [[Waterloo, Iowa]], and [[West Burlington, Iowa]].

;History
The former councils are:

*Conestoga Council of Girl Scouts<br>Waterloo, Iowa
*Girl Scouts of Little Cloud Council, Inc.<br>Dubuque, Iowa
*Girl Scouts of Mississippi Valley<br>Rock Island, Illinois and Cedar Rapids, Iowa
*Girl Scouts of Shining Trail Council, Inc.<br>West Burlington, Iowa

;Camps

The council has three camps:

*Camp Liberty (formerly Camp Conestoga) is {{convert|340|acre|km2|1}} in [[New Liberty, Iowa]].  It was established in 1947.
*Camp Little Cloud is {{convert|154|acre|km2|1}} in [[Epworth, Iowa]].
*Camp L-Kee-Ta established in 1945 is {{convert|150|acre|km2|1}} in [[Danville, Iowa]]
*Camp Tahigwa was in [[Dorchester, Iowa|Dorchester]] in [[Allamakee County, Iowa]] and had {{convert|315|acre|km2|1}}.  Tahigwa was established in 1967.  This camp was sold in 2017. 

Currently, Camp Liberty is the designated resident camp program for girls throughout eastern Iowa and Western Illinois. Camp Little Cloud and Camp L-Kee-Ta are used by troops and groups for events and both day and overnight outdoor adventures.

=== Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa ===
Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa covers 74 counties including 71 in central and western Iowa, one county in Nebraska, and one and one-half counties in South Dakota. As part of the national realignment, Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa was created in October 2007 from the merger of five councils.

;Headquarters: [[Des Moines, Iowa]]
;Service centers: [[Des Moines, Iowa]], Council Bluffs, Iowa, Mason City, Iowa, and Sioux City, Iowa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.girlscoutsiowa.org/|title=Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa|website=www.girlscoutsiowa.org}}</ref>

;History
The five former councils are:

*Girl Scouts of Lakota Council<br>[[Fort Dodge, Iowa]] 
*Moingona Girl Scout Council<br>Des Moines, Iowa
*Nishnabotna Girl Scout Council of Southwest Iowa, Inc.<br>Council Bluffs, Iowa
*Girl Scout Council of North Iowa<br>Mason City, Iowa
*Sioux Trails Girl Scout Council<br>Sioux City, Iowa<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lemarssentinel.com/story/1672606.html|title=Girl Scouts plan to hang onto Joy Hollow|date=October 14, 2010|website=Le Mars Daily Sentinel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lemarssentinel.com/story/1658260.html|title=Public meeting to focus on future of Joy Hollow Camp|date=August 20, 2010|website=Le Mars Daily Sentinel}}</ref>

;Camps

The council operates five residence camps.

*Camp Sacajawea is over {{convert|400|acre|km2|1}} in [[Boone, Iowa]].
*Camp Tanglefoot is {{convert|50|acre|km2|1}} in [[Clear Lake, Iowa]].
*Camp Joy Hollow is {{convert|360|acre|km2|1}} in [[Westfield, Iowa]].

;Former camps
:* [[Camp Lakota (Iowa)|Camp Lakota]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.messengernews.net/|title=News, Sports, Jobs - Messenger News}}</ref>

In the 1970s the Caravan Trails Girl Scout Council owned Camp Strother in Eldon, Iowa.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vintagegirlscout.com/campIA.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018131353/http://vintagegirlscout.com/campIA.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 18, 2011|title=Girl Scout Camps in Iowa|website=www.vintagegirlscout.com}}</ref>