Editing Scouting in Washington (state) (section)

===Recent history, sale of camp===
In 1993, Tumwater Area(#737), Twin Harbors Area (#607), and Mount Rainier (#612) merged to form the [[Pacific Harbors Council]] (#612). In 1992, the North Central Washington Council (#613) and the Fort Simcoe Area Council (#614) merged to become the Grand Columbia Council  (#614).<ref name="hook" />

In 1987, Inland Empire Council changed its name to the Inland Northwest Council (#611). In 1992, Lewis-Clark (#108) and  Idaho Panhandle (#110) councils merged into Inland Northwest. In 1956 the Olympic Area Council was formed, merging into Chief Seattle in 1974. In 1994, the Mount Baker Area (#603) and Evergreen Area (#606) councils merged to become the Mount Baker (#606).<ref name="hook" />

By 2012, the Mount Baker Council was working with an "annual operating loss of about $50,000 for each of the past five years", and was looking to sell the Whatcom County camp, even though that camp, and Camp Fire Mountain [[Skagit County, Washington|Skagit County]], were still profitable.<ref name=herald>{{Cite news |date=September 18, 2012 |title=Boy Scouts may sell Whatcom County camp |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/boy-scouts-may-sell-whatcom-county-camp/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |newspaper=[[The Bellingham Herald]] |quote=Summer camps at Camp Black Mountain are profitable despite the decline in the number of youths in the past 10 years, ending with a low of 293 this summer.}}</ref> It was purchased by a private company in 2015 which has renovated the site. It is being rented out as of 2023.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Claassen |first=Elisa |date=June 28, 2023 |title=Former Boy Scout camp available for rent |url=https://issuu.com/lyndentribune/docs/everson_nooksack_news_06.23 |access-date=2024-06-12 |newspaper=Everson Nooksack News |page=C7 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Claassen |first=Elisa |date=2023-07-11 |title=Camp Saturna expands lodging and event options |url=https://businesspulse.com/camp-saturna-expands-lodging-and-event-options/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Business Pulse}}</ref>