Editing Scouting in New York

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'''Scouting in New York''' 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. The first National [[Boy Scouts of America]] (BSA) [[Boy Scouts of America National Headquarters|Headquarters]] was in [[New York City]], and the [[Girl Scouts of the USA]] National Headquarters is currently located at 420 [[Fifth Avenue]], New York City.

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==Early history (1910-1950)==
On September 10, 1910, S. F. Lester of [[Troy, New York]], became the first person to hold the Scouting leadership position of [[Scoutmaster]] (approved by the BSA).  He received his certification from the [[Boy Scouts of America National Headquarters|BSA headquarters]] in New York City. In 1910 he led a group of 30 scouts at [[Camp Ilium]], in [[Pownal, Vermont]].  Camp Ilium was the starting point of the Boy Scout Movement for Troy, and Pownal. Pownal is only {{convert|35|mi|km}} away from Troy.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Kevin |date=1910-08-10 |title=This Day in 1910 in The Record |url=http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2010/08/10/opinion/doc4c6023c2d22ff856756887.txt |access-date=2013-10-04 |publisher=troyrecord.com}}</ref>

Following the lead of the [[State of Michigan]], the [[State of New York]] formed its own [[Forest Scouts]]. This group was formed in response to a number of late 19th century and early 20th century forest fires and were effectively "auxiliary fire wardens".<ref name="mfs">{{Cite web |last=Jabe |first=Daniel N. |year=1998 |title=The Sons of the Nation: The Popular Appeal of the Boy Scouts of America, 1910-1919 |url=http://www.virtualscoutmuseum.com/text.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021093831/http://www.virtualscoutmuseum.com/text.html |archive-date=2013-10-21 |website=virtualscoutmuseum.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |year=1998 |title=Other Boy Scout Organizations -- THE FOREST SCOUTS |url=http://www.virtualscoutmuseum.com/Galleries/Other/other.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021093747/http://www.virtualscoutmuseum.com/Galleries/Other/other.html |archive-date=2013-10-21 |website=virtualscoutmuseum.com}}</ref>

The 1924 National [[Order of the Arrow]] Lodge Meeting was held at Kanohwanke Scout Camp near Tuxedo, New York and the 1929 National Lodge Meeting was held at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History Directory |url=https://oa-bsa.org/history/directory |access-date=2022-06-27 |website=Order of the Arrow, BSA}}</ref>

The [[Boy Scouts of America National Headquarters]] were established in 1910 in New York City and opened in January 1911.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Justin Szlasa |date=2010-02-08 |title=Kids lose as NYC kills scouting |work=New York Post |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/kids_lose_as_nyc_kills_scouting_gPiGtgrLwLUCiZejz0bF0I |access-date=2013-02-22}}</ref>

==Recent history (1950-present)==
In the 1970s and again in the 1990s, [[upstate New York]] went through a huge consolidation of small, historic councils.{{listref|a}}

==Scouting today==

===Boy Scouts===

There are fourteen [[Boy Scouts of America]] (BSA) local councils in New York.

====Allegheny Highlands Council====
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The Allegheny Highlands Council serves Scouts in Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties in New York and McKean and Potter counties in Pennsylvania. Its Service Center is located in Falconer, New York, and is visible on Hough Hill from Route 86.

=====History=====
In 1917, the [[Dunkirk Council]] was formed, closing in 1918.{{listref|a}}

In 1917, the [[Olean Council]] was formed, closing in 1918.{{listref|a}}

In 1917, the [[Salamanca Council]] was formed, closing in 1919.{{listref|a}}

In 1917, the [[Jamestown Council]] (#382) was formed, changing its name to the [[Chautauqua County Council]] (#382) in 1925. It changed its name again to the [[Chautauqua Lake Area Council]] (#382) in 1932.{{listref|a}}

In 1932, [[Chautauqua Lake Area Council]] (#382) was created, and in 1929 the [[Lake Shore Council]] (#407) was created. Both councils merged in 1941 to become the [[Chautauqua County Council]] (#382).{{listref|a}}

In 1926, the [[Cattaraugus Council]] (#750) was formed, changing its name to the [[Seneca Council]]  (#750) in 1929.{{listref|a}}

In 1973, the [[Allegheny Highlands Council]] (#382) was formed from a merger of the Seneca Council (#750), Chautauqua County Council (#382),  and the Elk Lick Council (#499).{{listref|a}}

=====Organization=====
The council is divided into two districts:{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
* Western Gate District
* Two Lakes District

=====Camps=====
It has two camps: Camp Merz and Elk Lick Scout Reserve.<ref name="Allegheny camp">{{Cite web |title=Summer Camps |url=https://www.alleghenyhighlands.org/summer-camp |access-date=2019-10-21 |publisher=Allegheny Highlands Council, BSA.}}</ref>
Elk Lick is tucked into the heart of the Allegheny Mountains in Smethport, Pennsylvania, and operates exclusively as a Cub Scout summer camp.
Camp Merz is located on Lake Chautauqua, just up the road from the Chautauqua Institution in western New York, and is a Scouts BSA summer camp. Camp Merz has a waterfront and many waterfront-related merit badges available for scouts. Both camps are opens to all scouts for year-round camping.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

=====Order of the Arrow=====
* Ho-Nan-Ne-Ho-Ont Lodge 165{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

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====Baden-Powell Council====
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The Baden-Powell Council was formed in 1998 by the merger of the former Baden-Powell Council (headquartered in Dryden, New York) and Susquenango Council (headquartered in Binghamton, New York). The council's new headquarters are in Binghamton.  The council covers five counties in New York State—Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Tioga and Tompkins—as well as Susquehanna County in Pennsylvania.<ref name="BPhistory">{{Cite web |title=Council History |url=http://www.bpcouncil.org/page.php?11 |access-date=2007-06-21 |website=Baden-Powell Council}}</ref>

=====History=====
In 1917, the [[Cortland Council]] was founded, closing in 1918. In 1921, the [[Norwich Council]] was formed, merging into the [[Binghamton Council]] (#368) in 1924.{{listref|a}}

In 1918 the [[Binghamton Council]] (#368) was formed, changing its name to the [[Susquenango Council]] (#368) in 1920.{{listref|a}}

In 1918 the [[Johnson City and Endicott Council]] (#383) was formed, changing its name to the [[Fairplay Council]] (#383) in 1932.{{listref|a}}

In 1917 the [[Ithaca Council]] (#381) was formed, changing its name to the [[Thompkins County Council]] (#381) in 1926. Thompkins County (#381) changed its name to the [[Louis Agassiz Fuertes Council]] (#381) in 1929.{{listref|a}}

In 1925 the [[Fairplay Council]] (#383) was formed, merging into the Susquenango Council (#368) in 1932. In 1998, the Susquenango Council (#368) merged with the Baden-Powell Council (#381). The combined councils took the name Baden-Powell and the number (#368).{{listref|a}}

In 1929 the [[Louis Agassiz Fuertes Council]] (#381) was formed. In 1940 the [[Tioughnioga Council]] (#383) was formed. In 1975, the two council merged to become the [[Baden-Powell Council]] (#381).{{listref|a}}

In 1998, the [[Baden-Powell Council]] (#381) and the [[Susquenango Council]] (#368) merged to become [[Baden-Powell Council]] (#368).{{listref|a}}

=====Organization=====
As of 2017, the council has four districts:<ref name="bpdistricts">{{Cite web |title=Districts |url=http://bpcouncil.org/Districts.aspx |access-date=2011-05-23 |website=Baden-Powell Council}}</ref>
* Chenango District (Chenango County and part of Broome County)
* Delahanna District (Susquehanna County in Pennsylvania)
* Hiawatha District (Tioga County and part of Broome County)
* Taughannock District (Cortland and Tompkins Counties)

=====Camps=====
The Baden-Powell Council operates two Scout Camps:

'''Camp Barton''', founded in 1927, is a Scouts BSA of America camp located on {{convert|130<ref name="Barton year-round">{{Cite web |title=Camp Barton |url=https://www.bpcouncil.org/camping/camp-barton-year-round |access-date=2022-12-07 |website=Baden-Powell Council}}</ref>|acres|km2|1}} on Frontenac Point on the west shore of Cayuga Lake in New York State's [[Finger Lakes]]. It is approximately nine miles north of [[Ithaca, New York|Ithaca]].<ref name="Barton year-round" />

Camp Barton has nine summer camping sites with 2- and 4-man platform tents, as well as a winter lean-to site in one of the two gorges which surround the camp.<ref name="BP-Barton-sites">{{Cite web |title=Camp Barton Summer Camp |url=https://www.bpcouncil.org/camping/campbarton/ |access-date=2011-05-23 |publisher=Baden-Powell Council}}</ref> The camp facilities include many water-based activities on the camp's quarter-mile of waterfront, including rowing, motorboating, sailing, waterskiing, jetskiing and swimming,  as well as handicraft, nature, rifle and archery ranges, and scoutcraft areas.<ref name="BP-Barton-program">{{Cite web |title=Camp Barton Program |url=http://www.bpmlegal.com/barton/bartpgm.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721033748/http://www.bpmlegal.com/barton/bartpgm.html |archive-date=July 21, 2011 |access-date=2007-06-21 |website=Camp Barton |publisher=Baden-Powell Council}}</ref>

The Camp's buildings and cabins are available for off-season use by Scouting and other youth organizations.<ref name="BP-Barton-offseas">{{Cite web |title=Camp Barton Off-Season Camping |url=http://www.bpmlegal.com/barton/offseas.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928030216/http://www.bpmlegal.com/barton/offseas.html |archive-date=September 28, 2007 |access-date=2007-06-21 |website=Camp Barton Website |publisher=Baden-Powell Council}}</ref>

'''Tuscarora Scout Reservation''' is a Boy Scouts of America camp located on 1200 acres (4.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) around Summit Lake in New York State's [[Southern Tier]].<ref name="BP-Tuscarora-overview">{{Cite web |title=Camp Tuscarora |url=http://www.camptuscarora.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417015020/http://www.camptuscarora.org/ |archive-date=April 17, 2009 |access-date=2007-06-21 |website=Camp Tuscarora Website |publisher=Baden-Powell Council}}</ref>

The camp has ten summer camping sites with 2-man platform tents.<ref name="BP-Tuscarora-overview" /> It has five winter units with a center lodge equipped with wood stoves, refrigerators and electricity and four 8-man lean-tos. Tuscarora Scout Reservation also offers a renovated Nature lodge, dining hall, a nationally known Handicraft program, and a {{convert|40|ft|m|0|adj=on}}, progressively more difficult climbing wall with free rappel.  They also offer mountainboarding, paddleboard, shotgun and rifle range as well as multiple Wilderness Programs and Scoutcraft programs. The camp is available year-round for camping, hiking as well as shotgun and rifle programs. Tuscarora Scout Reservation hosts over 500 Scouts and leaders each January and February for its Winter Camp programs.  Tuscarora hosts the Council's annual National Youth Leadership Training Course every August.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to the Baden-Powell Council |url=https://www.bpcouncil.org/about/history/ |access-date=2018-01-05 |website=Baden-Powell Council}}</ref><ref name="BP-Tuscarora-program">{{Cite web |title=Camp Tuscarora Program |url=http://www.camptuscarora.org/program.htm |access-date=2007-06-21 |website=Camp Tuscarora Website |publisher=Baden-Powell Council}}</ref>

=====Order of the Arrow=====
The corresponding Order of the Arrow lodge is Otahnagon Lodge 172.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.otahnagonlodge172.org/about-otahnagon.html |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Otahnagon Lodge 172}}</ref>

====Connecticut Rivers Council====
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The [[Connecticut Rivers Council]] serves the majority of the State of [[Connecticut]] in addition to [[Fisher's Island]] in New York.

The corresponding Order of the Arrow Lodge is Tschitani Lodge #10.

====Five Rivers Council====
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Five Rivers Council serves Scouts in the Southern tier of New York and the Northern tier of Pennsylvania.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

=====History=====
In 1917, the [[Hornell Council]] was founded, closing in 1918. In 1918, the [[Corning Council]] was founded, closing in 1919.{{listref|a}}

In 1915, the [[Elmira Council]] (#375) was founded, changing its name to the [[Chemung County Council]] (#375) in 1926. In 1927 the council changed its name [[Elmira Area Council]]  (#375), and again in 1947 to [[Sullivan Trail Council]] (#375). In 1922, the [[Steuben County Council]] (#402) was founded, changing its name to the [[Steuben Area Council]] (#402) in 1931.{{listref|a}}

In 1991 Steuben Area Council (#402) and Sullivan Trail Council (#375) merged to become the [[Five Rivers Council]] (#375). In 1992, [[General Sullivan Council]] (#779) merged into the Five Rivers Council.{{listref|a}}

=====Organization=====
The council is divided into three districts:<ref name="FRdistricts">{{Cite web |title=Districts |url=http://www.fiverivers.org/districts/index.asp |access-date=2007-06-21 |publisher=Five Rivers Council}}</ref>
* Endless Mountains District
* Big Horn District
* Silver Fawn District

=====Camps=====
It operates two camps: Camp Brulé, in North East Pennsylvania, and Camp Gorton on [[Waneta Lake]] in New York.

;Camp Gorton

Camp Gorton, located on [[Waneta Lake]] in the middle of the Finger Lakes, provides over 350 acres of land in Upstate New York for Scouts BSA camps. In 2014 Camp Gorton celebrated its 92nd year of existence and 90th anniversary of being a scout camp on the east side of Waneta Lake.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

Camp Gorton provides a program that is well-suited for younger scouts and is known for having an excellent waterfront and shooting sports programs.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}} At the waterfront they offer facilities for fulfilling the Water Sports merit badge requirements as well as those for the Motorboating merit badge for no additional fee. Their Shooting Sports ranges have 16 slots for fulfilling the Rifle merit badge requirements and has plenty of cover for Scouts, Leaders, and Parents to come and observe.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

;Camp Brulé

Camp Brulé (pronounced "Brul-a"), named after [[Étienne Brûlé]], is in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania. It was founded by the General Sullivan Council with headquarters in Athens and jurisdiction over Bradford, Tioga and Sullivan Counties.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

The camp covers the forty-two acres of Elk Lake and {{convert|200|acre|km2|1}} of forest land bordering it. Pancost Hall and Crandall Hall are memorials to Alfred H. Pancost, Chief Scout Executive and founder, and to Harry H. Crandall, first president of the council.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

On the parade ground a native boulder bears a bronze plaque in memory of [[Eagle Scout]] twin brothers from Troop 2, Towanda, Pennsylvania, Army Air Corp Lieutenants John R. and William G. Winter. Born August 11, 1925, they were killed in action in World War II on August 11, 1945. The plaque was erected by employees of the Patterson Screen Company.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HISTORIC HODGE-PODGE |url=http://www.rootsweb.com/~pasulliv/SullivanCountyHistoricalSociety/HODGE.htm |access-date=2018-01-05 |website=SullivanCountyHistoricalSociety |via=RootsWeb.com}}</ref>

===== Order of the Arrow =====
TKäen DōD Lodge 30 formed from three former lodges. Seneca Lodge 394, Wakanda Lodge 186, and Winingus Lodge 30. TKäen DōD celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TKäen DōD |url=https://fiveriversbsa.org/join-us/order-of-the-arrow |website=fiveriversbsa.org}}</ref>

==== Greater Hudson Valley Council ====
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The Greater Hudson Valley Council was formed in 2021 when the [[Hudson Valley Council]] merged with the [[Westchester–Putnam Council|Westchester-Putnam Council]].<ref name="Project31">{{Cite web |title=Project31 |url=https://www.ghvbsa.org/project31/ |access-date=2021-04-06 |website=ghvbsa.org}}</ref> This council serves scouts in southeastern New York.

[[Daniel Carter Beard]] is buried at the [[Brick Church Cemetery]], which lies within the council boundaries. Every year on February 8, in commemoration of [[Scouts' Day#Founders' Days|Founders Day]], local Scouts place a wreath on Beard's grave.<ref name="Rubin">{{cite news |last1=Rubin |first1=Andrea |title=Boy Scout co-founder will be remembered with a memorial plaque |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121049794/ |work=Mount Vernon Argus |date=1998-06-11 |location=White Plains |page=12}}</ref> A commemoration service is held there every year on his birthday.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

=====History=====
In 1917, the Beacon Council was founded, closing in 1918. In 1917, the Mamaroneck Council was founded, closing in 1918. In 1917, the Peekskill Council was founded, closing in 1918.{{listref|a}}

In 1917 the Poughkeepsie Council was formed, changing its name to the Dutchess County Council (#374).{{listref|a}}

In 1926 the [[Sullivan County Council]] (#761) was formed, merging with the [[Orange County Council]] (#392) in 1930 to form the [[Orange-Sullivan Council]] (#392). In 1958, the council changed its name to the [[Hudson-Delaware Council]] (#392).{{listref|a}}

In 1917 the [[Rockland County Council]] (#683) was founded.{{listref|a}}

In 1996 the Dutchess County, Hudson-Delaware, and Rockland County councils merged to form the [[Hudson Valley Council]] (#374).{{listref|a}}

In 1918 the [[New Rochelle Council]] was formed, changing its name to the [[Westchester County Council]] in 1920. In 1922 the council was split into the [[Hendrick Hudson Council]] (#379) and [[Siwanoy Council]] (#401).{{listref|a}}

In 1917 the [[White Plains Council]] (#410) was formed, changing its name to the [[Fennimore Cooper Council]] (#410) in 1922.{{listref|a}}

In 1915 the [[Bronxville Council]]  and [[Mount Vernon Council]] (#370) were formed, merging in 1923 to form the [[Bronx Valley Council]] (#370).{{listref|a}}

In 1915 the [[Yonkers Council]] (#411) was formed. In 1954 Yonkers, Fennimore Cooper and the Hendrick Hudson councils merged to form the [[Washington Irving Council]] (#388).{{listref|a}}

In 1958 the Bronx Valley (#370) and Siwanoy (#401) councils merged to form the [[Siwanoy-Bronx Valley Council]] (#401). In 1962 the council changed its name to the [[Hutchinson River Council]] (#401).{{listref|a}}

In 1974 the Hutchinson River (#401) and Washington Irving (#388) councils merged to form the [[Westchester-Putnam Council]] (#388).{{listref|a}}

In 2021, [[Hudson Valley Council]] (#374) merged with the [[Westchester-Putnam Council]] (#388) to become the [[Greater Hudson Valley Council]] (#388).<ref>{{cite web |title=Greater Hudson Valley Council |url=https://www.ghvbsa.org/ghv |website=ghvbsa.org |date=2020}}</ref>

=====Organization=====
[[File:Dutchess Council NY troop 1977 Jamboree.jpg|thumb|Dutchess  contingent at the 1977 [[National Scout jamboree (Boy Scouts of America)|national Scout jamboree]], held at [[Moraine State Park]], Pennsylvania]]
Its districts were: Rockland, Heritage, Delaware River, and Dutchess.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greater Hudson Valley Council & Districts |url=https://www.ghvbsa.org/about-the-greater-hudson-valley-council/ |access-date=2021-04-06 |website=www.ghvbsa.org}}</ref>

=====Camps=====
The council operated two year-round use properties - Camp Bullowa in Stony Point, NY and Camp Nooteeming in [[Salt Point, New York]].<ref name="Rubin"/>

=====Order of the Arrow Lodge=====
* Nacha Nimat 86<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nacha Nimat 86 |url=http://www.nachanimat.org |access-date=2018-01-05 |website=NachaNimat.org}}</ref>
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====Greater New York Councils <!---councils is correct--->====
{{Main|Greater New York Councils}}
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The Greater New York Councils serves the Scouting families of the five boroughs of New York City.

In 1915, the [[Greater New York Advisory Council]] was founded, changing its name to the [[Boy Scout Federation of Greater New York Council]] (#719) in 1925. In 1936 the council changed its name to the [[Greater New York Council]] (#719). Since the beginning, the [[Boroughs of New York City|five boroughs]] of the city each maintained their own council under the umbrella of the "greater" council [[Bronx Council]] (#372), [[Brooklyn Council]] (#369), [[Manhattan Council]] (#384), [[Greater New York, Queens Council|Queens Council]] (#371), and the [[Staten Island Council]] (#396).{{listref|a}}

In 1967, the council was renumbered as Greater New York Council (#640) with each of the boroughs also being renumbered: [[Greater New York, Bronx Council|Bronx Council]] #641), [[Greater New York, Brooklyn Council|Brooklyn Council]] (#642), [[Greater New York, Manhattan Council|Manhattan Council]] (#643), [[Greater New York, Queens Council|Queens Council]] (#644), and the [[Greater New York, Staten Island Council|Staten Island Council]] (#645).{{listref|a}}
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====Leatherstocking Council====
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''Leatherstocking Council'' serves a portion of central New York. The council provides Scouting to Herkimer, Oneida and Madison Counties as well as part of Hamilton, Otsego, Delaware and Lewis Counties.

In 1928 the [[Oneonta Council]] (#393) was formed, changing its name to the [[Otsego and Schoharie Counties Council]] (#393) in 1924. Otsego and Schoharie Counties changed its name to the [[Otsego-Schoharie Area Council]] (#393) in 1925.{{listref|a}}

In 1924 the [[Delaware County Council (New York)|Delaware County Council]] (#407) was formed. Delaware County merged into Otsego-Schoharie (#393) in 1926. In 1927 Otsego-Schoharie (#393) changed its name to [[OtSchoDela Council]] (#393) in 1927.{{listref|a}}

In 1922 the [[Oneida Council]] (#389) was formed changing its name to the [[Madison County Council]] (#389) in 1923.{{listref|a}}

In 1916 the [[Rome Council]] (#398) was formed. In 1919 the [[Sherrill Council]] (#400) was formed, merging into the Rome Council in 1925. In 1929, the Rome Council changed its name to the [[Fort Stanwix Council]] (#398) in 1929.{{listref|a}}

In 1915 the [[Utica Council]] (#406) was formed changing its name to the [[Upper Mohawk Council]] (#406) in 1937.{{listref|a}}

In 1968 the Madison County (#389) and Fort Stanwix (#398) councils merged to become the [[Iroquois Council]] (#395). In 1981, the Iroquois (#395) and Upper Mohawk (#406) councils merged to become the [[Land of the Oneidas Council]] (#395).{{listref|a}}

The first [[Herkimer County Council]] was formed in 1919, merging into the Utica Council (#406). In 1928 the [[Herkimer County Council]] (#400) was formed, changing its name to the [[General Herkimer Council]] (#400) in 1934.{{listref|a}}

In 2001, the Land of the Oneidas (#395) and General Herkimer (#400) councils merged, forming the [[Revolutionary Trails Council]].{{listref|a}} In 2016, the Revolutionary Trails and Otschodela Councils (#393) merged to form the [[Leatherstocking Council]] (#400).<ref name="timestelegram">{{cite news |title=Local Boy Scout councils to merge |url=https://www.timestelegram.com/story/news/2015/11/17/local-boy-scout-councils-to/32990723007 |work=Times Telegram |date=2015-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Council |url=https://www.leatherstockingcouncil.org/AboutLSC |website=Leatherstocking Council |access-date= 2019-01-22}}</ref>

====Longhouse Council====
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Longhouse Council was formed in 2010 as a merger of Hiawatha Seaway Council and Cayuga County Council. The council currently owns 2 camps, including Sabattis Scouting Reservation and Camp Woodland.<ref name="HSCcamping">{{Cite web |title=Hiawatha-Seaway Council Camping |url=http://www.cnyscouts.org/camping/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070609122047/http://www.cnyscouts.org/camping/index.html |archive-date=2007-06-09 |access-date=2007-06-21 |website=Hiawatha-Seaway Council Website |publisher=Hiawatha-Seaway Council}}</ref> The council covers six counties&nbsp;— Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, Onondaga, and St. Lawrence.<ref name="HSCdistricts">{{Cite web |title=Council Districts |url=http://www.cnyscouts.org/districts |access-date=2010-01-12 |publisher=Hiawatha-Seaway Council}}</ref>

=====History=====

{{listref|a}}

=====Organization=====
The council is divided into seven districts:<ref name="HSCdistricts" />
* Cayuga County District (the former Cayuga County Council area)
* Interlakes District (Western Onondaga County)
* Northern Lights District (St. Lawrence County)
* Oneida District (Northern Onondaga County)
* Onondaga District (Southern Onondaga County)
* Ontario District (Oswego County)
* Tri-Rivers District (Jefferson and Lewis Counties)
**As of June 2020, the Onondaga and Oneida Districts merged to become the Crossroads District

{{As of|2009|06|30}}, Longhouse Council acquired a seventh district: Cayuga County.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cayuga District |url=http://www.cnyscouts.org/districts/cayuga |access-date=October 4, 2013 |publisher=Longhouse Council}}</ref> This was previously Cayuga County Council, which lost its charter.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Citizen |first=The Alyssa Sunkin |title=Cayuga Boy Scouts Council loses its charter |work=AuburnPub.com |url=http://auburnpub.com/news/local/cayuga-boy-scouts-council-loses-its-charter/article_46d45bb8-9c08-5f24-8ec6-2aaa00f25557.html |access-date=2018-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cayuga County Council Loses Charter Becomes a District in Hiawatha Seaway Council - ScoutingNews |url=http://www.scoutingnews.org/2009/07/16/cayuga-county-council-loses-charter/ |access-date=2018-01-05 |website=ScoutingNews.org}}</ref>

=====Order of the Arrow=====
Lowanne Nimat Lodge 219, formed January 1, 2010 from Kayanernh Kowa and Tahgajute lodges.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://www.cnyscouts.org/history |access-date=2014-01-18 |publisher=Longhouse Council, BSA}}</ref>

The World Brotherhood Camporee is a weekend-long camping trip that Scouts from Canada and the U.S. participate in. The camporee is an annual event and takes place either in the Longhouse Council, New York or in the [[Scouting in Ontario#Scouts Canada Scout Councils|Loyalist Area of the Voyageur Council]], [[Ontario]], Canada.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

The main events include [[Council Shoulder Patch|Council Strip]] trading and a dance party.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LA World Brotherhood Camporee |url=http://www.voyageur.scouts.ca/loyalist/LABrotherhood.htm |website=voyageur.scouts.ca}}</ref>

====Rip Van Winkle Council====
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Rip Van Winkle Council serves the youth of Ulster and Greene counties of New York, and headquartered in Kingston. The Rip Van Winkle Council has the distinction of having six of the first twenty-one Eagle Scouts from the Class of 1912, the first class of Eagle Scouts.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

=====History=====
In 1917, the [[Ellenville Council]] was founded. It closed in 1918.

In 1916, the [[Kingston Council, BSA|Kingston Council]] (#405) was founded, changing its name to the [[Ulster County Council]] (#405) in 1919. In 1926, the [[Greene County Council]] (#766) was founded. In 1930 the Ulster County Council (#405) and the Greene County Council (#766) merged to form the [[Ulster-Greene Council]] (#405). In 1950, Ulster-Greene changed its name to the [[Rip Van Winkle Council]] (#405).{{listref|a}}

=====Organization=====
The council is divided into two districts:{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
* Algonquin District (Ulster County)
* Mohican District (Greene County and Saugerties)

=====Camps=====
The council's camp, located in East Jewett, New York, is Camp Tri-Mount.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camp Trimount |url=http://www.camptrimount.org |access-date=2018-01-05 |website=Rip Van Winkle Counsel}}</ref>

=====Order of the Arrow=====
* Half Moon Lodge<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flashsplash |url=http://www.halfmoonlodge28.org |access-date=2018-01-05 |website=www.HalfMoonLodge28.org}}</ref>
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====Seneca Waterways Council====
{{main|Seneca Waterways Council}}
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The Seneca Waterways Council serves youth in the counties of Ontario, Wayne, Seneca, Yates, and Monroe and the city of [[Rochester, New York]].

In 1917 the [[Brockport Council]] was formed, closing in 1918.{{listref|a}}

In 1917 the [[Ontario County Council]] (#391) was formed, changing its name to the [[Finger Lakes Council]] (#391) in 1924.{{listref|a}}

The [[Rochester Council (New York)|Rochester Council]] (#397) was granted a charter on February 13, 1913. The council expanded to include Monroe, Orleans and Wayne counties, and in 1926 the name was changed to the [[Rochester Area Council]] (#397) to reflect the growth. In December 1932, Monroe and Orleans counties split off to become the [[Red Jacket Council]] (#363).{{listref|a}}

In 1943, the Wayne County portion of the Rochester Area Council (#397) was transferred to the Finger Lakes Council (#391); the Orleans County portion of the Red Jacket Council was transferred to the [[Lewiston Trail Council]] (#385), and the remaining Monroe County portion merged with the Red Jacket Council (#363) to form the [[Otetiana Council]] (#397).{{listref|a}}

The Seneca Waterways Council was founded in 2009 with the merger of the Finger Lakes Council (#391) and Otetiana Council (#397), both in Western New York.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://senecawaterways.org/history |website=senecawaterways.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019074700/https://senecawaterways.org/history |archive-date=October 19, 2016 }}</ref>
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====Suffolk County Council====
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Suffolk County Council serves scouts in Suffolk County, on Long Island, New York. Baiting Hollow Scout Camp is the council camp.

Originally, the [[Huntington Council (New York)|Huntington]] and [[Smithtown Council|Smithtown]] councils were founded in 1917, and both folded in 1918. In 1919, the [[Patchogue Council]] was founded, changing its name that same year to the [[Suffolk County Council (Boy Scouts of America)|Suffolk County Council]] (#404).{{listref|a}}
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====Theodore Roosevelt Council ====
{{main|Theodore Roosevelt Council}}
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Theodore Roosevelt Council supports Scouting in [[Nassau County, New York]].

The council was established in 1917 as the ''Nassau County Council'' (#386). Although Nassau County was the [[Sagamore Hill (house)|primary residence of Theodore Roosevelt]], the Theodore Roosevelt name was taken by [[Theodore Roosevelt Council (Arizona)|another council in Arizona]].{{listref|a}} In 1993, that council merged with the [[Grand Canyon Council]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Section W4C |url=http://www.oaw4c.org/about.htm |website=oaw4c.org}}</ref> freeing the name, and the Nassau County Council assumed the name Theodore Roosevelt (#386) in September 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |year=2008 |title=Theodore Roosevelt Dinner brochure |url=http://www.trcbsa.org/TRC_Support/financing%20downloads/TRdinner-brochure.pdf |website=trcbsa.org}}</ref>

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====Twin Rivers Council====
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Twin Rivers Council is based in [[Albany, New York]]. It serves a large geographic area that encompasses thirteen counties of Northeastern New York. Twin Rivers was originally created in 1991 by a merger of the former [[Governor Clinton Council]] (#364) (Columbia, Rensselaer and Albany Counties), the [[Sir William Johnson Council]] (#377) (Hamilton, Fulton & Montgomery counties) and the [[Saratoga County Council]] (#684) (Saratoga County).  A year later the [[Schenectady County Council]] (#399) (Schenectady County) was added after working out issues between the entities.  Then in 1999, the [[Mohican Council]] (#378) (Warren and Washington counties) consolidated into the council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OA Section List - 1998-2000 Northeast Region Mergers |url=http://oasections.com/NE1998-00.html |access-date=2019-12-06 |website=oasections.com}}</ref> On February 14, 2006, the [[Adirondack Council (Boy Scouts)|Adirondack Council]] (#394) (Franklin, Clinton and Essex Counties) and the Twin Rivers Council merged to form the current boundaries of the Twin Rivers Council (#364).{{listref|a}}

=====History=====

{{listref|a}}

=====Organization=====
The council has five districts.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

*Fort Orange District (Albany County)
*Adirondack District (Clinton, Franklin, and Northern Essex counties)
*Mohawk District (Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Schenectady Counties and the Town of Clifton Park)
*Yankee Doodle District (Columbia and Rensselaer Counties as well as the communities of Mechanicville and Stillwater)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yankee Doodle District |url=https://www.trcscouting.org/yankee-doodle-district |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811152145/https://www.trcscouting.org/yankee-doodle-district |archive-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref>
*Turning Point District (Northern Saratoga, Washington, and Warren Counties)

=====Camps=====

======Rotary Scout Reservation======
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[[Scouting in New York#Rotary Scout Reservation|RSR's]] totem is the [[Thunderbird (mythology)|Thunderbird]].

[[Scouting in New York#Rotary Scout Reservation|Rotary Scout Reservation]] is a {{convert|1300|acre|km2|0|adj=on}} camp of the [[Scouting in New York#Twin Rivers Council|Twin Rivers Council]], located in [[Poestenkill (town), New York|Poestenkill, New York]].  The original part of the camp was donated by the [[Troy, New York|Troy]] [[Rotary Club]] in 1922. Summer camp program areas include the Trail to First Class Program, where young Scouts can work on requirements needed to earn Tenderfoot, Second Class and [[Advancement and recognition in the Boy Scouts of America#Scouts BSA Advancement|First Class]] ranks. As of the 2019 season [[Scouting in New York#Rotary Scout Reservation|RSR]] offers 45 merit badges in 9 program areas. In addition to the merit badge options, [[Scouting in New York#Rotary Scout Reservation|RSR]] offers an open schedule which allows Scouts to plan their day with a variety of outdoor experiences. The camp also offers several additional program areas designed to appeal to older Scouts, which include [[Project COPE|COPE]], Mountain Biking, and Chillicothe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Programs |url=https://rsrbsa.org/program/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Rotary Scout Reservation - Twin Rivers Council, BSA |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Chillicothe program at [[Scouting in New York#Rotary Scout Reservation|RSR]] offers Scouts and Leaders a look at American pioneer life in the 19th century. Scouts are encouraged to try their hand at activities such as candle making, flint and steel fire starting, blacksmithing, woodsman tools, tin-smithing, blacksmithing and more. Chillicothe is a program unique to RSR, and it is an often underutilized program. It was designed to encourage the return of older Scouts who had earned most of the merit badges offered by the camp. Prior to the 2019 Camp season it was decided that the Chillicothe program area was in need of some repair, so the area itself is currently closed and the badges that were offered have been moved to other program areas. This temporary closure is expected to be only until the New Nature Science Center Pavilion is opened, at which point any new additional donations and funding will go into the rebuilding of the Chillicothe Program area.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

In 2012, [[Scouting in New York#Rotary Scout Reservation|RSR]] introduced Venturing Week, a week of resident camp for youth in the [[Venturing (Boy Scouts of America)|Venturing Program]]. In addition to various open programming opportunities, offerings included a full-week half-day COPE course, [[American Red Cross]] [[Wilderness medical emergency|Wilderness First Aid]], the [[New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]] Hunter Education course, and more. Since the venture program started gaining popularity in [[Scouting in New York#Twin Rivers Council|Twin Rivers Council]] in 2015, the venture week itself has been canceled and venture crews have been welcomed into the normal week to week program.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

During the 2014 Year the camp decided to experiment with a [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] program dedicated to the last week of the season. Keeping with the style of the camp to try and only offer badges that scouts can't typically earn in a normal troop setting, the same has gone for [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] week. Past offerings have been the Robotics, Space Exploration, and Nuclear Sciences meritbadges. Each year the camp might have a different selection of [https://www.scouting.org/stem-nova-awards/Council/Camp/ "Supernova" Badges] depending on available Volunteers or available skill sets of current staff members. In addition to adding merit badges during the week the camp has also offered sessions to for scouts to try and earn select [https://www.scouting.org/stem-nova-awards/ BSA NOVA Awards]. The Camp has also offered a few session in the past for [[Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics|STEM]] themed hobbies as well, most notable the ability for scouts to earn their Technician Ham Radio License.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

======Camp Wakpominee======
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Camp Wakpominee is a 1,200-acre camp located in Fort Ann, NY.  It is completely within the boundaries of the Adirondack Park, providing a base for Council trekking programs. The camp contains Sly Pond, a {{convert|42|acre}} lake.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

======Woodworth Lake Scout Reservation======
Woodworth Lake Scout Reservation, was located in Gloversville, New York. The 1500 acre camp began operation in 1949. As of 2013, the camp has been sold to a private investor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visit Woodworth and Pick-up Unit Plaques |url=http://www.trcscouting.org/News/woodworthvisit |access-date=2013-10-04 |publisher=Trcscouting.org}}</ref>

======Camp Boyhaven======
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Camp Boyhaven was a 300-acre camp located in Middle Grove, New York.  It was founded as a Boy Scout camp in 1924 with a purchase of approximately 20 acres from the Frink family for Schenectady Council.  Over the years, the camp grew to encompass most of the old Frink family farm.  With the merger of Schenectady Council with Twin Rivers Council in 1991, it was converted to a Cub Scout and Webelos long term camp.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

The totem of the camp is the "Toonerville Trolley,"  based on the trolley line that ran across the creek from the camp.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skull Field |url=http://www.campboyhaven.org/Virtual%20Tour/Tour%20pages/Skull%20Field.htm |access-date=October 4, 2013 |publisher=Campboyhaven.org}}</ref>

Each summer, the camp ran Cub Scout and Webelos resident and day camps.  The camp program and facilities are specially designed for Cub Scouts, Webelos scouts, and their families. Lean-to cabins and indoor plumbing make the transition to overnight camping easier for Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts. An archery range, BB gun range, vertical climbing wall, water slide, and movie night are all provided to appeal to younger Scouts who are spending their first nights away from home. As of 2017, summer camp programs are no longer being held and the camp is in the process of being sold.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liberatore |first=Wendy |date=October 15, 2018 |title=Milton Boy Scout land Boyhaven sold to conservationist |url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Milton-Boy-Scout-land-Boyhaven-sold-to-13308807.php |access-date=2018-10-15 |publisher=Times Union}}</ref>

The Camp was officially converted to Camp Stomping Ground (a Non-BSA Summer Camp) at the beginning of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://campstompingground.org/about |website=Stomping Ground}}</ref><ref name="Liberatore">{{Cite news |last=Liberatore |first=Wendy |date=2020-02-20 |title=Milton's Boyhaven to be wilderness camp once again |work=Times Union |url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Milton-s-Boyhaven-to-be-wilderness-camp-once-again-15071446.php}}</ref>

======Camp Bedford======
Camp Bedford, is located at 10424 State Rt. 30, Malone, NY (near the Meacham Lake NYS DEC Campground, north of Paul Smiths, and south of Malone, NY). The camp encompasses {{convert|150|acre|km2}}, 2 large ponds for boating and fishing, and over {{convert|3,500|acre|km2}} of State Wild Forests border the camp. Charles E. Bedford donated {{convert|3,650|acre|km2}} to the Adirondack Council in 1943 to establish the camp, making it at the time the largest donation of land to any council in the US.

=====Order of the Arrow=====
The [[Order of the Arrow]] Lodge for Twin Rivers Council is Kittan Lodge 364.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kittan Lodge |url=http://www.kittanlodge.org}}</ref>

====Western New York Council====
{{anchor|Greater Niagara Frontier Council}}
{{anchor|Iroquois Trail Council}}

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The Western New York Council was formed from the merger of the Greater Niagara Frontier Council (#380) and the Iroquois Trail Council (#376) in May 2023. Its headquarters is in Buffalo.<ref name="Reyes">{{cite news |last1=Reyes |first1=Anthony |title=Two local Boy Scouts councils to merge and form Western New York Scout Council |url=https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/two-local-boy-scouts-councils-to-merge-and-form-western-new-york-scout-council |work=[[WKBW-TV]] |date=2023-04-24}}</ref>

It serves all of Erie, Niagara, Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming counties, and most of Livingston county.<ref name="wny districts">{{cite web |title=Districts |url=https://www.wnyscouting.org/districts/75844 |website=Western New York Scout Council |access-date=2023-05-02}}</ref>

=====History=====
;Iroquois Trail Council 
In 1917, the [[Batavia Council]] (#367) was formed, changing its name to the [[Genesee and Wyoming Counties Council]] (#367) in 1925, eventually changing its name to the [[Genesee Council]] (#367). In 1920, the [[Niagara County Council]] (#385) was formed, changing its name to the [[Lockport Area Council]] (#385) in 1922. In 1937, Lockport Area (#385) changed its name to the [[Lewiston Trail Council]] (#385).{{listref|a}} On April 20, 1943, as Scouting in Monroe County consolidated, Lewiston Trail Council received responsibility for Scouting in Orleans County.<ref>History, Seneca Waterways Council, https://senecawaterways.org/history/</ref>

In 1994, [[Genesee Council]] (#367) and [[Lewiston Trail Council]] (#385) merged to become the [[Iroquois Trail Council]] (#376).{{listref|a}}

The Iroquois Trail Council with its headquarters in Oakfield, New York, was created in 1994 from a merger of two councils.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

;Greater Niagara Frontier Council

In 1917, the [[Hamburg Council]] was formed, closing in 1920.

In 1912 the [[Buffalo Council]] (#373) and in 1921 the [[Erie County Council]] (#363) were formed. They merged in 1949 to form the [[Buffalo Area Council]] (#380). In 1917 the [[Niagara Falls Council]] (#387) was formed, changing its name to the [[Niagara Falls Area Council]] (#387) in 1925. In 1944, the council changed its name to the [[Niagara Frontier Council]]  (#387).

In 1967 the Buffalo Area Council (#380) and the Niagara Frontier Council (#387) merged to become the [[Greater Niagara Frontier Council]] (#380).{{listref|a}}

The Western New York Scout Council was formed from the merger of the Greater Niagara Frontier Council (#380) and the Iroquois Trail Council (#376) in May 2023.<ref name="Reyes"/>

=====Organization=====
The council is organized into six districts:<ref name="wny districts"/>

* Nundawaga (Livingston and Wyoming Counties)
* Onondaga
* Polaris
* Red Jacket
* Seneca (eastern Orleans and Genesee Counties)
* Towpath (western Orleans and eastern Niagara Counties)

=====Camps=====
;Greater Niagara Frontier Council
Camp Scouthaven is one of the five oldest Scout camps in the United States still in operation (1918 - over 100 years). It is the home of GNFC Camps Summer Programs for Cub Scouting and Scouts BSA. Situated on beautiful Crystal Lake in Freedom, NY it boasts one of the best Aquatics programs around. Scouthaven is open to year-round program as well.

Schoellkopf Scout Reservation (Sold in 2022) was formed in 1938 and is located in Cowlesville, NY. It was built through donations by the Schoellkopf family. Schoellkopf features over 650 acres of prime Scouting property. It had rustic log cabins, beautiful campsites, and newer spacious lean-to's all for year-round use.

Camp Stonehaven (Sold 2023) operated in Sanborn, NY and had accommodations including campsites, lean-to's and newer cabins. It was an ideal camp for out of town units that would like to tour Niagara Falls. (Now owned by the Town of Lewiston as a nature preserve)

;Iroquois Trail Council
It had two camps: Camp Dittmer (Sold 2023) (Scouts BSA) and Camp Sam Wood (Cub Scout). Sam Wood was the first Eagle Scout in Genesee County. Sam Wood was a member of Troop 1 St. James Church, Batavia.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

======Order of the Arrow======
*The new Erie Canal lodge #159 was formed from the merger of the Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee Lodge (#159) lodge of the Greater Niagara Frontier Council, and the Ashokwahta Lodge (#339) of the Iroquois Trail Council in 2023.<ref name="wny oa">{{cite web |title=Order of the Arrow |url=https://www.wnyscouting.org/order-of-the-arrow/75803 |website=WNY Scout Council}}</ref>

===Girl Scouts===
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New York state is served by eight Girl Scouts councils. In addition, the [[Edith Macy Conference Center]] belonging to the [[Girl Scouts of the USA|national organization]] is in [[Briarcliff Manor]], and the national headquarters is in New York City.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

====National headquarters====
The national headquarters has been in various places in New York City since 1916 when it moved there from [[Washington, D.C.]]  It has been at 420 Fifth Avenue since 1992. Small groups can visit with prior reservations and visiting girls may be able to take part in a focus group meeting.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Visit Us |url=http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/travel/visit_us.asp |access-date=2009-06-23 |publisher=GS Central}}</ref>

====Edith Macy Conference Center====
{{Main|Edith Macy Conference Center}}

Edith Macy Conference Center is a national conference and training facility of the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) It is located in Briarcliff Manor. The site has had four names: ''Camp Edith Macy (C.E.M.) - University In The Woods'', ''Edith Macy Training School'', ''Edith Macy Girl Scout National Center'' and since 1982, ''Edith Macy Conference Center''. However, it is often simply referred to as ''Macy''. The [[John J. Creedon]] Education Center and Camp Andree Clark are part of the complex. Macy hosted the Girl Guides and Girl Scouts Fourth International Conference in 1926. Camp Andree Clark hosted the GSUSA's Silver Jubilee Camp in 1937.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-03-18 |title=Vintage Girl Scout Online Museum: Camp Andree Clark |url=https://www.vintagegirlscout.com/siteandree.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110528160850/https://www.vintagegirlscout.com/siteandree.html |access-date=2014-06-21|url-status=usurped |archive-date=May 28, 2011 }}</ref>

====Girl Scouts of Connecticut====
{{see also|Girl Scouts of Connecticut}}
[[Fishers Island]] in [[Suffolk County, New York]] is served by the Girl Scouts of Connecticut due to the close ties between the island and Connecticut.

====Girl Scout Council of Greater New York====
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Girl Scouts of Greater New York serves some 25,000 girls and has over 8,700 volunteers in New York City.

The council camp is {{convert|353|acre|km2|adj=on}} Camp Henry Kaufmann in Holmes, NY.
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====Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson====
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Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson serves over 34,000 girls. The council was formed through the merger of five counties: Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Westchester.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our People |url=https://www.cenhud.com/community/ourpeople_sandybrady |access-date=2017-08-26 |website=cenhud.com}}</ref>

=====Camps=====
* Camp Addisone Boyce is {{convert|360|acre|km2}} in [[Tomkins Cove]] next to [[Harriman State Park (New York)|Harriman State Park]].  It was founded in 1951 and named for Dr. Addisone Boyce who had been active in finding a suitable camp.
* Camp Birch Ridge is {{convert|100|acre|km2}} in [[Otisville, New York]].
* Camp Ludington is {{convert|150|acre|km2}} in [[Holmes, New York]] and was opened in 1954.
* Camp Wendy is {{convert|56|acre|m2}} (including a {{convert|13|acre|m2|adj=on}} lake) in [[Wallkill, Ulster County, New York|Wallkill, New York]].  It was given to the Girl Scouts of Ulster County in 1926 by the Borden family.
* Rock Hill Camp is {{convert|200|acre|km2}} in [[Mahopac, New York]].  It has been used by the Girl Scouts since 1922 (initially leased and then purchased in 1927).
* Rocky Brook Camp is {{convert|3|acre|m2}} in [[Eastchester, New York]].

====Girl Scouts of Nassau County====
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Girl Scouting In Nassau County started in 1917.It is chartered by GSUSA to develop, maintain and administer Girl Scouting in Nassau County.

=====Camps=====
Camp Blue Bay in [[East Hampton (town), New York|East Hampton, New York]] is the council camp.  Camp Tekakwitha was sold in June 2007 to [[Southampton (town), New York|Southampton, NY]] which will retain it as open space.

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====Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York====
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Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York (GSNENY) was created in June 2007 from the union of four Girl Scout Councils: Hudson Valley, Mohawk Pathways, Adirondack and North Country. 
GSNENY serves the following counties: Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Greene, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Montgomery, Hamilton, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington Counties; along with, a portion of St. Lawrence County.
With Service Centers in Albany, Queensbury, and Plattsburgh; GSNENY serves over 10,000 girls and has more than 4,500 adults and volunteers.

=====Camps=====
Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York  owns five camp properties in the Adirondack region, to include two overnight camps:
* Hidden Lake Camp is {{convert|400|acre|km2}} in Adirondack Park, 3 miles from Lake George Village.
* Lake Clear Camp is situated on {{convert|91|acre|m2}} on a peninsula, on Lake Clear, in [[Lake Clear, New York]].
* Camp Is-Sho-Da is {{convert|100|acre|km2}} in [[East Greenbush, New York]].  
* Camp Meadowbrook is located in [[Queensbury, New York]]. 
* Camp Wood Haven is near [[Galway, New York]].  
It features a large playing field, pond, beach, creek, hiking trails, cabins, platform tents, a nature center, and Troop House.

====Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways====
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NYPenn Pathways was formed in June 2009, from five legacy councils - Seven Lakes Council, Central New York Council, Foothills Council, Indian Hills Council and Thousand Islands Council.  NYPenn Pathways serves girls in 24 New York State counties and 2 Pennsylvania counties with a total girl registration totaling about 27,000.

=====History=====
:NYPenn Pathway's Original Five Councils
*Central New York Council - served Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego and portions of Madison County
*Foothills Council - served Herkimer and Oneida Counties, most of Madison County and parts of Otsego, Lewis, and Hamilton counties
*Indian Hills Council - served Broome, Chenango, Delaware, parts of Otsego County
*Seven Lakes Council - the largest of the original five, served Allegany, Cayuga, Chemung, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins, Yates and Wayne Counties; and in Pennsylvania: Bradford and Tioga Counties
*Thousand Islands Council - served Lewis, Jefferson, and St. Lawrence Counties

=====Organization=====
* [[Binghamton, New York]]
* [[Horseheads (village), New York|Horseheads, New York]]
* [[New Hartford (town), New York|New Hartford, New York]]
* [[Norwich (city), New York|Norwich, New York]]
* [[Oneonta, New York]]
* [[Phelps (town), New York|Phelps, New York]]
* [[Syracuse, New York]]
* [[Watertown, New York]]

=====Camps=====
* Camp Agaliha (Cherokee for 'sunshine') is a summer camp located on Camp Kingsley near [[Rome, New York]]
* Camp Amadaha (Located at Gulf Summit, N.Y. 1920–1925, relocated to Camp Arrowhead)
* Amahami Outdoor Center is {{convert|450|acre|km2}} including a {{convert|10|acre|m2|adj=on}} lake near [[Deposit (town), New York|Deposit, New York]]
* Bayberry Program Center, near [[Geneva, New York]]
* Camp Hoover is {{convert|90|acre|m2}} (including an island) on Song Lake near [[Preble, New York]]
* Camp Near Wilderness near [[West Monroe, New York]] is currently closed.
* Camp Trefoil is {{convert|210|acre|km2}} near [[Harrisville, New York]].  It was acquired in 1949
* Comstock Program Center, on [[Cayuga Lake]], New York
* Misty Hollow Program Center, near [[Corning (city), New York|Corning, New York]]
* Sugar Creek Program Center, near [[Troy, Pennsylvania]]
* Yaiewano Program Center, on [[Owasco Lake]], New York

====Girl Scouts of Suffolk County====
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Girl Scouts of Suffolk County serves more than 43,000 girls and has more than 9,000 adult volunteers.  The first troop in the county was started in 1915.

=====Camps=====
* Camp Edey is {{convert|95|acre|m2}} in [[Bayport, New York]]
* Camp Sobaco is {{convert|34|acre|m2}} in [[Yaphank, New York]]
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====Girl Scouts of Western New York====
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Girl Scouts of Western New York was created on July 1, 2008, from legacy councils: Girl Scout Council of Buffalo & Erie County, Inc., Girl Scouts of Genesee Valley, Inc., Girl Scouts of Niagara County, Inc., Chautauqua Area Girl 
Scout Council, Inc., and Girl Scouts of Southwestern New York, Inc. The council serves some 15,000 girls within Erie, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Genesee, Livingston, Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, and Wyoming counties.

=====Camps=====
* Camp Piperwood in [[Perinton, New York]]
* Camp Windy Meadows in [[Lockport (city), New York|Lockport, New York]] is {{convert|39|acre|m2}}.
* Camp Seven Hills in [[Holland, New York]] is {{convert|620|acre|km2}} including two lakes.
* Camp Timbercrest in [[Randolph (town), New York|Randolph, New York]] is {{convert|900|acre|km2}} including a {{convert|31|acre|m2|adj=on}} lake.

===Baden-Powell Service Association===
In recent years, New York has also been home to smaller, independent scouting organizations.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wollan |first=Malia |date=2013-06-03 |title=Earning Merit Badges and Learning Knots Under New Flags |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/us/boy-scouts-gay-policies-benefit-alternative-groups.html |access-date=2015-10-12}}</ref>

New York is home to six chartered groups of the [[Baden-Powell Service Association (United States)|Baden-Powell Service Association]].  The BPSA is an inclusive, "[[Traditional Scouting]]" organization that welcomes boys and girls, men and women from 5 years of age through adulthood, "regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, class, ability, religion (or no religion), or other differentiating factors".<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://bpsa-us.org/about |access-date=2020-10-26 |website=bpsa-us.org |publisher=Baden-Powell Service Association}}</ref>
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===International Scouting units===
In addition, there are Armenian Scouts and [[Eesti Skautide Ühing|Estonian Scouts in Exile]] in New York City, and [[Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség]] Hungarian Scouting maintains two troops in New York City and one in [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]]. Also, there are large contingents of active [[Plast]] Ukrainian Scouts in New York City.

===West Point Camporee===
[[File:48th annual West Point Camporee (4574332745).jpg|thumb|48th annual West Point Camporee]]
The [[West Point Camporee]] annual Invitational event, started in 1963, run by a Cadet Officer, held around the first week of May since 2001 on the grounds of Lake Frederick.  Cadets are allowed to invite their home Scouting Units.  Managed by the Scoutmasters' Council.

==Scouting museums==
* {{URL|http://www.campboyhaven.org/museum.htm |Camp Boyhaven Scouting Museum}}, [[Middle Grove, New York]]
* {{URL|http://www.tmrmuseum.org |Ten Mile River Scout Museum}}, [[Narrowsburg, New York]]
* {{URL|http://www.orgsites.com/ny/greenbarbill |William Hillcourt Scout Museum and Carson Buck Memorial Library}} named for [[William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt|William Hillcourt]], and Carson Buck, [[Constantia, New York]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Scouting}}
* [[Scouting in Ontario]]
* [[Scouting in Québec]]
* [[Knickerbocker Greys]]
* [[John J. Creedon Education Center]]
* [[Girl Scouts Troop 6000]]

==Notes==
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|id1=a |ref1= {{Cite book |last1=Hook |first1=James |url=https://www.angelfire.com/tx6/patch/cspbook.html |title=An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation |last2=Franck |first2=Dave |last3=Austin |first3=Steve |year=1982}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* [http://www.orgsites.com/ny/greenbarbill William Hillcourt Scout Museum and Carson Buck Memorial Library]

{{Scouting in the United States}}

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