Editing Scouting in Oregon

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'''Scouting''' in the [[U.S. state]] of '''[[Oregon]]''' includes the [[Boy Scouts of America]] (BSA) and [[Girl Scouts of the USA|Girl Scouts]] (GSUSA) youth organizations, as well as newer organizations like the [[Baden-Powell Service Association]] and [[Vegan Scouts]].<ref>https://veganscouts.org/</ref>  

==Early history (1907–1950)==
The [[Portland Council (Oregon)|Portland Council]](#492) was founded in 1916. In 1929, it changed its name to the Portland Area Council (#492), and in 1966, it changed its name again to the Columbia Pacific Council (#492). Finally, in 1993, it merged into the Cascade Pacific Council .<ref name="CSP Book"/>

The [[Salem Council]] (#493) was founded in 1918. In 1923, Salem Council changed its name to the Willamette District Council (#493). Then in 1926, it changed its name once again to the Cascade Area Council (#493).<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1926, the Umatilla Council (#738) was formed, and in 1927 it merged with the [[Blue Mountain Council]]. In 1926, the Eastern Oregon Area Council (#760) was formed, merging with Blue Mountain in 1932.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1921, the [[Lagrande Council]] (#494) was founded. It closed in 1924.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1922, the [[Astoria Council]] (#489) was founded. It changed its name to the [[Clatsop County Council]] (#489) in 1923. In 1927, the Clatsop County Council merged into the Portland Area Council (#492).<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1922, the [[Corvallis Council]] (#493) was founded. It closed in 1924.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1922, [[Linn County Council (Oregon)|Linn County Council]] (#491) was formed. It closed in 1924.<ref name="CSP Book">{{cite book |last1=Hook|first1=James |last2=Franck |first2=Dave|last3=Austin|first3=Steve |year=1982 |title=An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation |url=https://www.angelfire.com/tx6/patch/cspbook.html}}</ref>

In 1924, the [[Bend Council]] (#651) was founded. It changed its name to the [[Central Oregon Council]] (#651) in 1925. It merged into [[Mid-Columbia Council]] (#494) in 1927.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1924, the [[Coos County Council]] (#490) was founded. It merged into the Douglas-Coos Council (#682) in 1926.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1924, [[The Dalles Council]] (#494) was founded. It changed its name to the [[Mid-Columbia Council]] (#494) in 1925. It changed its name to the [[Mid-Columbia-Deschutes Area Council]] (#617) in 1929. The council disbanded in 1934 and the area was served by [[Direct Service]].<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1924, the [[Douglas County Council]] (#682) was founded. It merged into the Douglas-Coos Council (#682) in 1926.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1924, the [[Klamath County Council]] (#746) was founded. It merged into Crater Lake Council (#491) in 1932.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1924, the [[Medford Council (Oregon) |Medford Council]] (#491) was founded. It changed its name to the [[Crater Lake Council]] (#491) in 1925.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1925, the [[Lane County Council]] (#697) was founded. It changed its name to the [[Wallamet Council]] (#697) in 1933. It changed its name again to the [[Oregon Trail Council]] (#697) in 1944.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1926, the [[Cascade Area Council]] (#493) was founded. It merged into the Cascade Pacific Council (#492) in 1993.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1926, the [[Douglas County Council]] (#490) was founded from the merger of the Coos County Council (#682) and the Douglas County Council (#682). It merged into the Willamette Council (#697) in 1933.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1927, the [[Benlinncoln Council]] (#490) was founded. In 1931 it was split with one half of the council going to the [[Cascade Area Council]] (#493) and the other half going to the [[Lane County Council]] (#697).<ref name="CSP Book"/>

In 1936, the [[Modoc Area Council]] (#494) was founded. It merged into Crater Lake Council (#491) in 1993.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

==Recent history (1950–2010)==
The Modoc Area Council (#494) merged into Crater Lake Council (#491) in 1993.

The Columbia Pacific Council (#492) merged with the Cascade Area Council (#493) to make the Cascade Pacific Council (#492) in 1993.

==Boy Scouting in Oregon==
There are five BSA local councils serving communities in [[Oregon]], although not all are headquartered in Oregon.

===Blue Mountain Council===
{{main article|Blue Mountain Council}}

The Blue Mountain Council serves Scouts in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] and Oregon.<ref>{{cite web|title= Blue Mountain Council | url = http://www.bmcbsa.org}}</ref>

===Cascade Pacific Council===
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Cascade Pacific Council serves Scouts in eighteen counties of [[Oregon]] and [[Washington (state)|Washington]], including

==History==
In 1932, the Mount Saint Helens Council (#704) merged with the Portland Area Council.<ref name="CSP Book"/>

=== Organization ===
* Spirit Lake District (serving the [[Vancouver, Washington|Southern Washington]] Area)
* Pacific Trail District (serving the [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]] and [[Hillsboro, Oregon|Hillsboro]] areas)
* Cascadia District (serving [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]])
* Rivers' Edge District (serving [[Newberg, Oregon|Newberg]], [[Sherwood, Oregon|Sherwood]], and [[Canby, Oregon|Canby]])
* Santiam River District (serving the Greater [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]] area)
* Timberline District (serving the area around [[Mount Hood]])
* Mid Columbia District (serving the area around the eastern [[Columbia River]])
* Pacific Shores District (serving the northern [[Oregon Coast]])

=== Camps ===
The council operates a number of camps, including;

* Aubrey Watzek Lodge, a winter recreation lodge on 12 acres of property leased from the US Forest Service
* '''Camp Baldwin''', 680 acre property {{convert|17|mi|km}} west of [[Dufur, Oregon|Dufur]] in the [[Mount Hood National Forest]]
* '''Butte Creek Scout Ranch''', a 670-acre working horse ranch south of [[Scotts Mills, Oregon|Scotts Mills]]
**'''Butte Creek Scout Ranch''' is a working ranch that doubles as a Cub Scout resident camp.  Consisting of over 600 acres nestled near Scotts Mills, the property first opened as a summer camp in 1997.  During the summers, it is a 3-day and 2-night camp for Cub Scouts ages 5–10.  Unlike other resident Cub camps in the council, the Butte Creek Scout Ranch has a Western theme every year. This property is one of the few scout camps that includes a horse riding station and is home to cows, goats, chickens, and sometimes pigs.  The Butte Creek Ranch was also the first camp in the council to start a session for girls in the same age group.  Originally started in 2007, the program was called "Sisters' Camp" and had the purpose of providing Cub Scout sisters with a similar experience to their brothers.  Since 2019 the program serves girls and boys together during all summer sessions. The summer staff is primarily high school students. The property also doubles as the winter location for the council's 70+ head of horses.  Twice a year, June and August, 50 of the horses are ridden between Camp Baldwin and Butte Creek along a beautiful route over Mount Hood. The Horse Trek is open to anyone over 13, although Scouts receive a discount.  During the winter, Scouts participate in weekend horseback riding and camping on the property. The winters are staffed by a diverse group of volunteers who run rides and help maintain the property.
* '''Camp Clark''', a second camp on the Meriwether Reservation near Tillamook
* '''Camp Cooper''', 240 acres property northwest of [[Willamina, Oregon|Willamina]] in the coastal forest
* Camp Ireland, 12-acre property in [[Hillsboro, Oregon|Hillsboro]] that has been shut down{{Citation needed|reason=Cannot find it in writing but am positive it is true|date=May 2023}} due to lack of scout registration. This is because a majority of cub scouts attending were mormon, and the camp shut down after Mormons stopped endorsing BSA.
* '''Camp Meriwether''', 790 acre beachfront property south of [[Cape Lookout (Oregon)|Cape Lookout]] near [[Tillamook, Oregon|Tillamook]]
* Nanitch Lodge, a winter recreation lodge on 8 acres of property leased from the US Forest Service
* Camp Lewis, 116 acre property near [[Battleground, Washington]]
* [[Camp Pioneer (Oregon)|'''Camp Pioneer''']], 48 acre property east of Salem in the [[Mount Jefferson Wilderness]], leased from the US Forest Service
* Royce-Finel, 17 acre property near [[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]]

=== Order of the Arrow ===
* Wauna La-Mon'tay Lodge #442 Members provide thousands of hours of service every year to Cascade Pacific Council's camps.

===Crater Lake Council===
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Crater Lake Council serves Scouts in Oregon and [[California]].

====Organization====
* Wild Rivers District serves [[Jackson County, Oregon]], [[Josephine County, Oregon]], [[Siskiyou County, California]], and [[Del Norte County, California]]
* Fremont District serves [[Crook County, Oregon|Crook]], [[Jefferson County, Oregon|Jefferson]] and [[Deschutes County, Oregon|Deschutes]] counties in Oregon
* Klamath District serves [[Klamath County, Oregon]], [[Lake County, Oregon]] and [[Modoc County, California]]
* Pacific Rivers District serves [[Humboldt County, California]]

====Camps====
* Camp Makualla is located on the shores of Crescent Lake in the heart of the Cascades and the Deschutes National Forest.
* Camp McLoughlin is located on the northwestern shoreline of Lake of the Woods of the Fremont-Winema National Forests.

====Order of the Arrow====
* Lo La 'Qam Geela Lodge #491

===Ore-Ida Council===
{{See also|Ore-Ida Council}}

Ore-Ida Council serves Scouts in [[Idaho]] and Oregon.

===Oregon Trail Council===
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The Oregon Trail Council serves more than 5,000 youth, supported by over 2,300 adults in over 260 units. It serves 6 counties in Western Oregon from the Cascades to the Coast including Eugene, Springfield, Corvallis, Roseburg, and Coos Bay. Scouts are served along the famous Oregon Coast from Lincoln City to Brookings.

====Organization====
* Benton District serves [[Benton County, Oregon|Benton County]]
* Cascade District serves [[Springfield, Oregon|Springfield]], [[Cottage Grove, Oregon|Cottage Grove]], and eastern [[Lane County, Oregon|Lane County]]
* Chinook District serves [[Coos County, Oregon|Coos County]]
* Doug Fir District serves [[Douglas County, Oregon|Douglas County]]
* Greenwood District serves [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] and western Lane County
* Wacoma District serves [[Curry County, Oregon|Curry County]]
* Yaquina District serves [[Lincoln County, Oregon|Lincoln County]]

====Camps====
* '''Camp Baker'''
* '''Camp Melakwa'''

====Order of the Arrow====
* Tsisqan Lodge #253

==Girl Scouting in Oregon==
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There are two Girl Scout councils serving girls in Oregon.

===Girl Scouts of Silver Sage===
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Serves girls in [[Malheur County, Oregon]] with headquarters in [[Boise, Idaho]].

===Girl Scouts of Oregon and Southwest Washington===
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Formed by the merger of Girl Scouts - Columbia River Council, Girl Scouts of Santiam Council, Girl Scouts of Western Rivers Council, and Girl Scouts of Winema Council in October 2008.

====Service centers in Oregon====
* [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]]
* [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]
* [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]]
* [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]

Program centers:
* Albany Program Center is located in a residential section of [[Albany, Oregon|Albany]].
* Lebanon Program Center is a converted schoolhouse located in [[Lebanon, Oregon|Lebanon]].
* Newport Program Center is located in residential [[Newport, Oregon|Newport]] near the beach and the [[Oregon Coast Aquarium]].
* Seaside Program Center is located in residential [[Seaside, Oregon|Seaside]] near the beach.

====Summer resident camps====
* Camp Arrowhead is {{convert|260|acres|km2}} located in the Gorge near [[Stevenson, Washington]]. Camp Arrowhead has 260 acres of forest, meadows, trails, and a lake. It was opened in 1948.
* Camp Cleawox is located two miles south of [[Florence, Oregon|Florence]] in the [[Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area]]. This {{convert|47|acre|m2}} site is situated on a freshwater lake. Girl Scouts first started camping there before 1930 and in 1938/1939 substantial work was done by the [[Civilian Conservation Corps]].  The property was also leased by other groups until 1949.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/hh:@field(DOCID+@lit(OR0165))|title = Camp Cleawox Organizational Tract, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Siuslaw National Forest, Florence, Lane County, OR}}</ref>
* Camp Whispering Winds is located in the forested hills of [[Kings Valley, Oregon|Kings Valley]]. The camp includes {{convert|220|acres|km2}} and a central lake.

Outdoor Program Centers:
* The Homestead Outdoor Program Center is {{convert|32|acres|m2}} located on the historically significant Creighton Homestead in [[Rhododendron, Oregon|Rhododendron]] at the base of [[Mount Hood]].
* Mountaindale Outdoor Program Center is located off Sunset Highway in [[North Plains, Oregon|North Plains]]. Mountaindale has {{convert|50|acres|m2}} of woods, a meadow, and a pond.
* Ruth Hyde Outdoor Program Center is {{convert|90|acres|m2}} about seven miles west of [[Grants Pass, Oregon|Grants Pass]].

==Baden-Powell Service Association==
The [[Baden-Powell Service Association]] has six chartered groups in the Portland, Oregon area—more than any other city in the United States.<ref name="inclusive">{{cite web|last1=Hammond|first1=Betsy|title=In gay-friendly Portland, inclusive Scout leadership makes sense, Scout leaders say|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/living/index.ssf/2015/07/in_gay-friendly_portland_inclu.html|website=OregonLive|date=July 28, 2015|publisher=The Oregonian|access-date=6 July 2016}}</ref>   
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==See also==
{{Portal|Scouting}}
* [[Scouting in Idaho]]
* [[The Scout (Portland, Oregon)|''The Scout'' (Portland, Oregon)]]

==External links==
*{{commonscat-inline|Scouting in Oregon}}

==References==
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