Newsletter

The Northeast District will be holding their Winter Camporee February 22-24, 2008. It will be held at the Trussville Civitan Park. The theme is Native American Spirit.

A full packet of details for the Camporee will be available at the November Roundtable.

Powder Horn will be held on three weekends 3/28/08 and 4/11/08

Powder Horn is a training opportunity designed to expose the Venturing or Boy Scout leader to activities and resources necessary to operate a successful Venturing Ranger Award or Troop High Adventure program in several ways:

Help Venturing Leaders and Scouters to safely conduct outdoor activities of a fun and challenging nature.

Provides an introduction to the resources necessary to successfully lead their Venturers and older Boy Scouts through a program of high adventure.

Familiarizes the Advisor with the Ranger program so that he or she can help the Venturer to meet the requirements of the Ranger Award.

This course is based on the Venturing Ranger requirements giving participants an exposure to outdoor/high adventure activities.
 

Powder Horn courses include Ranger Core Requirements, at least Ten Electives, plus additional program development information Ranger Core Requirements in Red
Backpacking	Land Navigation
Cave Exploring	Leave No Trace
Communication	Life Saver
Conservation Project Development	Mountaineering
Cooking	Outdoor Living History
COPE	Overnight
Cycling/Mountain Biking	Physical Fitness
Ecology	Plants & Wildlife
Emergency Preparedness	Scuba
Equestrian	Shooting Sports
Expedition Planning	Watercraft
First Aid	Wilderness Survival
Fishing	Winter Sports
Hunting	Working with Teens