Western Los Angeles County Council
| Western Los Angeles County Council (#051) | |||
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Van Nuys , California | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1917 | ||
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| Website bsa-la.org | |||
The Western Los Angeles County Council (WLACC) (#051) is one of five Boy Scouts of America councils in
History
The Western Los Angeles County Council was formed in 1972 with the merger of the Crescent Bay Council (#026) and the San Fernando Valley Council (#050) to form the Great Western Council. The Great Western Council was renamed Western Los Angeles County Council in 1985.[1]
On May 7, 2013, the Western Los Angeles County Council of the Boy Scouts issued a declaration calling for a "true and authentic inclusion policy" that would allow gay adults to work as troop leaders or staff members.[2] The Council's campaign "Inclusion Now for All Gay Boy Scouts and Leaders: Western LA County Council Sends Clear Message" in conjunction with Olmstead Williams Communications won a 2013 PRism Award from PRSA-Los Angeles.[3]
Organization
The Western Los Angeles County Council is divided into six districts.
- Antelope Valley District, Edwards Air Force Base to Santa Clarita Valley border
- Balboa Oaks District, Central area of the San Fernando Valley: west of Sepulveda Boulevard and east of Corbin Avenue
- Bill Hart District, Santa Clarita Valley
- Campo De Cahuenga District, Eastern area of the San Fernando Valley: west of the City of Burbank to Sepulveda Boulevard
- Crescent Bay District, Playa Del Rey and Culver City, and from Ventura County line to Beverly Hills.
- Reyes Adobe District, San Fernando Valley: west of Corbin to the Ventura County line at Westlake Village.
Camps
- Camp Emerald Bay, Santa Catalina Island has been operating since 1925, when it was first opened by the Crescent Bay Area Council. In addition to being a summer camp, it offers year-round activities and has a great waterfront.
- Camp Josepho, Los Angeles Countyand has been serving Scouting and community groups since 1941.
The land on which Camp Josepho now lies was originally donated to the
In January 2005, a flood washed out the main road into Camp Josepho. The camp remained closed for less than a month, reopening (to backpacking) in February 2005. The camp remained inaccessible to vehicular traffic while the road was studied by
- Camp Whitsett, backpackingand other high-adventure activities. In 2012 Camp Whitset was host to the BSA's tv show Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? which had six episodes.
- Past camps
- Pardee Scout Sea Base, Marina Del Rey
- Camp Jubilee (? – 2003)
- Topanga Canyon (1910 – late 1970s)[6]
- Camp Temescal, Pacific Palisades (? – 1930)
- Camp Wolverton, Sequoia National Park (1939–2012). It is apocryphally said to be the only Boy Scout camp in a National Park.
Order of the Arrow
The Malibu Lodge #566,
See also
References
- ^ Hook, James; Franck, Dave; Austin, Steve (1982). An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation.
- ^ Dobuzinskis, Alex. "Los Angeles Boy Scout group calls for welcoming gay adults". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "2013 PRism Award Winners". Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^ "1946 Crescent Bay Council Summer Camp Brochure". campwolverton.com. 1946. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "About Camp Josepho". crescentbaycouncil.org. Crescent Bay Historical Project. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ Randall, Laura (October 13, 2002). "Topanga, down to earth and yet worlds away". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Order of the Arrow: Malibu Lodge #566". Order of the Arrow: Malibu Lodge #566. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
