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There are a large, and constantly growing, number of web site containing valuable information about Scouting and Scouting activities. The links on this page will lead you to some of the better Scouting  web sites that I have found. If you are looking for something in particular try using one of the search engines listed on the Search Engine Page.

Only sites that contain information of a practical or reference nature, directly connected to Scouting topics, are listed here. If you would like your unit's web site listed in a Scouting directory, please contact one of the fine web sites devoted to that purpose. If your web site has resources usable to other Scouters, sent me the information and I will list it here.

I try to keep these links current, and the links are believed to be accurate. However, due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, some are bound to become out of date.  Any additions or corrections are welcomed, and may be sent to the Campmaster (steve at netwoods)

Last update: February 22, 2004

Contents

Scouting Resources Scouting Info Sites Scouting Topics Leadership/Training
Cub Scouting Assorted Story Telling Software
Patch Trading Order of the Arrow BWCA Philmont
Scout Camps Commercial International Advancement

Scouting Resources

WW Scouting Resources

Welcome to BSA - The official Boy Scouts of America web site.

Service to America - This is a site to help locate projects Boy Scout Troops could do with the National Park Service. Check it out for your area.

bulletU.S. Scouting Service Project - Huge BSA Scouting Resources Site. You have to visit it to get an appreciation of how much valuable information is here.
bullet* Has the Requirements for BSA Ranks, Merit Badges
and Special Awards in e-text.
bulletProgram information on U.S. Scouting Programs (text menu)
bulletInformation on cooking, skits, equipment, games, ceremonies, and such.
bulletBSA Guide to Safe Scouting Publication
bulletNational BSA information
bulletCouncil list and addresses
bulletLeader and Scout Training Resources
bulletCyberScout Roundtable
bulletAnd much more!
bulletThe MacScouter - Gary Hendra
bulletCub Scout Ceremonies, Scoutmasters Minutes
bulletEagle Resources and Patriotic Themes
bulletSongs, Skits, Stories, Games, Recipes and more.
bulletWhere to find Clipart, and what to do with it.
bulletScout's Own chapel service material.
bulletScouting on the Internet - A complete package for newbies.
bulletAnd more!
bulletPine Tree Web by Lewis P. Orans - #1 Scouting Web Site
An Ace web site, one of my favorite destinations, covering many Scouting topics
bulletInformation on junior leadership training and history
bulletHistory, pictures and texts of Baden-Powell
bulletMuch information on the history, origins, ethics and traditions of Scouting in the U.S.A. and around the world.
bulletInformation on the history and current status of scouting in eastern Europe
bulletScouting History and Traditions
bulletSir Robert Baden-Powell - Biographies, information and his works.
bulletScouting history and traditions from around the world.
bulletBSA Founders and history.
bulletFamous Scouts
bulletAnd more!
bulletGaelic Wolf Homepage - by Norman MacLeod
bulletArticles on The Serious Side of Scouting.
bulletAttention Deficit Disorder and Related Difficulties Resources
bulletA Challenge to Service
bulletB-P's Preface to Scouting for Boys
bulletCellular Telephones in the Woods
bulletErik's Page — Grieving in the Scout Group
bulletEquipping for the Outdoors - Selecting boots and backpacks.
bulletFirst Aid Training for Scouts and Leaders
bulletHypothermia — Nature's Killer of the Unprepared
bulletLinking Cubs to Scouts
bulletTick-Borne Illnesses
bulletWhy Should I Go to Wood Badge Training?
bulletSurvival Training for Scouts.
bulletHow to Kill a Scout Troop
bulletBuilding Solutions for Scouting Problems and Issues - Help with your Scouting problems.
bulletGames and Activities - add your favorite to the collection.
bulletSubscription Unit Pages if you don't have a site.
bulletand more...
bulletA mega-listing of worldwide Scouting resource links! WWW Scouting WWW links  -   Megalistings
bulletThe Scouting JumpStation - by Paul Traynier, U.K.
bulletInterNETional Scouting Pages - by David Jansen
bulletScoutLinks On-Line - and lots of other information, by The Scouter Magazine
bulletThe Scouter's Belay - Scouting information, by Jeff Menaker. 
NOTE: This link appears to be out of date. If you have a current link please let me know so I can update this.
bulletMany articles from The Leader magazine
bulletthe Dutch Oven Cookbook
bulletCOPE - Challenging Outdoor Personal Encounter material and pictures.
bulletAnother COPE good site with lots of pictures.
bulletHypothermia Reference
bulletScouting Links - by Don Tolin
bulletInformation on the 1997 BSA National Jamboree
bulletRequirements for 1995 QUALITY UNIT AWARD
bullet11 Leadership Skills
bulletNice set of Scouting Links
bulletThe Global ScoutNet on the World Wide Web
bulletInformation on the Global Scoutnet organization
bulletLinks to National Scouting Organizations around the world
bulletAddresses for Scouting Organizations world-wide
bulletScouting Software archive
bulletScouting Text files in several languages
bulletWorldwide Event Calendar
bulletMany world-wide scouting links
bulletScoutNet UK on the Web! - U.K. Scouting
bulletThe Campfire Leader's club
bulletInformation on Blankets and badges
bulletScouting News
bulletThe Repository - Games, songs, skits, stunts, Award guides
bulletTroop 24 Homepage
bulletThe Virtual Patch Collection
bulletTroop 24, Berkeley, Philmont info.
bulletGraphics Images
bulletThe Scoutmaster's Rocking Chair - all kinds of Links for Scouters
bulletMerit Badge Resources
bulletJournals and information on troop activities.
bulletand More...

Scouting Information Sites

bulletThe NetCommish - Micheal F. Bowman's Online Commissioner resource. Includes a listing of Scouting e-mail lists. Also check out Professor Beaver Online
bulletWELCOME TO THE REPLANTED TREE! - Mike Walton's resources.
bulletNotre Dame de Lourdes Troop 26 - A set of really nice resources for the troop leader. Worth a good look.  Note: This appears to be a broken link. Please let me know if you find the current link to this unit.
bulletScouts-L Home Page - E-mail discussion List, by Jon Eidson, list-owner
bulletBSA Online
bulletThe Scouting and the United Methodist Web pages
bulletScouting and the UMC
bulletShamash, The Jewish Internet Consortium
bulletScouting FAQ's
bulletEmergency Management Explorer Post 493, Boulder, CO
bulletK2BSA - Amateur Radio at the 1997 National Jamboree
bulletInformation on scholarships for Scouts and Explorers.
bulletScouting Online - Lots of general Scouting Information
bulletGirl Scouting_Guiding Resource Center - lots of good stuff!
bulletP.R.A.Y. - The Religious Emblems People
bulletNational Scouting Museum
bulletActivities, Ceremonies, and Songs
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Bowline Scouting Lists 

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Boy Scout Graphics from Graphmaster 

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Bridge of Honor Guide - Index - Sea Scout Web page

Advancement

 

bulletEagleScout.Org - A huge source of information on the Eagle rank, the Eagle service project, putting on Eagle Courts of Honor, and more!
bulletThe Eagle Court of Honor Book
bulletThe Eagle Court of Honor - Notes from Troop 204
bulletMeritbadge.com - Up-to-date Requirements for ranks, merit badges and other awards.  Many links to merit badge resources on the Internet for Scouts and Scouters.
bulletMerit Badge Evolution

Training and Leadership Resources

bulletLeadership Training Course from Troop 26 in Oklahoma.
bulletTroop 204 Scout Training Program and resources. - I can't find a link to these excellent resources anymore. If you know where they are please drop me a note so I can share it.
bulletThe Woodbadge Page
bulletThe White Stag Leadership Development Program  -  A very interesting leadership training program that is worth a good look.
bulletNational Camping School's Web Pages
bulletCollege of Commissioner Science
bulletTerrie's Scouting Page - An interesting new site with some leader training materials available. Check out the adventures of CocoaBear.
bullet11 Leadership Skills
bulletOutdoor Action Guide - Lots of good information on planning and running outdoor Programs. Princeton outdoors program.
bulletProject Adventure, Inc. Homepage - An "Action-based" youth training program. Commercial. Source of non-competative games and training activity books.
bulletPatrol Links from Troop 386 - Resources and links for Patrol leadership positions.
bulletCub Scout Leader Fast Start Training Online - From Hawk Mountain Council.

Scouting Topics

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bulletThe Games Compendium - at the Bonaly Scout Campsite
bulletPatrol Box and table plans
bulletThe Geezer's Cookbook
bulletCampfire Cooking
bulletCooking - Ol' Buffalo Outdoor Cooking Page
bulletBSA Badge History - An interesting site about the history of early scout badges. Has lots of pictures of past badges and ranks.
bulletFlint and Steel Fire making - Located in the FAQ section of the Muzzle Loader Mailing List page.
bulletOkpik Cold Weather Camping
bulletSongs
bulletDigital Tradition Folk Songs - This song database has some songs that will be useful to Scouters.
bulletGrant O'Neil's Songbook -
bulletIndex of Activities, Ceremonies, and Songs
bulletLinks to many song resources
bulletClipart and Scanned art
bulletThe MacScouter has many clips and links.
bulletGraphics Images from Troop 24's site.
bulletScans of BSA position patches, misc.
bulletU.S. Scouting Service Project - BSA Scouting Resources Site
bulletKnots & Knot Tying
bulletThe Knotting Dictionary of Kännet
bulletKnots on the Web - Lots of links to just about any knot reference imaginable.
bulletRoper's Knot Links
bulletAnimated Knot Tying
bulletRopeworks -- A book of knots, hitches, splices.

Cub Scouting

 

bulletNetWoods Cub Scout Link Page
bulletPack 114's Library  - A selection of very good Cub resources.
bulletBaie D'Urfe Mohawk Wolf Cub Pack - A car racing event featuring KubKars, held by a Canadian neighbor unit.
bulletCub Scout Pack 165 Home Page
bulletTerrie's Scouting Page - Lots of Cub Scout resources.

Assorted Interesting Sites

bulletKoshare Native American Dance Team and Museum - Colorado Scout troop
bulletKeith Woods' web site - An interesting and useful scouting resource. Includes a selection of Good Camping Recipes.
bulletDavid M. Malatzky's Home Page for Bronx Scouters
bulletScouting Links  -   Very good set of links to scouting web sites.
bulletWoggle World, the Neckslide Nook - Information on neckerchief slides.
bulletGary's Scout Page
bulletLeave No Trace
bulletHawk Mountain Council Home Page by Herbie Hawk
bulletBridge of Honor Guide - Index
bulletJamboree Tales  - A collection of Scoutmaster Minutes,  and
History of Scout Honor Societies    page - by Dave Eby
bulletErnest Thompson Seton  -   Home Page
bulletTroop 222's World of Scouting
bulletTroop 97 Home Page
bulletThe Woodcraft Folk home page
bulletThe Flag of the United States
bulletThe American Legion Flag Education & Etiquette
bulletFlags of the World
bulletWorld Flag Database
bulletFlags of All Countries
bulletPurchase a U.S.Flag

Storytelling Resources

bulletThe Storytelling FAQ - Hosted by Lilliput Press, England
bulletStorytelling Resources links - Plenty of links to keep you busy for a long time.
bulletTim Sheppard’s Storytelling Resources
bulletStorytelling, Community, Discussion Groups
bulletEldrbarry's Story Telling Page
bulletRobert W. Service Web Page - Biography and Poems of the Yukon, with links to Yukon and Gold Rush information.
bulletWhootie Owl's Stories

Scouting Software Sources

bulletScouting Software Collection - by Bruce Howson. Scouting software for Canadian and U.S. Scouting units.
bulletSRT Enterprises (Trooper for Windows)
bulletTroopMaster Software
bulletDataTrax Home Page
bulletCub Achievement Tracker -  Excel Spreadsheets at the Virtual Cub Leader's Handbook.
bulletRank n File Software  
bulletEasyScout Online - A new Scout-tracking program came online this week as a free service for all BSA Troops, Scouts, and parents. It provides a powerful,  free software to Scouts around the nation. It allows you to individually list your Scouts and track their progress towards Eagle. It also allows Scouts to check their own progress by logging onto the system.

Scout Patch Trading

bulletThe Virtual Patch Collection
bulletSPSC: Scout Patch & Scout Collectibles
bulletThe Scout Patch Auction
bulletWelcome to Streamwood Inc. - Scout patch trading.

Order of the Arrow

bulletPatterns: Order of the Arrow Beaded Sash - here is one from Troop 71, Wah-Sha-She Lodge #42.
bulletA beaded sash and pocket dangle from Troop 26.
bulletOfficial Ooder of the Arrow web site.

BWCA
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bulletNorthern Tier BSA High Adventure Base. Includes Sommers, Atikokan, Bissett and Okpik program.
bulletNorthern Tier National High Adventure Program, the "almost official" site.
Also the "official" site of the Sommers Alumni Association.
bulletIsle Royale National Park
bulletA Boundary Waters Compendium - A resource for visitors to the (BWCAW) of northern Minnesota and to the adjacent canoe country, boreal forest, and bogs of Minnesota and Ontario, the Superior and Quetico.  Includes trip planning lists; lake, stream, and portage tables; information on canoe routes and primitive management areas; lake commentaries; links to related resources; and a north woods glossary.  Also, natural history lists and commentaries on native plants and animals

Philmont Scout Ranch Sites

bulletPhilmont Staff Association
bulletThe Unofficial Philmont Scout Ranch Web Page
bulletBerkeley Philmont - Pictures of Philmont; Kevin Hogan
bulletTroop 24, Berkeley, Philmont info.

BSA Scout Reservations

bulletNorthern Tier BSA High Adventure Base. Includes Sommers, Atikokan, Bissett and Okpik program.
bulletMany Point Scout Camp - Viking Council (Minneapolis area) camp, located near Park Rapids, MN.
bulletCamp Finder Index 
bulletSpanish Peaks Scout Ranch. for Santa Fe Trail Council
bulletCamp Falling Rock, B.S.A.
bulletCamp Decorah Home Page - Western Wisconsin
bulletGilwell Park Campsite - Index
bulletBen Delatour Scout Ranch -  Longs Peak Council, Colorado
bulletBSA Florida Sea Base
bulletDesert Pacific Council Camps
bulletElkhorn High Adventure Base
bulletMaine High Adventure_ Boy Scouts of America
bulletMedicine Mountain Boy Scout Ranch - Black Hills Area Council
bulletCampsites of the South Plains Council (BSA)

International Scouting Sites

bulletThe Scouting JumpStation - Worldwide Scouting Links by Paul Traynier, U.K.
bulletSCOUT.ORG - Official site of the World Scout Movement and the World Scout Bureau
bulletWTSIE'95 - Where To Stay In Europe
bulletJamboree on the Air, Information from the JOTA coordinator at the World Scout Bureau
bulletJamboree on the Internet - When it is, How you can participate, Activity ideas and home for a few surprises during the event itself. Information from the JOTI staff at the World Scout Bureau.
bulletScouts Canada Official WWW Site
bulletScoutscan.net - Canadian Scouting Network
bulletBaden-Powell Scouts' Association of Canada
bulletNational Organization of Russian Scouts in Australia.
bulletScoutscan.com - Scouting in Canada

Commercial Scouting Resources

Offered for your convenience, no endorsements are offered or implied.

bulletPaul's Slides has woodcarving and slide making materials available. In addition, he has leather craft, plastic lace metal work, basketry, Indian lore materials and kits, and more,  available. Give  a look at:  http://www.paulsslides.com/
bulletScout Camps USA - This book lists, describes and maps 400 BSA Resident Summer Camps from coast to coast. 178 pages
bulletThe Polar Dome snow shelter building system. A Quickie Quinzie Kit. Very Interesting concept that is gaining in popularity.
bulletBob Reitmeyer, "Whittler" - a supplier of wood crafts and wood craft supplies to scout camps and Scouts.
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