Mecklenburg County Council
Boy Scouts of America
Venturing Program

Resources
Leadership Treks
High Adventure Bases
Program
Ranger
Skills
101 Tips

Training
Why Training
Fast Start
Youth Protection
Venturing Specific Leader Training
Venturing Leadership Skills Course
Powderhorn
Guide to Safe Scouting
Safe Swim Defense
Safety Afloat
Climb On Safely
Leave No Trace

Awards
Advisor Award of Merit
Venturing Leadership Award

Venturing Programs

Advancement

FAQ

Uniform FAQ

Forms

Time Well Spent

Literature
Ranger History
History of Silver Award

 

Venturing 
Skills Resources

High Adventure Skills

Federal Emergency Management Agency - www.fema.gov
Boy Scouts of America - www.bsa.scouting.org
Scouting High Adventure Camps - http://w4.lns.cornell.edu/~seb/ high-adventure.html 
 [LNT]   Leave No Trace Inc. - www.lnt.org

 

Backpacking & Hiking

Trails.com (hiking trails database) - http://www.trails.com   
REI (Backpacking Skills) - http://www.rei.com/reihtml/LEARN_SHARE/ camptop.html 
ThriveOnLine (Backpacking Skills) -  
           http://www.thriveonline.com/outdoors/ hike/hikingindex.html 
National Park Service - www.nps.gov
Bureau of Land Management - www.blm.gov/nhp/browse.htm
US Forest Service - www.fs.fed.us
USDA Forest Service Offices/Home Pages
http://www.r5.pswfs.gov/ visitorcenter/html/forest_home_pages.html 
 US Fish and Wildlife Service - www.fws.gov
Wilderness Camping How to - www.paddles.com/users/wildcamp/
Appalachian Trail Home Page - www.fred.net/kathy/at.html
National Parks - www.nps.gov/parks.html
Backpacker Magazine - www.bpbasecamp.com

Maps & Orienteering

Maptech - www.maptech.com
TopoTrails (Free On-Line Topo Maps) - http://www.topo.com/trails/index.html 

Climbing & Mountaineering

BSA Climb-On Safely - http://www.scouting.org/boyscouts resources/20-099/

Canoeing & Kayaking

Where to rent Canoes and Kayaks (NE US) -
  www.amc-ny.org/rec_actv/canoe/liverys/rentframe.html

Caving

Caving WWW Sites - www.cavepage.magna.com.au/cave/cavelink.html

First Aid

American Red Cross - www.redcross.org

Hunting & Fishing

National Wild Turkey Federation - www.nwtf.org
Pheasants Forever - www.pheasantsforever.org
Quail Unlimited - www.qu.org/index.cfm
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation - www.rmef.org
Ducks Unlimited - www.ducks.org
Trout Unlimited - www.tu.org
B.A.S.S. : Bassmaster - espn.go.com/outdoors/bassmaster/
American Sport Fishing Association - www.asafishing.org
Where to Shoot - www.wheretoshoot.org

Living History

Reenact.net - www.reenactor.net

SCUBA

SCUBA - www.ymcascuba.org


Mecklenburg County Council
Boy Scouts of America
1410 East Seventh Street
Charlotte, NC  28204
(704) 333-5471
http://www.bsa-mcc.org

Last updated: Sunday, 26 February 2006 04:19 PM