By Jeff Aradine | Development Director
We met our goal of $5,000 in 6 days! Thank you everyone for your support. Here is some more information about our NYLT and summer camp programs.
National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) is an in-depth, action-packed program designed to provide youth members with skills and experience they can use in all aspects of their life. The lessons learned during the week-long course reinforce leadership principals that can be used in their hometown Scout troop, their school, their home and community. The curriculum for the week provides ample opportunity for the youth to learn and practice the following leadership principals:
Consistent with past years, two post-course surveys were implemented. One survey was shared with adults and the other with youth. Each offered a foundation to assess the course impact each year with new feedback from both youth and adult participants. Thanks to the feedback we received from our post-course surveys the training instructors entered the 2017sessions with positive re-enforcement of the impact the courses had on both adult and youth participants.
The feedback from youth participants was very compelling and positive. According to youth participants, learning stages of team development was the most helpful outcome of the course. The youth survey results revealed that new skills also would help them “practice presenting using communication skills” and apply “the Express, Address, and Resolve conflict resolution tool to calm” fellow Scouts during a disagreement.
Additional youth shared that the skills learned in NYLT “were all extremely helpful”. “It taught me that I need to give time to my patrol for them to get themselves under control.” The skills taught at NYLT helped another Scout “teach younger boys skills.” The youth also stated that learning situational assessment skills (start, stop or continue), group teaching techniques, and vision/goal planning skills were among the most impactful lessons learned from the course.
Another survey secured feedback from the adult volunteer leaders that work directly with the youth. It shared that (according to their leaders) the lessons learned are already being utilized by most participants according to their leaders. The adult survey results indicate that team leadership, communication, and visioning were the skills they saw most improved upon in the youth. Some of the narrative responses include:
The responses were overwhelmingly positive when asked whether, or not they would send youth to NYLT in 2018. Furthermore, the scholarships funded by special gifts were hugely impactful as 96.8% of those surveyed said that the scholarship program assisted their youth attend.
Butte Creek Scout Ranch
Butte Creek Scout Ranch is Cascade Pacific Council's newest Resident Camp. Opened in 1997, Butte Creek Scout Ranch is located near Scotts Mills, Oregon, and primarily serves Cub Scouts. The moment each Cub Scout steps onto Main Street and lays eyes on the old frontier town of Butte Creek, he will find it easy to imagine himself as part of the wild west.
Summer Camp sessions are 3 days and 2 nights; or 4 days and 3 nights, a new program as of 2018! Camp opens in July and sessions run through mid August. Scouts and leaders stay in large, two-man platform tents. Each pack stays in a campsite identified by different "brands." The brands are Setting Sun, Lazy B, Yellow Rose, Happy River, Circle T, 2 of Hearts, Flying J, Rocking K, and the newest site, Walking 3. Meals are served in a large full service dining hall.
Program highlights include horseback riding, panning for gold, BB gun shooting, archery, and of course Cowboy Campfires. A dedicated Girls' Camp program is also available, for girls ages 8 through 13, with all the same program activities that the boys enjoy, from horseback riding and gold panning to bb and archery.
An exciting weekend horseback riding program occurs nearly every weekend, September through early June at Butte Creek. Weekend camping faciilities consist of eight 10 person Adirondacks, 30 two-person Mini-Dacks, tent sites, and 640 acres of hiking and camping wilderness. Located near Scotts Mills & Silverton, Oregon. Reservations and tour permits required.
If your troop wants more of a camping challenge, you may wish to try one of the unimproved sites. They are located everywhere and we provide nothing. Your troop needs to be totally self-sufficient and be prepared for at least a 1/2 mile walk.
The picnic area is designed for day use only for units not wishing to camp. The facility has a 24'x36' covered area, 10 picnic tables, running water, 2 small barbecues, 1 large barbecue, and a campfire bowl with benches. This is a great place to hold a pack meeting.
There is no firewood provided at this facility. If you do not wish to gather firewood from the surrounding area, please plan to bring your own wood from home. There is no garbage service available; please plan to pack out all trash.
Vehicles need to be kept on the designated roads and in the parking areas only. Roads at the ranch are for horses and pedestrians. Please use your vehicle only to come into and out of camp, not for transportation around camp.
With this ranch being so close to the Portland and Salem area, it is an easy-to-access, popular back country camping facility.
Camp Clark
Acquired in 1926, the Meriwether/Clark Reservation located south of Cape Lookout is the earliest camp owned by Cascade Pacific Council, BSA. The 780 acre Meriwether/Clark Scout reservation is on the Oregon coast at the base of Cape Lookout, twenty miles south of Tillamook. It takes approximately 2 hours to drive to Camp Clark from Portland, so please plan accordingly.
Camp Clark is named in honor of the Meriwether Lewis and William Clark Expedition in 1804 and its winter stay at Ft. Clatsop near the Columbia River, north of what is now the Meriwether-Clark Scout reservation.
Camp Clark provides a premier overnight camping opportunity found nowhere else in Cascade Pacific Council for Webelos (boys who will attend the 4th and 5th grade during the fall). Camp Clark is a resident camp. This means that both boys and their scout leaders have the opportunity to stay at camp for an entire week. Camp Clark will also offer some 3-day, 2-night camp sessions, new in 2018! Scouts and leaders stay in campsites, sleeping in separate, framed two-man canvas tents on elevated wooden platforms. Everyone eats together in the camp dining hall, cafeteria style, and all participate in a week-long program of Scouting fun and adventure.
Camp Clark has a Native American-inspired theme that influences many of its stations and activities. Ceremonies will occur at several points throughout the week that will emphasize the importance of Scouting and instill a sense of duty in each participant that attends.
Program highlights include: BB gun, archery, and slingshot ranges, nature studies, Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) programs, campfire programs, woodworking, crafts, and other memorable activities that are sure to leave a lasting positive impact on all youth that attend. In addition to the regular program areas, Scouts of Webelos rank can choose from a variety of different elective stations from within each program area during their rotation times. These stations will help the Webelos make a smooth transition into Boy Scouting by teaching them fun and useful skills that they will be sure to carry with them throughout their Scouting careers and their lives. At the end of the week, each Webelos Den attending Camp Clark will be sure to leave a stronger, better team; one step closer to the Arrow of Light and excited about their future in Boy Scouts.
At the end of the week, Webelos also hike to Camp Meriwether, the Boy Scout camp south of Camp Clark to see what it will offer them in their future Scout camping experiences.
In addition to taking part in the station rotation within super areas, Scouts can enjoy various other activities such as: tide pool hikes, gaga ball tournaments, camp wide tug-of-war, seeking out bioluminescent plankton during the night hike, and many more!
Camp Clark also hosts one session of Girls' Camp and All Pack camp at the end of the summer. This session will include girls ages 8-13 (siblings of Cub Scouts or Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, American Heritage Girls, and friends of Scouts) as well as packs who may want their whole unit to attend camp together regardless of rank. The program is designed to be almost identical to the Webelos program offered all summer to our Webelos Scouts, as this is what many families have requested. This is an amazing opportunity!
As evidenced by the amazing photos above, Camp Clark is right next to the beach! Webelos and their leaders can take advantage by playing in the sand, examining sea-life in the local marine gardens, and enjoying breathtaking views of the ocean from the dining hall or from campsites along the bluff.
Camp Clark's facilities are available for off-season (September through mid-June) Short term camping by reservation. Available facilities include the Dining hall, Staff Cabins, and the various camp sites.
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