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Alameda Council (#022) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Alameda, California | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1917 | ||
Scout Executive | Charles Howard-Gibbon | ||
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Website www |
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California Inland Empire Council (#045) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Redlands, California | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1916 | ||
President | Scott "Mac" McLeod | ||
Council Commissioner | Matt Flanagan | ||
Scout Executive | Joseph Daniszewski | ||
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Website bsa-ciec.org |
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Golden Empire Council (#047) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Sacramento, California | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1917 | ||
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Website gec-bsa.org |
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Greater Yosemite Council (#059) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Modesto, California | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1917 | ||
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Website yosemitescouting.org |
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Long Beach Area Council (#032) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Long Beach, California | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1919 | ||
Scout Executive | John Fullerton | ||
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Website longbeachbsa.org |
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Los Padres Council (#053) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Santa Barbara, California | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1915 | ||
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Website lpcbsa.org |
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Marin Council (#035) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | San Rafael, California | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1919 | ||
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Website boyscouts-marin.org |
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Mount Diablo Silverado Council (#023) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Pleasant Hill, California | ||
Country | United States | ||
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Website bsa-mdsc.org |
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Orange County Council (#039) | |||
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Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
Headquarters | Santa Ana, California | ||
Country | United States | ||
Founded | 1921 | ||
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Website ocbsa.org |
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Corriganville Regional Park
Baden Powell Memorial
Girl Scouts at JPL
Scouts at the Tournament of Roses Parade
Scouting in California has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs related to their environments.
In the early days of ″Scouting″ there were several different ″Scouting″ type organizations. Some of the organizations known to have members in California were:
The Boy Scouts of United States (a wing of the National Highway Protective Association),Young Men's Christian Association and the Salvation Army may have also had ″Scouting″ type programs in California.
In 1914, parents and Chinese-American boys organized their own Boy Scout troop in San Francisco, the first troop for Chinese Americans and possibly the first troop in San Francisco. It was recognized as Troop 3 once San Francisco became a council. The troop continues today.
The 1953 National Scout Jamboree was held at Irvine Ranch, California. Jamboree Road in Newport Beach, California was named to commemorate the site of the 1953 event.
The 1973 National Order of the Arrow Conference was held at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
There are twenty-four Boy Scouts of America local councils in California.
Alameda Council is one of the seven smallest Boy Scout councils in the United States, serving youth in the city of Alameda. It was first organized in December 1916, shortly after the organization of BSA councils in Berkeley and Oakland, making it the third oldest BSA council in Northern California. It is one of six BSA councils that serve the San Francisco Bay area.