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{{Short description|Boy Scouts of America council in New York, U.S.}}
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'''Leatherstocking Council''' is the [[Boy Scouts of America]] council which serves Herkimer, Oneida, Schoharie, and Madison counties as well as part of Hamilton, Otsego, Delaware and Lewis counties in the state of [[New York (state)|New York]].


==History==
'''Revolutionary Trails Council''' [http://www.rtcbsa.org/] serves a portion of central New York. In 2001, the ''Land of the Oneidas Council'' and ''General Herkimer Council'' merged. The new council provides Scouting to Herkimer, Oneida and Madison Counties as well as part of Hamilton, Otsego and Lewis Counties.
In 1928 the [[Oneonta Council]] (#393) was formed, changing its name to the [[Otsego and Schoharie Counties Council]] (#393) in 1924. Otsego and Schoharie Counties changed its name to the [[Otsego-Schoharie Area Council]] (#393) in 1925.{{listref|a}}


In 1924 the [[Delaware County Council (New York)|Delaware County Council]] (#407) was formed. Delaware County merged into Otsego-Schoharie (#393) in 1926. In 1927 Otsego-Schoharie (#393) changed its name to [[OtSchoDela Council]] (#393) in 1927.{{listref|a}}
Revolutionary Trails Council is divided into 4 districts:
*Aplin District
*Diamond District
*Mohawk/Cayuga District
*Seneca-Tuscarora District
The council maintains 3 Scout camps: Cedarlands Scout Reservation, Camp Russell, and Camp Kingsley.


In 1922 the [[Oneida Council]] (#389) was formed changing its name to the [[Madison County Council]] (#389) in 1923.{{listref|a}}
==Camp Russell==
[http://www.adkventures.org/camp_russell.htm Camp Russell] is one of the nation's oldest Scout camps. Founded in 1918 by Samuel T. Russell, the camp is on [[White Lake, New York]] in the southern Adirondack Mountains. It provides a high adventure program for older Scouts and a base camp program for Scouts of all ages. Russell also maintains an award winning Conservation Area and white pine tree farm. For those who visit, they can see many totem poles decorating the base camp. These totem poles are the work of Frank Devito, a lifelong Scouter and Camp Russell staff member from 1927-1999. Also ''La Maison de Devito'', commonly referred to as the "Brown House" is the original camp building built by Samuel T. Russell and the first Boy Scouts to attend. It currently is open as a Camp Museum during the summer.


In 1916 the [[Rome Council]] (#398) was formed. In 1919 the [[Sherrill Council]] (#400) was formed, merging into the Rome Council in 1925. In 1929, the Rome Council changed its name to the [[Fort Stanwix Council]] (#398) in 1929.{{listref|a}}
==Cedarlands Scout Reservation==


In 1915 the [[Utica Council]] (#406) was formed changing its name to the [[Upper Mohawk Council]] (#406) in 1937.{{listref|a}}
Cederlands Scout Reservation is a {{convert|5000|acre|km2|0|sing=on}} [[Boy Scouts of America|Scout]] camp situated in [[Long Lake, New York]]. The Reservation has a traditional base camp program for younger Scouts and a [[high adventure]] program for older Scouts. In the heart of the [[Adirondack Park]] Cedarlands is a two and a half hour drive from [[Utica, NY|Utica]]. Cedarlands boasts three mountains (OA, Walker and Masters), Lake McRorie and Scout Pond. Both Lake McRorie and Scout Pond have islands on them for exploration. Cedarlands is different from most council-owned camps as Scouts are given the opportunity to cook their own meals three times a day. There are barbecues on Sunday and Friday nights. A climbing program is offered on a thirty foot climbing wall. Merit badges consist of the traditional merit badges offered at a Boy Scout camp. Embarking for Cedarlands, a Scout can plan to hike a mountain or two, go snorkeling, sailing and mountain biking on camp owned bikes (or bring your own).


In 1968 the Madison County (#389) and Fort Stanwix (#398) councils merged to become the [[Iroquois Council]] (#395). In 1981, the Iroquois (#395) and Upper Mohawk (#406) councils merged to become the [[Land of the Oneidas Council]] (#395).{{listref|a}}
[[Image:Cedarlands from OA.jpg|thumb|Lake McRorie from OA mountain]]


The first [[Herkimer County Council]] was formed in 1919, merging into the Utica Council (#406). In 1928 the [[Herkimer County Council]] (#400) was formed, changing its name to the [[General Herkimer Council]] (#400) in 1934.{{listref|a}}
===Logging===


In 2001, the Land of the Oneidas (#395) and General Herkimer (#400) councils merged, forming the Revolutionary Trails Council.{{listref|a}} In 2016, the Revolutionary Trails and Otschodela Councils (#393) merged to form the [[Leatherstocking Council]] (#400).<ref name="timestelegram">{{cite news |title=Local Boy Scout councils to merge |url=https://www.timestelegram.com/story/news/2015/11/17/local-boy-scout-councils-to/32990723007 |work=Times Telegram |date=2015-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About the Council |url=https://www.leatherstockingcouncil.org/AboutLSC |website=Leatherstocking Council |access-date= 2019-01-22}}</ref>
In order to help raise money for the camp, a 10 year logging program began in 2008. The first area harvested is the base camp, with successive logging efforts to occur during winters. The logging program has generated significant controversy, with some members feeling that the program was pushed through without notice or discussion, and that poor forestry is being practiced. <ref>http://www.cedarlandsnews.com/</ref>


==Organization==
This logging program is needed as the forest at Cedarlands, especially in base camp, contained many unhealthy Beech trees, many coniferous trees not traditionally found at this elevation and for safety's sake. There were many large trees with overhanging branches that were dead or dying and needed to be taken down before a tragic accident occurred. Certainly the Revolutionary Trails Council is raising money from this project (roughly $80,000 a year), but this is a small amount when the budget is looked at.
The current council is divided into three districts:<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Districts|url=https://www.leatherstockingcouncil.org/districts|access-date=15 February 2019|website=Boy Scouts of America Leatherstocking Council}}</ref>
*Powderhorn District
*Adirondack District
*Susquehanna Headwaters District


==Camps==
Discussion about the logging at Cedarlands began more than a year ago: the forest management team gave presentations at work weekends, troops were forewarned in the summer of 2007 and many former staff members were asked their views on this project. The damage from the logging is evident, however ground cover and newly leafed out trees are covering much of this.


;Camp Kingsley
===High Adventure program===


The Leatherstocking Council owns and operates Camp Kingsley in Ava, NY for its summer Cub Scout program and off season camping by Scouts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cub Scout Summer Adventure Camp &#124; Leatherstocking Council |url=https://www.leatherstockingcouncil.org/CKSummer}}</ref>
The High Adventure program is its own entity within Cedarlands Scout Reservation. National Camping School Voyageurs (French for Guide) lead trips of four to five days in the Adirondack Park. These treks include backpacking, canoeing, mountain biking and climbing, or a combination of two or three elements. Scouts learn how to prepare backpacking food and are taught how to survive in a wilderness setting.


;Henderson Scout Reservation
Troops can choose a trek that spans thirty miles or seventy. Many troops decide to start one mile (1.6&nbsp;km) from Cedarlands at Big Brook that empties into [[Long Lake]]. These troops are generally picked up at [[Lake Flower]] in the village of [[Saranac Lake, New York|Saranac Lake]] or at [[Tupper Lake]]. Others want longer treks and utilize the Eckford Chain of Lakes ([[Blue Mountain Lake]] to [[Raquette Lake]]) to [[Rainbow Lake]] or into the [[Saint Regis Canoe Area]]. Backpacking treks usually utilize the [[Northville-Placid Trail]] that stretches from [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]] to [[Northville, New York]]. The trail goes through the [[High Peaks]] region, past Long Lake, over Blue Mountain and ends in the [[West Canada Lakes]] region. Another popular trek goes into the High Peaks. Troops will summit [[Mount Marcy]], the highest peak in the state, and tailor their trip to include as many other 4,000+ foot mountains as they can. These can include the [[Great Range]] or the [[MacIntyre Range]].
Through 2021, Henderson Scout Reservation, in Maryland NY, was the scout summer camp for the Council. In March 2022, the Council announced the camp would be closed and sold.<ref>Utica Observer-Dispatch, March 15, 2022</ref> The camp had opened in 1948 when the Otschodela Council BSA moved from a location on Otsego Lake to Crumhorn Mountain.<ref>Oneonta Daily Star, March 29, 2022</ref><ref>Oneonta Daily Star, June 15, 2018</ref> In 2022, the Council announced that it had partnered with [[Seneca Waterways Council]], headquartered in Rochester NY, to have [[Massawepie Scout Camp]], [[Tupper Lake (town), New York|Tupper Lake, NY]], be Leatherstocking Council's Scouts BSA summer camp provider.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camp Henderson Update 2022 &#124; Leatherstocking Council |url=https://www.leatherstockingcouncil.org/CampHenderson}}</ref>


;Camp Russell
Treks are tailored to the desires and needs of the crews going out, and menus are chosen by troops. Troops only need to bring personal equipment with them; the program supplies stoves, tents, water filtration, etc.
Opened in 1918 on White Lake, Woodhall NY, Camp Russell was operated jointly by the General Herkermer Council and the Upper Mohawk Council of Utica NY. In 1939 General Herkimer Council became the sole operator. Frank DiVito served on the camp staff from 1927 to 1999. The camp closed after the 2015 camping season and was sold two years later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camp Russell Boy Scouts Collection &#124; New York Heritage |url=https://nyheritage.org/collections/camp-russell-boy-scouts-collection}}</ref>


;Cedarlands Scout Reservation
===Rock climbing===
The Upper Mohawk Council acquired 5,500 acres in the Adirondack Town of Long Lake in 1964.<ref>Syracuse Post Standard, Nov. 26, 1964</ref> In 2002, the Council sold to New York State, for $2.3M (USD), an easement for off season recreational use of the property, called the Cedarlands Conservation Easement Tract.<ref>Adirondack Daily Enterprise, May 1, 2019</ref> Cedarlands was closed as a Scout summer camp in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-01-17 |title=CEDARLANDS SCOUT RESERVATION |url=http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs086/1106162504721/archive/1109061910948.html#LETTER.BLOCK15 |website=Scoutwire}}</ref> The property was listed for sale in 2015, but due in part to the conservation easement had not yet been sold as of early 2022 <ref>{{Cite news |last=Adcock |first=Jesse |date=2019-05-01 |title=4,000-plus acre Boy Scout Reservation set to be sold |work=Adirondack Daily Enterprise |url=https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/news/local-news/2019/05/4000-plus-acre-boy-scout-reservation-set-to-be-sold}}</ref>
CSR has a free-standing, permanent rock climbing wall. It is approximately thirty feet high and has a view of OA Mountain from the top platform. Scouts have the chance to earn the climbing merit badge at Cedarlands. Three walls are on camp property. One is the afore-mentioned free-standing wall, another twenty foot wall is attached to the side of a building and a portable twenty foot tower is usually on the property in the summer.


==Order of the Arrow==
A fifty foot climb/rappel overlooks Tupper Lake and is a half hour drive base camp. The Beer Walls at Keene Valley offer advanced climbing with routes ranging from a 5.3 to 5.11. A {{convert|150|ft|m|0|sing=on}} rappel is also available if Scouts show an interest. The off-camp climbs are generally offered only to the climbing merit badge Scouts and High Adventure participants.
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The [[Order of the Arrow]] is represented by the Ohkwaliha·Ká Lodge. The lodge supports the camping programs of the Revolutionary Trails Council through camp promotions, camp service weekends and positive leadership.


===Food===
==Notes==
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Food at CSR is prepared by the troops. A fully functioning commissary is on the premises. Here Scouts pick up food supplies before each meal. Menus run the gamut from pancakes and donuts for breakfast, to hamburgers and tacos for lunch, to chicken and rice and beef stew at dinner. Staples like peanut butter and jelly, dish detergent and paper towels are picked up at the commissary, as well. The patrol method is stressed at Cedarlands through meal preparation and clean-up, as well as through other activities during the week.
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===Special programs===
==External links==
* {{url|https://www.leatherstockingcouncil.org|Leatherstocking Council Web Site}}
*Pathfinder Program - designed for new Scouts to reach First Class.
*Leave No Trace Trainer Course- CSR has on staff, a master Leave No Trace trainer for those interested in becoming a Leave No Trace Trainer.
*Open Rock Climbing & Troop climbing
*Troop shoot & Open Archery and Rifle shooting
*Order of the Arrow - a call out ceremony on Friday night and service projects throughout the week.
*BSA lifeguard, Kayaking, and snorkeling - free of charge to any Scout who meets age requirements. (BSA lifeguard classes are limited to a size of 4 scouts per week, due to the small size of the waterfront staff)
*Camp-wide Games - offered in the evenings these are to stress the patrol method.
*Challenging bike treks - these trips can last nearly four hours. Trips go around Lake McRorie. There is single track and road biking led by camp staff.
*Mountain Trails- Take your Troop or Patrol on a hike on one (or all) of our 3 mountain trails. All three of the trails have spectacular views if the Adirondacks.
*Two weekly campfires

===Merit badges===
Merit Badges offered include:

*Archeology
*Backpacking
*Camping (Eagle required badge)
*Canoing
*Climbing
*Cooking
*Environmental Science (Eagle required badge)
*Fish and Wildlife management
*Fishing
*First Aid (Eagle required badge)
*Forestry
*Hiking (Eagle required badge)
*Indian Lore
*Lifesaving (Eagle required badge)
*Mammal Study
*Nature
*Orienteering
*Pioneering
*Rifle Shooting
*Rowing
*Small Boat Sailing
*Shotgun Shooting
*Soil and Water Conservation
*Swimming (Eagle required badge)
*Weather
*Wilderness Survival

==See also==
*[[Scouting in New York]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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{{Scoutorg BSA}}
==External links==
{{Scouting}}
*[http://www.adkventures.org/cedarlands_scout_reservation.htm Cedarlands Scout Reservation]


[[Category:Local councils of the Boy Scouts of America]]
[[Category:Boy Scout councils in New York (state)]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Utica, New York]]

Latest revision as of 03:14, 15 June 2024

Leatherstocking Council (#400)
OwnerBoy Scouts of America
HeadquartersUtica, New York
CountryUnited States
Founded2016
Website
leatherstockingcouncil.org
 Scouting portal

Leatherstocking Council is the Boy Scouts of America council which serves Herkimer, Oneida, Schoharie, and Madison counties as well as part of Hamilton, Otsego, Delaware and Lewis counties in the state of New York.

History

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In 1928 the Oneonta Council (#393) was formed, changing its name to the Otsego and Schoharie Counties Council (#393) in 1924. Otsego and Schoharie Counties changed its name to the Otsego-Schoharie Area Council (#393) in 1925.[a]

In 1924 the Delaware County Council (#407) was formed. Delaware County merged into Otsego-Schoharie (#393) in 1926. In 1927 Otsego-Schoharie (#393) changed its name to OtSchoDela Council (#393) in 1927.[a]

In 1922 the Oneida Council (#389) was formed changing its name to the Madison County Council (#389) in 1923.[a]

In 1916 the Rome Council (#398) was formed. In 1919 the Sherrill Council (#400) was formed, merging into the Rome Council in 1925. In 1929, the Rome Council changed its name to the Fort Stanwix Council (#398) in 1929.[a]

In 1915 the Utica Council (#406) was formed changing its name to the Upper Mohawk Council (#406) in 1937.[a]

In 1968 the Madison County (#389) and Fort Stanwix (#398) councils merged to become the Iroquois Council (#395). In 1981, the Iroquois (#395) and Upper Mohawk (#406) councils merged to become the Land of the Oneidas Council (#395).[a]

The first Herkimer County Council was formed in 1919, merging into the Utica Council (#406). In 1928 the Herkimer County Council (#400) was formed, changing its name to the General Herkimer Council (#400) in 1934.[a]

In 2001, the Land of the Oneidas (#395) and General Herkimer (#400) councils merged, forming the Revolutionary Trails Council.[a] In 2016, the Revolutionary Trails and Otschodela Councils (#393) merged to form the Leatherstocking Council (#400).[1][2]

Organization

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The current council is divided into three districts:[3]

  • Powderhorn District
  • Adirondack District
  • Susquehanna Headwaters District

Camps

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Camp Kingsley

The Leatherstocking Council owns and operates Camp Kingsley in Ava, NY for its summer Cub Scout program and off season camping by Scouts.[4]

Henderson Scout Reservation

Through 2021, Henderson Scout Reservation, in Maryland NY, was the scout summer camp for the Council. In March 2022, the Council announced the camp would be closed and sold.[5] The camp had opened in 1948 when the Otschodela Council BSA moved from a location on Otsego Lake to Crumhorn Mountain.[6][7] In 2022, the Council announced that it had partnered with Seneca Waterways Council, headquartered in Rochester NY, to have Massawepie Scout Camp, Tupper Lake, NY, be Leatherstocking Council's Scouts BSA summer camp provider.[8]

Camp Russell

Opened in 1918 on White Lake, Woodhall NY, Camp Russell was operated jointly by the General Herkermer Council and the Upper Mohawk Council of Utica NY. In 1939 General Herkimer Council became the sole operator. Frank DiVito served on the camp staff from 1927 to 1999. The camp closed after the 2015 camping season and was sold two years later.[9]

Cedarlands Scout Reservation

The Upper Mohawk Council acquired 5,500 acres in the Adirondack Town of Long Lake in 1964.[10] In 2002, the Council sold to New York State, for $2.3M (USD), an easement for off season recreational use of the property, called the Cedarlands Conservation Easement Tract.[11] Cedarlands was closed as a Scout summer camp in 2012.[12] The property was listed for sale in 2015, but due in part to the conservation easement had not yet been sold as of early 2022 [13]

Order of the Arrow

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Ohkwaliha·Ká Lodge
Leatherstocking Council Lodge Flap
Website
http://www.oalodge34.org

The Order of the Arrow is represented by the Ohkwaliha·Ká Lodge. The lodge supports the camping programs of the Revolutionary Trails Council through camp promotions, camp service weekends and positive leadership.

Notes

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  1. Hook, James; Franck, Dave; Austin, Steve (1982). An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation.
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References

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  1. ^ "Local Boy Scout councils to merge". Times Telegram. 2015-11-17.
  2. ^ "About the Council". Leatherstocking Council. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  3. ^ "Our Districts". Boy Scouts of America Leatherstocking Council. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Cub Scout Summer Adventure Camp | Leatherstocking Council".
  5. ^ Utica Observer-Dispatch, March 15, 2022
  6. ^ Oneonta Daily Star, March 29, 2022
  7. ^ Oneonta Daily Star, June 15, 2018
  8. ^ "Camp Henderson Update 2022 | Leatherstocking Council".
  9. ^ "Camp Russell Boy Scouts Collection | New York Heritage".
  10. ^ Syracuse Post Standard, Nov. 26, 1964
  11. ^ Adirondack Daily Enterprise, May 1, 2019
  12. ^ "CEDARLANDS SCOUT RESERVATION". Scoutwire. 2012-01-17.
  13. ^ Adcock, Jesse (2019-05-01). "4,000-plus acre Boy Scout Reservation set to be sold". Adirondack Daily Enterprise.
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