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GENERAL
Roundtable Mtg Thurs. 9/3 via ZOOM!
Recruitment Season - Invite a Friend!
CA Coastal Clean-up Saturday 9/19
Trading Post Open Saturdays!
Fall Unit Leader Training Sessions
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CUB SCOUTS
Webelos Woods Weekend
Camping Connection Adventure Wknd
SCOUTS BSA & VENTURING
5th annual Tamarancho Fall Camporee
Climbing MB Fridays at Gravity Vault
Marin-Sierra High Adventure for 2027
| | Council Roundtable --- 7:30pm Thursday, September 3 | | |
Unit leaders, don't forget to assign someone from your Pack, Troop or Crew to attend our first monthly Roundtable meeting of the new school year! This regular monthly meeting is a great opportunity to receive important Council news for the Fall 2026 events, plus camaraderie with experienced Scouting leaders in Marin! Thanks for your participation and support!
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Last Call for Webelos Woods Weekend --- Register TODAY
September 5-6 at Marin-Sierra
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Webelos Woods is for incoming Webelos I and II (Arrow of LIght) Scouts, and their parent or adult guardian/partner. This camp is an opportunity to work on Webelos-specific advancement activities in the beautiful setting of Camp Marin-Sierra. Webelos are led and mentored by Marin Scouts BSA and Venturing BSA youth on staff. This is truly a chance for the younger Scouts to develop skills and sportsmanship in a fun environment, and be inspired by the promise of advancing to the next level of Scouting. This event is limited to just 72 Webelos youth and their adult partners. Register HERE now!
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Annual Labor Day Weekend Volunteer Work Party
September 4-7 at Marin-Sierra
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It takes a lot of effort to make the necessary seasonal changes to our amazing Sierra property while adjusting from Summer Camp use to off-season preparedness. Come up with your adult volunteers and Scout youth (13 or older) to help out for any part of the holiday wknd and camp for free with all meals provided! Ranger Jake will have several important projects including trailwork and campsite maintenance. Please contact Camp Director MJ by email to let us know how many will attend with your group so we can plan ahead for meals with Webelos Woods.
| | Fall is Recruitment Season for new Cubs and Scouts BSA Youth! | | |
The end-of-Summer back-to-school period and Fall season is a traditional time for highlighting new member recruiting, especially with our Cub Scout Packs and the local elementary schools. Scouting America reports that 59% of youth members polled were invited by a friend. Some units have already held invitational activities such a picnics and school nights. There are excellent resources available from the National website and by contacting your local support team Trish Ferenz (Cub Scouts, Exploring BSA) or MJ Andrews (Scouts BSA, Venturing BSA). Encourage your Scouts to become a Recruiter and earn the patch!
| | California Coastal Clean-Up --- Saturday September 19 | | |
It is that time of year again for the annual Coastal Cleanup across dozens of sites in Marin County alone, which need eager volunteers from 9am to 12noon on Saturday, September 19. The clean-up efforts are followed by a fun BBQ at the US Army Corps of Engineers' Bay Model in Sausalito for all participating volunteers.
Contact by email Margaret Farley, Marin Troop 50 Committee Chair and County Coastal Clean-Up Coordinator to reserve your site soon! Note that this activity fits in with the Scouting America initiative this year . . . "Scouting for Clean Waterways". This is a nationwide conservation program launched to encourage Scouting units to participate in clean-ups of waterways, including beaches.
| | Updated Trading Post Hours for Recruitment Season | | |
Your Marin Council Trading Post will be open on Saturday’s again this Fall from September 19 to October 24 only. The hour’s will be from 9am – 12noon while regular weekday hours remain 9:30am – 4:30pm. Stop by and we will help you with the uniform parts you need to get started and set up for the new school year and Scouting activities.
If you have not been to the Trading Post the address is:
225 West End Avenue, San Rafael, CA 94901
415.454.1081
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5th annual Scouts BSA Fall Camporee --- September 25-27
"The Search for Dead Heifer"
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Join Marin Scouts BSA Troops and Venturers! Register your
patrols of 5-to-8 Scouts to participate in tent camping,
campsite cooking, campfire program and much more! The theme this year is focused on the rustic side of Camp Tamarancho with hiking and backpacking skills, plus Leave No Trace awareness along the wilderness road to primitive Dead Heifer campsite.
Early arrival is on Friday evening with check-in 7pm-10pm. Program starts Saturday morning at 8am with regular check-in, an SPL meeting and opening flag ceremony. Program stations open for the morning and we hope to have some special group activities in the afternoon! Troops will then return to their campsites to prepare dinner. Afterward, we will gather together at 8pm for the glorious night hike tradition up White Hill and the evening crackerbarrel provided for all unit attendees and adult volunteers at Shady Bend campsite!
Sunday morning there will be an awards ceremony and packing out by 11am. More details from our Council Camping Committee will be announced in reply to your registration. Register your patrols today; space is limited!
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Cub Pack, Troop Leader and RangeMaster Trainings this FALL!
Every Scout Deserves a Trained Leader for Quality Programs!
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In addition to updating your "Safeguarding Youth" (Youth Protection) and "Hazardous Weather" trainings online, you should attend the following important sessions!
Cub Scout Leader-Specific Training --- Saturday morning, October 10 at Tamarancho; get trained while your Cubs enjoy the Camping Connection activities. Register Today!
Scout Leader (ScoutMaster & ASM) Position-Specific Training --- Saturday morning, September 26 at Bode Lodge, Tamarancho during Fall Camporee. Please register here!
BSA RangeMaster Training to volunteer for Archery, BB-gun, SlingShot & Tomahawk Range & Target Activities --- Sundays October 4 and 25 at Tamarancho. Register NOW!
| | Climbing MB Fridays --- October 2 & 9 at Gravity Vault | | |
This exciting two-part course held over two consecutive Fridays, October 2 & 9, is designed to help Scouts ages 13–17 complete all the requirements for the Climbing Merit Badge in a fun, safe, and hands-on environment. Under the guidance of Gravity Vault Marin instructors & Marin Council Climbing MB Counselor Josh Kimbrough, Scouts will complete all of the Climbing merit badge requirements through a mix of classroom learning and practical climbing instruction at Marin’s only indoor climbing gym. All necessary equipment is provided; just bring a snack, water bottle and a blue card with signed approval from your ScoutMaster. For more information or to register, please click on this link for a promotional flyer.
| | Camping Connection Overnight Adventure --- October 9-11 | | |
While the weather is still pleasant before the rainy season begins, come up to experience a great Cub Scout Camping adventure program to welcome back all our young Scouts and their newly-recruited friends for a fun Fall weekend of Scout activities outdoors at scenic Camp Tamarancho.
Cub Scouts and their adult partners will be organized into dens by Pack to patrol around camp and participate in 8 or more fun program areas. Register here today!
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Announcing our Summer Camp Weeks for Next Year
plus our new High Adventure Outpost Programs
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After another successful Summer improving on the excellent Scout programs and Camp traditions at Marin-Sierra, we are excited to announce plans for 2027, the camp's 77th year of operation! Many of our camp forms have already been updated and the Marin-Sierra webpage has all the exciting details to plan your best week ever at Scouts BSA resident camp! This annual Summer experience is critical to delivering the promise of adventure and the mission of Scouting America to our youth!
Choose your unit session for 2027:
Week #1: June 27 - July 3
Week #2: July 4 - 10
Week #3: July 11 - 17
Week #4: July 18 - 24
Click here to place your unit reservation at the best alpine Summer camp in California!
#AdventureOn #MayTheForestBeWithYou #ScoutMeIn
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Camp Marin-Sierra offers your Scouts several unique options to participate in a genuine High-Adventure program, thanks to our base location at 5400ft elevation in scenic Emigrant Gap, high on the Western Slope of the Sierra Nevada surrounded by the Tahoe National Forest. These programs are ideal for your older Scouts (age 13-20) to gain personal experience in a group setting beyond the usual Scouting merit badges and Summer Camp activities. Click here to explore Outpost options during our regular Summer Camp weeks or our Week #5 Pacific Crest Trek, an 8-day 50-miler backpacking expedition.
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Scouting in Marin, we are
. . . Prepared. For Life.
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At the Marin Council, we will continue to do our best to keep you informed of updates to our program calendar. We will also strive to highlight new ways for your family continue to enjoy and benefit from Scouting both at home and outdoors during these promising times.
Please check our Council website homepage regularly for the most current information and event calendar, and the frequent social media activity on our Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn pages below, as well as those fb pages for Camps Tamarancho & Marin-Sierra.
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