Its time to head into the woods! Timber Camp is an opportunity for Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scout Youth to spend a weekend in the woods at beautiful Camp Sequoyah making progress towards earning the Forestry, Pulp and Paper, Soil and Water Conservation, and Orienteering Merit Badges as well as make progress towards earning the Paul Bunyan Award.
Our team of counselors and instructors will ensure that Scouts have an excellent experience learning navigational skills in addition to learning about forest management practices, conservation topics, and the role forests play in our society.
All participants will have the chance to fish beautiful Lake Cross in the late afternoon after the conservation project and on Sunday morning after the Scouts Own worship service. There is a supply of fishing gear at camp if you don’t have your own gear or wish to simplify your packing and not bring your own.
Who can attend?Timber Camp is open to all Scouts BSA Troops, Venturing Crews, and Sea Scout Ships. Both units from the Greater Alabama Council and out-of-council units are welcome to attend. This event is open only to Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Sea Scouting youth and leaders only. Timber Camp is available to the first fifty (50) Scouts who register.
The base event fees for Timber Camp 2024 includes four meals, two cracker barrels, program supplies, insurance, and a patch. The fees are:
Youth: $45
Adult: $20
Staff: $15
Participants must bring sturdy work gloves (it is advisable to break-in leather gloves before coming to camp), sturdy boots such as hiking or work boots, some type of pants such as jeans or dungarees, their pocket knife, and their Totin’ Chip, or proof of having earned it. In addition to the pre-requisites listed in the 2024 Information Guide, Participants are also encouraged to bring with them a copy of the Forestry, Pulp and Paper, Soil and Water Conservation, and Orienteering Merit Badge pamphlets for reference purposes.
Participants are welcome to bring with them lopping shears, camp saws, properly sheathed axe or hatchet, or other tools that would be useful on the conservation project (project details TBD, but could include trail maintenance, shoreline clearing, or trail building). For more details, see the Information guide for the event.
