Editing Scouting in Utah

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'''Scouting in Utah''' has a long history,<ref>{{citation |first= Lynn |last= Arave |date= 2003-07-10 |title= Scouting celebrates rich anniversary |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/995768/Scouting-celebrates-rich-anniversary.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150904101928/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/995768/Scouting-celebrates-rich-anniversary.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= September 4, 2015 |newspaper= [[Deseret News]]|access-date=2012-05-03}}</ref> from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
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==History==
The first known Boy Scout Troop was the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]] Troop One led by Reverend Rice, a missionary to [[Utah]]. This troop assembled in 1907 and continued their meetings and camp-outs through 1910.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.saltlakescouts.org/programs/relationships-scouting-is-for-everyone/faith-based-partners/protestant/episcopalian| title = Relationships}}</ref> The second known Boy Scout Troop got its start in Logan, Utah in 1910.<ref>{{citation |title= History of the Boy Scout movement in the Cache Valley Council area: 1909-1928 |first= Victor |last= Lindblad |year= 1971 |oclc= 6715476 |page= {{Page needed|date=October 2011}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= Kristen |last= Moulton |date= 13 March 2010 |title= Century-old Boy Scout troop in Logan celebrates longevity |url= http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=14671254&itype=NGPSID |newspaper= [[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |access-date=2012-05-03}}</ref>

On May 21, 1913, [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]' 15-month-old "[[Young Men (organization)|Mutual Improvement Association Scout]]" program was officially invited to join the [[Boy Scouts of America]].<ref>{{cite news |first= Jason |last= Swensen |date= 27 February 2010 |title= Scouting reaches its centennial anniversary: Church has partnered with the BSA since its early years |url= https://www.thechurchnews.com/archive/2010-02-27/scouting-reaches-its-centennial-anniversary-35162 |newspaper= [[Church News]] |publisher= LDS Church |access-date=2012-05-03}}</ref>  This started the first widespread movement in Utah Scouting.  By 1928, the LDS Church had designated Scouting as the official activity program for its young men.

In 1916, the [[Logan Council]] (#588) was formed. It changed its name to the [[Cache Valley Council]] (#588) in 1922, changing it again in 1924 to [[Cache Valley Area Council]] (#588). In 1919, the [[Ogden Council]] (#589) was formed. It changed its name to the [[Ogden Gateway Area Council]] (#589) in 1922, changing it again in 1934 to [[Ogden Area Council]] (#589). In 1951, the Ogden Area Council changed its name [[Lake Bonneville Council]] (#589).<ref name="Franck"/>

In 1920, Ogden Council Scout Executive, [[G.A. Goates]], led 85 boys and Scoutmasters on a 14-day hike through [[Yellowstone National Park]]. According to the [[Department of the Interior]], 3,800 feet of motion picture film was taken of the trip.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maintour.com/utah/scout_camps.htm |title=Scout Camp Adventures in Utah |publisher=MainTour.com |date=November 28, 2015 |access-date=November 29, 2015}}</ref>

In 1916, the [[Salt Lake City Council]] (#590) was formed. It changed its name to the [[Salt Lake and South Davis Counties Council]]  (#590) in 1926, changing it again in 1926 to [[Salt Lake City Area Council]] (#590). In 1951 it changed its name to [[Great Salt Lake Council]] (#590). In 1921, the [[Utah County Council]] (#591) was formed. In 1922 it changed its name to the [[Timpanagos Area Council]] (#591). In 1924, the [[Zion National Park Council]] (#670) was formed. In 1930 it merged with Timpanagos Area Council. In 1924, the [[Bryce Canyon Council]] (#671) was formed. In 1936 it merged with Timpanagos Area Council to become the [[Utah National Parks Council]] (#591).<ref name="Franck">{{cite book |last1=Hook|first1=James |last2=Franck |first2=Dave|last3=Austin|first3=Steve |year=1982 |title=An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation |url=https://www.angelfire.com/tx6/patch/cspbook.html}}</ref>

Until its withdrawal in 2019, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints remained a major sponsor of Scouting in Utah,<ref>{{cite news |first= Kristen |last= Moulton |date= 24 February 2010 |title= From Great Britain to Great Basin: A brief look at history of Scouting |url= http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=14464125&itype=NGPSID |newspaper= [[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |access-date=2012-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Church to End Relationship with Scouting; Announces New Activity Program for Children and Youth - Church News and Events|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/church-to-end-relationship-with-scouting-announces-new-activity-program-for-children-and-youth?lang=eng|access-date=2020-06-17|website=www.churchofjesuschrist.org}}</ref> however churches of other faiths, and other non-profit organizations continue to be sponsors of Utah Scouting programs.  Most, if not all troops welcome those of all faiths to their program.

Until 1993, the Lake Bonneville Council and Cache Valley Council covered northern Utah. Those councils merged with the [[Jim Bridger Council]] (#639) to become the [[Trapper Trails Council]]. Along with the Great Salt Lake Council of central Utah and the [[Utah National Parks Council]] of southern Utah, the Trapper Trails Council became part of the [[Crossroads of the West Council]] (#590) in 2020 following the withdrawal of the LDS Church from scouting.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The LDS effect: Utah's Boy Scout councils will merge as their numbers slide|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/03/10/boy-scout-councils-utah/|access-date=2020-06-17|website=The Salt Lake Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Snake River Council]] served Scouts in [[Idaho]] and [[Nevada]], as well as Utah, prior to its merger into the [[Mountain West Council]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Snake River Council|url=http://www.snakerivercouncil.org/|access-date=2012-05-03}}</ref><ref name="Stephenson">{{cite news|url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2020/03/10/boy-scout-councils-utah/|title=The LDS effect: Utah's Boy Scout councils will merge as their numbers slide|last=Stephenson|first=Kathy|newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|location=Salt Lake City|date=10 Mar 2020|access-date=6 Apr 2020}}</ref>

==Boy Scouts of America in Utah today==
Utah and adjacent parts of Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming are currently served by Scouts BSA's [[Crossroads of the West Council]].

=== Crossroads of the West Council ===
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Crossroads of the West Council serves Scouts in Utah and adjacent areas of Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming, and Idaho.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Region and Area Maps|url=https://www.scouting.org/outdoor-programs/properties/region-and-area-maps/|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Boy Scouts of America|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=District Boundary Map|url=https://www.utahscouts.org/files/31952/district-boundaries.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124092651/https://www.utahscouts.org/files/31952/district-boundaries.pdf |archive-date=2021-01-24 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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*Old Ephrain District (1) – Idaho: Franklin, Bear Lake Counties; Utah: Box Elder, Cache, Rich Counties
*Weber Rapids District (2) – Weber County; Morgan County
*Jim Bridger District (3) – Wyoming: Lincoln, Uinta, Sublette, Sweetwater Counties; Utah: Daggett County
*Thurston Peak District (4) – Davis County
*Oquirrh Mountain District (5) – Salt Lake County (West of I-15 minus Draper and Sandy); Tooele County
*Wasatch Peaks District (6) – Salt Lake County (East of I-15 including Draper and Sandy); Summit County
*Timpanogos District (7) Utah County North (Orem and all cities north); Wasatch, Duchesne, Uintah Counties
*Silver Sage District (8) – Utah County South (Provo and all cities south); Juab, Carbon, Emery, Grand, San Juan Counties
*Spanish Trails District (9) – Sanpete, Millard, Sevier, Beaver, Piute, Wayne, Iron, Garfield, Washington, and Kane Counties in Utah, Lincoln County in Nevada, the Arizona Strip{{div col end}}

===Great Southwest Council===
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The '''Great Southwest Council''' of BSA is headquartered in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], and provides [[Scouting]] to youth in northern New Mexico, northeast Arizona, Utah south of the [[San Juan River (Colorado River tributary)|San Juan River]], and the [[Durango]] and [[Mesa Verde]] areas of Colorado.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Great Southwest Council |url=http://www.doubleknot.com/openrosters/view_homepage.asp?orgkey=45 |access-date=2012-05-03}}</ref>
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==Girl Scouting in Utah==
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Two [[Girl Scouts of the USA|Girl Scout]] councils serve Utah.

===History===

Girl Scouting in Utah started in 1920 in [[Ogden, Utah]] and the first troops registered in Salt Lake City in 1921.  In 1961 the current major council in Utah, Girl Scouts of Utah, was founded by the merging of several smaller councils.

===Girl Scouts-Arizona Cactus-Pine Council===

In Utah, [[Scouting in Arizona|Girl Scouts-Arizona]] Cactus-Pine Council, headquartered in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], serves girls living on the [[Navajo Nation]] in southern Utah.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Girl Scouts-Arizona |url=http://www.girlscoutsaz.org |access-date=2012-05-03}}</ref>

===Girl Scouts of Utah===

Girl Scouts of Utah, headquartered in [[Salt Lake City]], serves over 9,000 girls in Utah and [[West Wendover, Nevada]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Girl Scouts of Utah |url=http://www.gsutah.org |access-date=2012-05-03}}</ref>

;Service Centers:
*Northern Utah Service Center in [[Riverdale, Utah]]
*Central Utah Service Center in [[Orem, Utah]]

;Camps
*Camp Cloud Rim is {{convert|27|acre|km2}} at over {{convert|9000|ft|m}} by Lake Brimhall in the [[Wasatch Mountains]] near [[Park City, Utah]].   It was built by the Utah [[Works Progress Administration]] in the early 1930s. Originally named Camp Pinar, it was renamed to Camp Cloud Rim in 1937.  The Lodge was destroyed by fire in 1992 but rebuilt and named the Janet Quinney Lawson Lodge. The new lodge was dedicated on August 14, 1999, and Janet Quinney Lawson was in attendance for the ceremony.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Palmer |first=Douglas |date=August 14, 1999 |title=Girl Scouts dedicating new $3 million lodge |work=The Deseret News |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/712553/Girl-Scouts-dedicating-new-3-million-lodge.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904101928/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/712553/Girl-Scouts-dedicating-new-3-million-lodge.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |access-date=30 April 2013}}</ref> In 2013, the Girl Scouts of Utah council officially bought 236 acres of land just south of Cloud Rim from Silver Islet Lake Partners. The land has a conservation easement on all but 18 acres, so the Girl Scouts plan to build some rustic cabins, but will mostly preserve the land.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Donoghue |first=Amy Joi |date=January 5, 2013 |title=Utah Girl Scouts complete historic land purchase, preserving neighboring open space |work=The Deseret News |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865570033/Utah-Girl-Scouts-complete-historic-land-purchase-preserving-neighboring-open-space.html?pg=all |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130110163109/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865570033/Utah-Girl-Scouts-complete-historic-land-purchase-preserving-neighboring-open-space.html?pg=all |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 10, 2013 |access-date=30 April 2013}}</ref> 
*Trefoil Ranch is {{convert|123|acre|km2}} near Provo, Utah.  It was built in 1943 by volunteers. In 2002, a new lodge was built and dedicated in 2003 featuring new restrooms, a classroom facility, and a new showerhouse.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trefoil Ranch History |url=http://www.gsutah.org/programs-events/camp/trefoil-ranch/trefoil-history.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618095900/http://www.gsutah.org/programs-events/camp/trefoil-ranch/trefoil-history.php |archive-date=18 June 2013 |access-date=30 April 2013 |publisher=Girl Scouts of Utah}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Utah}}
*[[Operation On-Target]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book |last= Boren |first= Kerry Ross |year= 2008 |title= Lest We Forget: A Historical Review of the Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America |publisher= BSA Great Salt Lake Council | isbn = }}
*{{cite news |last1=Swenson |first1=Jason |title= Scouting reaches its centennial anniversary |url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/archives/2010-02-27/scouting-reaches-its-centennial-anniversary-66547 |work=Church News |publisher=Deseret News |date=2010-02-27}}

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