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BSA National Guide to Safe Scouting
BSA National Order of the Arrow
BSA National Scouting Museum
BSA Official Retail Scout Gear
BSA On Belay Climbing Programs
BSA Online e-Learning Center: Hazardous Weather
BSA Online e-Learning Center: Safe Swim Defense
BSA Online e-Learning Center: Safety Afloat
BSA Online e-Learning Center: Youth Protection Training
BSA Order of the Arrow
BSA Order of the Arrow Insignia
BSA Order of the Arrow National Office
BSA Order of the Arrow Sections List
BSA Order of the Arrow Ta Tanka Lodge
BSA Order of the Arrow Trading Post
BSA Order of the Arrow Western Region
BSA Rank Requirement Changes for 2008
BSA Scout Camps
BSA Scouting Magazine

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and obtain your member ID number either from your membership card or
from the BSA website.

Council Resources

SGV Council
SGV Council Eagle Scout Portraits
SGV Council Eagle Scout Association
SGV Council High Adventure Training
SGV Council Universal Training Application Form

Valle Del Sol District
Tri-Council Wood Badge

Other Scouting Resources

Baden-Powell Home Page
Baden-Powell Library
Baden-Powell Photo Gallery
Boy Scout Ranks
Class B Custom t-Shirts
Eagle Scout Leadership Service Project Workbook
Eagle Scout Website
Los Angeles Area Council High Adventure Team
Merit Badge Research Center
PatchTown.com Alternative Patrol Patches
Scout YouTube
Scout Dictionary
Scout Knowledge
Scout Skits
Scout Songs
Scouter Clip Art Library
Scouter Network
Scoutorama
The Patch Place
US Scouting Service Project
Wood Badge Leadership Training
World Organization of the Scouting Movement
World Scout Shop Online

iPhone & iPod Apps

Backpacking Checklist
Bicycle Blinker
BSA Boy Scout Handbook
Camping Checklist
CoPilot Live North America
DayHikeGear
First Aid Pocket Guide
GPS Rockclimbing Guide
iBook Boy Scout Handbook
iFirstAid
iMapMyRide+
Lethal Threat Assessment
MedVideo First Aid
Mobile Maps
Pocket First Aid and CPR
Police Scanner
ScareBear Trail Companion
Trail Guru

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Backcountry Media

Real-Time Alerts

AOL Weather
Geospatial Multi-Agency Coordination Wildfire Maps
Highway Conditions
Lightening Alerts
Los Angeles County Realtime Rainfall Data
Los Angeles County Road Closures (Area 5)
MSN Weather
NASA Earth Observatory
NASA Real Time Weather Satellite Images
NASA Current Sunspot Activity
National Weather Service
NOAA National Weather Service
NOAA Mesonet Weather Information for North America
Real Time Weather Data
US Forest Service Current Fire Restrictions
Weather Underground
Yahoo Weather

Interactive Tools

Animated Knot Tying Library
Backpack Gear Weight Calculator
Code Translator (Semaphore, Morse Code, Braille, ASL, ASCII, Flags)
Google Maps
Ground-to-Air Wilderness Survival Signals
Interactive Skyline Summit Identification System
MapQuest Maps & Directions
NOAA Compass Declination Computer
Scoutlas Mapmaker

Topographic Maps

Delorme
Local Hikes
MapTech
National Geographic Maps
National Geographic Maps Topo Explorer
Tom Harrison Maps
TopoZone
Wilderness Press

YouTube Backcountry Clips

Avoiding & Treating Hypothermia
Axes and Their Uses
Edible Wild Plants
Emergency Repairs on the Trail
Ferrocerium Rod Fire Starters
Filleting a Fish
Firestarting
Firestarting Methods
Firestarting with Steel Wool and a Battery
Good vs Bad Folding Knives
Hands Free Camp Sink
Hydration System Cleaning
Hydration System Storage
Knife Sharpening Techniques
Lightweight Solo First Aid Kit
Planning & Preparing Backpacking Meals
Scariest Hiking Trail in the World
Selecting Socks for Hiking
Skewer-Roasted Fish
Smellables
Snares & Traps
Survival Whistle from a Tin Can
Survival Whistle from Willow
Trekking Poles
Ultralight Backpacking Gear
Using a Water Filter
Making Wooden Utensils

Outdoor Podcasts

Backpacking Light
Boy Scout Podcasts
BSA Podcasts
Kids Mobile Scoutcasts
The Outdoors Station
Practical Backpacking
Wilderness Audio Journal

Backcountry Information

Government Websites

Adventure Pass Information
Angeles National Forest
California Campfire Permits, National Forest Service
California Department of Fish and Game
California State Parks
Local Adventure Pass Vendors
Public Lands Interactive Visitor Center
State of Calif Dept of Boating and Waterways
US Forest Service Adventure Passes Online
US Forest Service Angeles National Forest
US Geological Survey
US National Forest Campground Guide

Other Backcountry Websites

Back Country Attitude
Backpacker Magazine (Award-Winning Website)
Backpacking Light
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages (GORP)
John Muir Trail
Leave No Trace
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Oh, Ranger (American Parks Network)
Outside Magazine
Peakbagger
Sierra Club Angeles Chapter
Slackpackers Guide
Summit Post
The Trailmaster
Wilderness Medicine Newsletter
Wilderness Survival Skills
Wildernet Outdoor Recreation
Wildlife Waystation
Your Hikes

Outdoor Articles

Alcohol Stoves
Bad Back
Backcountry Cold Weather Survival
Backpack and Wilderness Angling
Bear Attacks and the Value of Pepper Spray
Bear Safety
Camping Gear Repair
Cold Weather Camping
First Aid For Hiking
How to Make a Solar Compass
Lightening the Load
Selection of Warm Clothes
Simple Snares for Survival
Snow Cave Basics
Solo Backpacking Safety
Trekking Poles
Winter Weekend Hiking

Camping Recipes

Backpacking Chef
Backpacking Recipes
Boy Scouts' Foil-Cooking Cookbook
Coleman Camping Recipes
NetWoods Virtual Campsite Recipes
Northeastern Ohio Backpacking Club Recipes
Wild Backpacker Outdoor High Adventure Backpacking Recipes
Scoutorama Camping Recipes
US Scouting Service Project Outdoor Cook Book Library
Word Press Backpacking Recipes

All links on this page were last checked as of 05/01/2011.
Thank you to Kevin T., Troop Webmaster.