Scout Opportunities - Sacramento area

  Picking up where we left off in September, we will caravan into the Bufferlands to get close to our access area. We will continue to move downstream and/or upstream along Morrison Creek. This event is weather dependent. 👉🏽 Join us as we continue our collaboration with EGAT, River City Waterway Alliance (RCWA) and Sacramento Area Sewer District to clean up the Bufferlands. Sunday’s event continues our efforts to address the trash and debris buildup at Sac Sewer’s Bufferlands ecosystem. https://www.regionalsan.com/bufferlands Have you heard of this beautiful ecosystem? Fed by several creeks, the Bufferlands can also become a graveyard for trash and debris washed down from upstream storm water systems and encampments. This event is our 12th in a series of cleanups (5th this year), and our goal is to remove as much trash from the Bufferlands and promote efforts to prevent trash from entering the ecosystem in the future. Please arrive *prior* to 9:00 am. The best place to meet w...

  Register here:  https://apps.arpf.org/volunteer-opportunities?VO=624 Join the  River District  or a Clean-Up on the Parkway at Township 9 Park! Please arrive by 8:50am to sign in and receive a safety briefing. Volunteers will head out to clean by 9:10am. This  clean-up is all ages ARPF provides trash bags, gloves, water, and a light snack.    Where to meet:  Meet in the parking lot and together you will walk into the Parkway. What to wear:  sturdy/comfortable closed-toe shoes, hat, long pants, long-sleeves, gloves, sunscreen, & bug spray. What to bring:  Water! Take breaks & learn the signs of heat exhaustion.

 

 

  Merit Badge Saturday October 26, 2024 8 am to 5 pm Register here:  https://scoutingevent.com/047-PXMeritBadge Dry Creek Ranch House 6852 Dry Creek Rd, Rio Linda, CA 95673 Bring your own chair, lunch, snacks, and drinks Cost – $5 Merit Badges • First Aid (must be 1st Class) • Citizenship in the Nation • Sustainability • Emergency Preparation • Personal Fitness • Basketry (+$10 for materials) • Disability Awareness • Pet Care (Some merit badges will require additional work outside of this event to complete. It will be up to the Scout to coordinate with the counselor to complete the merit badge requirements.) Questions: Steve Carter pg5577@gmail.com 916-813-3778 Schedule Emergency Preparedness one full day session 08:30 – 12:30 and 13:00 – 17:00 Citizenship in the Nation two ½ day sessions 08:30 – 12:30 13:00 – 17:00 First Aid (must be 1st Class, bring book to verify) One ½ day session 08:30 – 12:30 Sustainability – One ½ day session 08:30 – 12:30 Personal Fitness – One ½ day s...

  Scout Boardgaming Ella K. McClatchy Library 2112 22nd St, Sacramento, CA 95818 (22nd St between U and V Streets) Community Meeting Room upstairs   3pm- 5:30pm   Friday October 18th Friday October 25th * All Scouts and Scouters invited! This is NOT a requirement for the Game Design Merit Badge. This is an optional extra, for fun and to learn about a variety of game mechanics, so we can design more interesting games ourselves for the Merit Badge. Join the Google Classroom for this boardgaming series. Join code:  daiawds This is where we'll discuss which games to play, and watch “How to Play” videos beforehand, so it'll be quicker to learn and play day-of. Local Scouts, please walk, scooter, or bike together to the library after school. Miwok Middle students, meet at the bike racks after school. If you are walking/rolling from another school, please let me know [sonyahendren@hotmail.com, or post in the Google Classroom] where other scouts should meet you, so I ca...