The following web sites are ones that I have created and maintain. I hope that what I have done helps you become more knowledgeable in scouting and conservation for the benefit of our youth.
Quick links to popular pages
- Tips from the Trenches
- Keeping Informed
- Venturing Uniform & Patch Placement
- Examples of Venturing Bylaws
- Venturing Ceremonies
- Venturing Super-Activity Planning
- Venturing Awards Star
- Outdoor Tips for Female Scouters
- Venturing Conservation Awards
- Venturing Resource Links
- Frequently Asked Questions
- News from Crews
- History of Venturing and Venturing Mentors
- The Venturing Corps of Discovery is a grassroots movement to form a servant leadership society within Venturing that Joe Garrett and I are doing our best to promote by inducting many of the young adults we come in contact with through our Kodiak whitewater treks.
- The Eagle Scout Medals
- The Eagle Badge 1924 - 2012
- Boy Scout Cloth Rank Badges 1913 - 1925
- First Class Scoutmaster Badges 1911 - 1969
- Scouting's First Ranger Award 1944 - 1949
- Did you know? (various facts about scouting history)
- Illustrated History of BSA Square Knot Evolution and Private Issues by George Crowl
- Cub Scout & Den Mother Badges 1930 - 2010
- Silver Outranks Gold
- National & Private Issue Venturing Badges
- Scout Leader Pins by George Crowl
- Die Cut Rank Badges
- Commissioner Badges 1911 - 2010
- Venturing Square Knots
- Venturing Patches
- The Hiker's Patch Blanket - Patches that I designed
- Certificates for Recognition - Personalized scout certificates
- Centenary of Scouting
- Year of the Scout, 1982-1983
- Scout Coins from various countries
- Miscellaneous coin items
- Coin Collecting Merit Badges, 1938-present
- Good Luck Tokens (primarily good luck swastika tokens)
- As a long time scouter who has enjoyed hiking, I have acquired many patches and am now making them available at discount prices.
Venturing Magazine
www.venturingmag.org
Joe Garrett and I have taken over the site and plan to bring you bi-monthly updates.
International Scouting Museum, Las Vegas
www.worldscoutingmuseum.org
San Gabriel Mountains Regional Conservancy
www.sgmrc.org
Glendora Community Conservancy
www.glendoraconservancy.org
Clip art that I have drawn or created and am making available to other scouters.
With the splitting of Old Baldy Council, Navajo Lodge is no longer but I am keeping the history that Bill Woodward maintained for the lodge. The lodge web site was a 2004 NOAC Honor Site recipient.
Venturing Crews I work with:
Over two million page views on sageventure.com since the beginning of 2004.
If you have a question or additional information, please feel free to e-mail Craig Murray at TheHiker@SageVenture.com.