Orange County Council

Orange County Council (#039)
Orange County Council (#039)
Owner	Boy Scouts of America
Headquarters	Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center
Location	Orange County, California
Country	United States
Founded	1921
Membership	20,000
President	Russell Etzenhouser
Council Commissioner	Steve Bradley
Chairman of the Board	William Baker
	Website; ocbsa.org
	Scouting portal

Founded in 1920 as the Orange County Council,^[3] the council was formed by the merger of the North Orange Council (#037) and the Orange Empire Council (#039) in 1972. The North Orange Council was founded in 1944 as the Northern Orange County and changed its name to North Orange in 1965.^[4]

Orange County Council is one of the 20 largest councils by traditional membership in the nation. In 2008 it had over 40,000 youth members.^{[citation needed]}

Organization

Discontinued Districts

Ahwahnee District (realigned into El Capitan, Los Amigos and Orange Frontier districts effective August 1, 2008 ^[5]).
Santiago District (Merged into Rancho Del Mar)
Rancho del Mar District (split into Rancho San Joaquin and Del Mar Districts).
El Camino Real District (split into El Camino Real and Tiburon Districts).
Tiburon District (merged back into El Camino Real, 2017)
Del Mar District (realigned into Pacifica and Rancho San Joaquin Districts).
Los Amigos District (merged into Valencia District 2019).
Portola District (merged into Valencia District 2019).
Venturing District (2019)

Camps

Schoepe Scout Reservation at Lost Valley^[6] 33°21′21″N 116°34′21″W / 33.3557°N 116.5726°W / 33.3557; -116.5726 (Schoepe Scout Res)
Newport Sea Base^[7] on the Newport Harbor 33°37′02″N 117°55′08″W / 33.6172°N 117.9190°W / 33.6172; -117.9190 (Newport Scout Sea Base)
Oso Lake^[8]33°39′45″N 117°37′22″W / 33.6624°N 117.6228°W / 33.6624; -117.6228 (Oso Lake Scout Camp)
The Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center^[9] 33°48′09″N 117°45′15″W / 33.8024°N 117.7541°W / 33.8024; -117.7541

Former Council Camps

Camp RoKiLi, at Barton Flats (closed)
White's Landing (closed)
Rancho Las Flores at Camp Pendelton (closed)
Camp Myford, Irvine (closed)

Order of the Arrow

The Orange County Council's Order of the Arrow Lodge, Wiatava #13, was the home lodge of the National Chief of the Order of the Arrow, Evan Chaffee, in 2007.^[10]

References

^ "About". Orange County Council. Archived from the original on 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Key Three - Orange County Council Leadership Team". Orange County Council. Retrieved 2024-10-21.
^ "Orange County - 1910 to 1929". ocalmanac.com.
^ Hook, James; Franck, Dave; Austin, Steve (1982). An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation.
^ "ScoutWeek". 2008-02-08. Archived from the original on 2008-06-06.)
^ "Schoepe Scout Reservation at Lost Valley".
^ "Newport Sea Base".
^ "Oso Lake".
^ "Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center".
^ "Wiatava #13".

[1] "About". Orange County Council. Archived from the original on 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-10-21.

[key3-2] "Key Three - Orange County Council Leadership Team". Orange County Council. Retrieved 2024-10-21.

[3] "Orange County - 1910 to 1929". ocalmanac.com.

[CSP_Book-4] Hook, James; Franck, Dave; Austin, Steve (1982). An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation.

[5] "ScoutWeek". 2008-02-08. Archived from the original on 2008-06-06.)

[6] "Schoepe Scout Reservation at Lost Valley".

[7] "Newport Sea Base".

[8] "Oso Lake".

[9] "Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center".

[10] "Wiatava #13".

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