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USEFUL LINKS

Last Update October 6, 2006

Click Here to go to the TRAILS WEST COUNCIL Website
The new link for on-line training has been added to the council web site.   Just click on the on line training box on the left side of the page. 

 

Once you click on the www link, you will have to establish an account so that you can complete courses.  If you enter your ID #, the training records will automatically update.

 

The training on line offers: Youth Protection Guidelines for Adult leaders and parents, Aquatics Safety, including Safe Swim Defense and Safety Afloat, Cub & Boy Scout leader fast start, Venturing Advisor fast start and Crew Orientation.

 

Bob Smejkal
Council Program Director
Trails West Council B.S.A.

Scout Youth Protection Training
All adults associated with the Troop should take this training.

Scouting Related Adult Training
Guide to Safe Scouting
Fast Start Training
New Leader Training
Basic Leader Training
Leader Specific Training
Safe Swim Defense & Safety Afloat Training

 

Where to Buy Official BSA Scout Uniforms and Supplies
Boy Scouts of America on-line retail store
Trails West Council Office - Wood River, Illinois
A&R Paints and Crafts – Troy, Illinois

Merit Badge Resources
Merit Badge Information - MeritBadge.com

Scouting Organizations
Trails West Council Website
Okaw Valley Council Website
Greater St Louis Area Council (GSLAC) Website
BSA National Website
Kishkakon OA Lodge 112 Website

The Outing in Scouting – High Adventure!
Philmont Scout Ranch High Adventure
Florida Sea Base High Adventure
Boundary Waters High Adventure
100th Scout World Jamboree in 2010 - England

General Scouting Resources
U.S. Scouting Service Project
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Animated Knots
Scouting Family Fun
Scoutorama.com

Eagle Scout Info
Fact Sheet on Eagle Scouts
National Eagle Scout Association - NESA
Eagle Resources - EagleScout.Org
More Eagle Scout Resources - Macscouter.com
Even More Eagle Resources

 

Camping/Hiking/Backpacking/Orienteering/Biking/Climbing
Equipped to Survive
-Wilderness Survival tips. How to pack your own survival kit
GORP  hiking home
GORP home
thebackpacker.com
Camp Source(Canada)

Trails
Trail Link - Edwardsville Area
MCT Trails
Katy Trail

Camping and Outdoor Gear
Backcountry.com
Bass Pro Shop
Cabelas
Campmor
Coleman Camping Store
Coleman.com
Galyan’s - Now Dick's Sporting Goods - St Louis
Petzl
REI

 

Climbing
Upper limits - St Louis
Upper limits - Bloomington
Edwardsville YMCA

 

Conserving the Great Outdoors

Missouri Dept. of Conservation
Missouri Conservationist Online Magazine
Missouri Conservationist Kids Page
Missouri Forestry Page
Missouri Dept of Natural Resources
Missouri's State Parks

Watershed Nature Center - Edwardsville
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Illinois State Parks

US EPA Explorer's Club
US Dept of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service
USDA - Forest Service
US National Park Service
US National Park Service - Nature and Science

 

Physical Fitness / Sports / Health
Edwardsville YMCA
US Olympic Committee
Red Cross Home Page

Mental Fitness
Stay Alive Simulator. Test your survival skills
Discovery Channel
National Geographic
Bill Nye, the Science Guy
NASA TV (includes live coverage of astronauts in action)
NASA Human Spaceflight
NASA Mars Surveyor 2001
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
The History Place!
Looking Up - The Sky
Looking Down - See your house or campsite from above.