Bsa High Adventure Swamp Base

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Bsa high adventure swamp base. Read more about airboats. Modeled from the boy scouts of america s four national high adventure camps and bases philmont scout ranch northern tier the florida sea base and the summit bechtel reserve swamp base joins the tradition of these pre existing high adventure programs. Bsa council independent trips including swamp base. Swamp base currently offers two high adventure treks simply called trek 1 and trek 2.

Each excursion ventures through remote swamplands and caters to scouts and registered leaders. The florida sea base northern tier high adventure base summit bechtel reserve and philmont scout ranch annually seek applications from qualified men and women. Listings of awesome high adventure options for scout troops. Each season for example philmont alone employs more than 1 100 individuals from trail guide rangers to backcountry program staffers to.

The bsa s four national high adventure bases are looking for quality staff members. A mature alligator has 80 teeth at a time but. The largest alligator ever recorded was measured at 19 feet 2 inches and weighed 2 000 pounds. Today gators average between 8 and 12 feet in length.

Centennial service projects in 2010 the evangeline area council made a 100 year commitment to the atchafalaya swamp to engage scouts their families and the acadiana community in an effort to preserve protect and promote the area. Bsa swamp base lafayette louisiana. The american alligator is the largest reptile in north america. A 61 6 mile high adventure canoe trek through the western side of the atchafalaya swamp trek 1 s program takes place over 6 days and 6 nights.

Louisiana swamp base is a national conservation and high adventure recreation base created in 2010 by the evangeline area council boy scouts of america to commemorate the centennial of scouting while also making a 100 year commitment to annually immerse thousands of youth in the environment and culture of the atchafalaya swamp each year swamp base focuses on improving the. 2266 south college rd suite e lafayette la 70508 phone. If you re looking to experience all that you ve heard about louisiana and the swamp then trek 1 is for you. Started in the summer of 2013 swamp base offers 6 day 6 night high adventure paddling treks through the atchafalaya swamp.

Ben pierce director email. 24 500 likes 385 talking about this. Brave a high adventure canoe trek and test your grit in the country s most picturesque yet unforgiving wetland environment.