© 2000-2002 Jim Winters
| Vol. 3 No. 1 |
© 2000-2002 Jim Winters |
Jan-Feb, 2003 |
These documents, in Adobe Acrobat 4.0 PDF format, are made available by Bill Evans, Associate Director of the National Venturing Office, BSA. Please download the current version of the Acrobat Reader if you don't already have it.
The 2001 Venturing Nature of Leadership Treks announcement and application form. Use this document to apply for the 2001 Philmont and Alaska programs.
Venturing literature and resources
Membership Growth, August 1998 - July 2000
Methods in teaching leadership
Comparison of leadership methods in Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturing
A description of three new Venturing videos
Description of the Philmont 2001 Venturing program.
Photograph taken at a Venturing Ranger Camp run by the Greater Pittsburgh Council, August 2000.
Venturing Leadership Award application
Advisor Award of Merit application
Venturing Leaders Progress Record
Quartermaster Award application
Jamie Soetaert's Lessons Learned for Venturing Crews. This is a compilation of recommendations from the outgoing President of a very successful crew to her successor. Well worth reading, even memorizing!
Coop Wright sent a Risk Management Study Outline as a resource for planning. It gives a good overview of BSA's position and the steps required to prepare a risk management plan.
Bill Nelson put together a Venturing Recruiting Guide based on recommendation from a thread on the topic on the Yahoo Groups Venturing Mailing List. Well worth reading! You can find the PDF version here.The following froms from Venturing Crew 72 and Sea Scout Ship 72, Boulder, CO, are copyrighted and are provided only as examples. Permission is granted so that those who wish to do so may utilize the language, format, and text as they see fit, and modify accordingly for the purpose of creating their own forms.
This information should not in any way be construed as legal or medical advice and those who choose to use the text and format may do so with the proviso that there is no expressed or implied warranty inherent in such use by the author. Those utilizing the language and format of these documents should first consult with local Scout and legal/medical/risk management professionals in their area to determine legality and appropriate terminology/language for documents which they may create.
Example form for a local or domestic aquatics/sailing campout. Courtesy Crew & Ship 72.
Example form for an international SCUBA trip. Courtesy Crew & Ship 72.
Ethical Controversies/Ethics In Action site developed by the Viking Council, Boy Scouts Of America, Minneapolis, MN, and the Center For Youth Development And Research, University Of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN.
(Thanks to Deborah Slager, Crew 146, Byron, IL, for these links.)
The Wilderness Survival Handbook is based on the U.S. Army Field Manual 21-76. Includes Weather and color cloud formation pictures by the National Weather Service, poisonous plants and edible plants identified. There are many useful illustrations and diagrams. Other topics include water procurement, food from plants and animals, direction finding using the sun and stars, and various shelter suggestions and much more.
Princeton University Outdoor Action Guide to Outdoor Resources on the Web, including Weather, Parks, Rivers. A river trip risk management planning guide is included.
Wilderness survival Guide-Basics
Wilderness Survival and Primitive Skills
Edible Foods Discussion Group on Yahoo
Outdoor Education Resources Directory
The NEW Fire by FrictionMark Ritter maintains links to a variety of documents on his Sea Scouting and Venturing resources page. Included are several sets of codes and bylaws to be used as examples for new crews. He comments, though: "However, my advice is, don't jump in to this too quickly. Let the Venturers develop their own code/bylaws as the need arises."
US Scouts Venturing page includes several Microsoft PowerPoint "shows" related to Venturing.
2000 Philmont Training Center's Venturing Crew class photographs, resources (including course materials), etc. Not an official BSA site.
Explorer Post 1275's Venturing links
Please e-mail me if you would like to add a site, have questions or corrections, or just want to get something off your chest.