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Camp Pouch Update

by billmul @ Tuesday, January 12th, 2010. Filed under Camp Pouch, Scouting in the News

Planning continue on ways to save Camp Pouch.  A recent article in the Staten Island Advance outlines  some of the discussions which are underweigh.
Discussions to save Pouch Camp in the Greenbelt are under way and involve surprising potential saviors: A luxury home builder and the Richmond County Country Club; and possibly the New York Container Terminal.
In [...]

Camp Pouch on the block?

by billmul @ Friday, December 18th, 2009. Filed under Scouting in the News

I’m a bit late to this story, but I wanted to post it for those who may not have heard about it.
Citing financial turmoil, the Boy Scouts of America is exploring the full or partial sale of Pouch Camp.
The GNYC press release goes on to state…
with ongoing efforts to secure a conservation easement the preferred [...]

Goshen Out, TMR Back on the List?

by billmul @ Tuesday, August 4th, 2009. Filed under Scouting in the News

In the Department of Idle Speculation, the Roanoke Times is reporting that Goshen will not be the Boy Scouts new Jamboree site.
The Boy Scout Jamboree won’t be coming to Goshen Pass in Rockbridge County.
Jack Furst, a member of the Boy Scouts of America board who is heading the search for a new site for the [...]

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