Troop 45 Annual Program Plan

Month	Troop Focus	New Scouts	Exp. Scouts	Venture	Key Events
MAR	Citizenship	1C Cleanup	Envi Sci	.	PN/CoH Big Mt JLT+Webelos Hike
APR	Prep for New Scouts	.	PersFit	.	Citizenship Outing Bike Hike Crossover
MAY	Concentrated push for TF	.	Instruction	.	Greenup, Muster Day Skills Camp, Swim Skills Spring Ordeal
JUN	Canoeing Elections	Basic Camping 2C	Canoeing Camping Swimming	.	PN/CoH Spring Campo Canoe Seminar
JUL	Mountaineering	2C	Climbing Hiking Backpacking	.	Ind Day, Canoe Trip Rock Climbing, 5-Mi OH Summer Camp
AUG	Hiking and Backpacking	2C	Cooking	.	Summer Adventure
SEP	Astronomy	2C	.	.	Androscoggin
OCT	Wilderness Survival	2C by CoH	.	.	PN/CoH, SFF Fall Campo, Fall Ordeal Multi-Day Trip
NOV	First Aid and CPR	First Aid	First Aid EmPrep	.	SFF Survival Hike
DEC	Winter Camping Elections	1C	CitCom CitNat CitWorld	.	Winter Shakedown
JAN	Winter Backcountry Travel	1C	FamLife PersMgt	.	Klondike Backcountry Ski/Snowshoe Annual Prgm Plng Conf
FEB	Skiing and Snowboarding	1C	Commo	.	Ski Trip Fun in the Snow Day OA Elections

Adopted by the Annual Program Planning Conference 21Jan00. Approved YJB.

Notes

MAR.......Big Mtn means something like Liberty/Flume or Mt. Lafayette. Note that at this time of the year, all scouts are experienced scouts.

JLT is our formal introductory Junior Leader Training Course. We will follow the academic portion with the Webelos Hike (a Webelos requirement).

APR.......The Citizenship Outing is a road trip like the Concord Road Trip, or the Battleship Cove Outing.

MAY.......Tenderfoot Skills Camp is a campout held at Storrs Pond for the purpose of New Scout indoctrination and Tenderfoot skills development. This campout may also include a Wide Game. If the water is too cold for swimming, the New Scout water rescue skills portion will be held indoors.

JUN.......The Canoe Seminar is taught at Storrs Pond. It may be an overnight weekend or several weekday afternoons followed by a weekend day. The purpose is to teach basic canoeing skills to permit participation in troop canoe trips. We can also do some makeup on new scout water rescue skills. The Canoeing Merit Badge test may also be administered.

JUL ....... The Five-Mile Overnight Hike is a moderately challenging outing intended to develop backpacking and land navigation skills. Typically it is held at Black Mountain and involves some rock climbing, map and compass navigation, and off-trail navigation.

Summer Camp has been to HVSR in the past, but we are planning to go to Camp Bell starting in 2000.

AUG..... The Summer Adventure is a major troop expedition or trek. On even-numbered years we mount an independent expedition such as the Tetons Expedition of 1998 or the Rainier Expedition of 2000. On odd-numbered years we go to a BSA adventure facility such as Mead Base or Philmont.

SEP....... The Androscoggin River trip is a whitewater canoe trip on the Androscoggin River in northern New Hampshire. It is the only reliable whitewater this late in the season. This trip is for experienced scouts with appropriate canoeing credentials.

OCT....... The Multi-Day Trip is a challenging three or four day backpacking trip.

SFF is Scouting for Food, the BSA National Good Turn. It is held on two consecutive Saturday mornings--the last weekend in October and the first in November.

NOV....... This month is devoted exclusively to developing our First Aid skills. Basic first aid, First Aid Merit Badge, and CPR requirements will all be offered in the troop meetings throughout the month. The Survival Hike is an exercise in off-trail navigation, lost procedures, night travel, and short-term survival techniques, usually held on Moose Mountain.

DEC....... The Winter Shakedown is an easy winter trip intended to orient the inexperienced to the rigors of winter camping, and to allow the experienced to improve their skills. Typically this outing has been held in the Dana Nature Preserve.

JAN ....... The Backcountry Ski/Snowshoe Hike is a winter backcountry trip on skis or snowshoes. Past trips have been to Moose Mt and Mt Moosilauke. Typically, this has been a day trip, but it could be an overnight.

FEB....... Fun in the Snow Day is simply a day of fun and frolic in the snow at the Thompson Farm. Activities include sledding, skiing, snow cave building, ice axe practice, cooking, and (of course) the traditional game of King of the Mountain. We follow up with an overnight campout in the snow caves.

Troop 45 Outing Repertoire

Note: This list is definitely under construction. Contact the Troop Scribe with additions or corrections.

Road Trips

. Concord

. Battleship Cove

. Boston Harbor

Mountaineering

. Winslow Ledges

. Black Mountain

. Garfield Ridge

. Mt Lafayette

. Mt Washington

. Mt Jefferson

. Snow Climbing Training at the Ski Jump

. Snow Climbing Training at the Skiway

Downhill Skiing and Snowboarding

. Okemo Mountain

. Dartmouth Skiway

Backcountry Skiing

. Storrs Hill Telemark Seminar

. Moose Mt

. Mt. Moosilauke

Biking

. Mascoma Lake Circuit

Canoeing

. Canoe Seminar at Storrs Pond

. Connecticut River: Sumner Falls to Cornish

. Connecticut River: Orford to Wilder Dam

. Androscoggin River

Hiking

. Moose Mt.

. Lambert Ridge

. Velvet Rocks

Overnight Hikes

. Black Mountain

. Moose Mt.

Sailing

. Mallets Bay

. Mascoma Lake (Dartmouth Yacht Club)

Encampments

. Storrs Pond Skills Camp

. Fun in the Snow at the Thompson Farm