Upcoming Schedule
The Outdoor Programs and Properties team strives to meet the needs of councils and council camping operations with helpful and timely conversations about all things Scouting America camping. This webinar series is meant for camp leaders (professional and volunteers) who are responsible for camps in the council. The webinars listed below are meant to be helpful tools to understand Scouting America policies and answer questions about topics related to camping. Registration is required for each and is FREE. (all times listed are Central time)
2026 Series
Non Scout Use of Your Camp – HOW TO
Thursday Feb 19, 2PM CT
Come learn about using your camp for non-Scout groups. This discussion will include ideas that have worked and the pitfalls that you need to avoid.
Register HERE
2026 PreCamp Leadership Meeting
Thursday March 19, 7 PM CT
Past Webinar Recording Links
Click the links below to access the recorded webinars. Links will be updated here after each webinar. (Most recent are listed first)
- 1/15/26 How to Develop a Wheels and Boards Committee for Your Council
- 12/11/25 How to Market Your Camp in 2026
- 11/13/25 Best Practices in Hiring and Recruiting Staff Members
- 10/23/25 2026 NCAP Standards Update
- 4/17/2025 Program Hazard Analysis and NCAP Readiness
- 3/20/2025 Precamp Leadership Meeting
- 1/16/2025 BSA Lifeguard and Instructor Program Transition Informational Webinar
- 12/12/2024 Supporting Scouts BSA at Camp: What 2024 Research Tells Us About Scout Camps & What We Need To Do
- 11/14/2024 Hiring for Camps: Navigating Legal Requirements
- 10/24/2024 2025 NCAP Standards Review and Discussion
- 8/15/2024 Range and Target Activities Program Updates
- 7/10/2024 Range and Target Activities Program Updates – Venturing Focus
- 4/25/2024 Planning, Supporting and Managing Your District and Council Short-Term Camps
- 4/11/2024 Climb to Success: How to Facilitate COPE & Climbing Programs For Your Council
- 3/7/2024 2024 National Pre Camp Leaders Meeting
- 2/15/2024 Developing a Mental, Emotional, Social Health (MESH) Plan for Your Camp(s)
- 1/25/2024 BSA Special Needs Accessible Camps Certification Process Webinar
- 1/18/2024 Implementing Scouting’s Barriers to Abuse in the Outdoors
- 12/7/2023 BSA Summer Camps 2023: What Parents Said and What We Should Do About It
- 11/9/2023 NCAP 2024 Standards Review & Discussion
- 4/20/2023 NCAP Readiness: It’s Not Just a State of Mind
- 3/9/2023 National Pre-Camp Leaders Meeting
- 2/16/2023 Splash In -Dive Into BSA Aquatics Safety, Policies, Staffing and More
- 1/26/2023 Program Hazard Analysis – Why, How and Meeting NCAP Standard PD-111 & PD-112
