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Around Los Angeles:

• Los Angeles Area Council
• Los Angeles Area Council - High Adventure Team (Official)
• Los Angeles Area Council - High Adventure Team (Suppliment)
• Western Los Angeles Area Council
• Orange County Council

Around the U.S.:

• Official BSA Website
• The Pine Tree Web
• U.S. Scouting Service Project
• MacScouter Website
• NetWoods Virtual Campsite
• Leave No Trace (direct link to the principles)

Merit Badge Classes

Merit Badge classes are offered at Cabrillo Beach Youth Water Camp. A calendar of classes and contact information can be found at http://www.cabrilloyouthcamp.org/

For Prospective Eagle Scouts

If you are, or just about to become an Eagle Scout, there are web sites full of information for you!

• EagleScout.Org is dedicated to helping you have the best possible experience while achieving the rank of Eagle Scout. Within it is the collected wisdom of Eagle Scouts who have taken the path before you.
• Eagle Scout Resources has a nice Eagle Court Handbook.
• Eagle Commendation Letter Addresses with example letters. Many elected officials and famous people will send letters to a new Eagle Scout. Some will even show up!

Topo Maps

All California Topo are available at ftp://casil.ucdavis.edu/casil/gis.ca.gov/drg.

If you happen to know the name of the map, start at a simple but wonderful site provided by the Klofas family of Silicon Valley, CA

• 7.5-minute Series (1:24,000)
• 30x60-minute Series (1:100,000)
• 1x2-degree Series (1:250,000)

More complicated map interfaces are available at http://casil.ucdavis.edu/mapsurfer/ and http://ims.gis.ca.gov/website/casil/drgquads/viewer.htm.

High Adventure

The Los Angeles Area Council High Adventure Team (LAAC HAT) has some valuable publications. They can be found here. Of particular interest are:

• Training
• Procedures and Guidelines
• Awards Program
• More Backpacking Ideas (Includes typical longterm routes)
• Longterm Trekking
• Peak Bagging

Bear Info and Bear Box Locations

The Sierra Interagency Black Bear Group has some valuable information on our local bears. Of particular interest is a link to a map that shows all bear box locations.

Climber.org also maintains a list of Sierra Nevada bear box locations. It is an extensive list with exact box locations.