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1942-1951 (Oakland Area Council) Camp Nejedly, 1982-1997 (Mt Diablo Council) Camp Summit, 1927-1929 (Berkeley Council) Camp Timberwolf, 1955-1973 (Silverado Council) Lagunitas Training Camp, 1917 (Oakland-Piedmont Council) Mill Valley Training Camp, 1917 (San Francisco Council) MIWOK, 1940-1980 (Oakland Area Council) Miwok Images Miwok Documents Upper Dimond Training Camp, 1918-1919 (Oakland-Piedmont Council) Yosemite Training Camp, 1918 (Oakland-Piedmont Council) Honor Societies California’s First Eagle Scout Knights of Dunamis – ESA Knights of Dunamis Chapters Knights of Dunamis Miscellaneous Order of the Arrow – National Honor Society Swegedaigea Lodge 263 (1944 – 1993) Swegedaigea Vigils Royaneh Lodge 282 (1944 – 1965) Royaneh Officers / Advisers Royaneh Vigils Machek N’Gult Lodge 375 (1947 – 1965) Machek N’Gult Officers / Advisers Machek N’Gult Vigils Kaweah Lodge 379 (1947 – 2020) Kaweah Vigils Oo Yum Buli Lodge 468 (1952 – 1993) Oo Yum Buli Lodge Vigils Achewon Nimat Lodge 282 (1965 – 2020) Achewon Nimat Officers / Advisers Achewon Nimat Vigils Achewon Nimat Villages Ut-in Selica Lodge 58 (1993 – 2020) Ut-in Selica Vigils Yerba Buena Lodge 719 (2021 – Present) Yerba Buena Award Recipients Yerba Buena Lodge Officers / Advisers Yerba Buena Memorabilia Yerba Buena Timeline Yerba Buena Vigils Section Conclaves (12B / W3A / W3N / G17N) Order of the Arrow – Distinguished Service Award Order of the Arrow – Founders Award Order of the Solo Hikers (OSH) Tribe of Ohitekah – ESA Wolfeboro Pioneers Exploring Air Scouts Sea Scouts Misc Oakland Nature Center The Scoutmaster by Norman Rockwell San Francisco Troop 3 – Second Oldest in BSA Adult Leadership Training Cycle Scouts _Test1 _Test2 _Test3 _Test4 Hiking TrailsGGAC Menu Home Councils Alameda Council (1917-2020) Alameda Council Timeline San Francisco Bay Area Council (1964-2020) San Francisco Council (1917 – 1964) San Francisco Council Timeline Oakland Area Council (1916-1964) Oakland Area Council Timeline Council Leadership (All Councils) Office Locations (All Councils) Council Award Recipients (All Councils) Camp Camp Cedarbrook, 1972-1999 (Alameda Council) Camp Cedarbrook Patches Camp Cedarbrook Images Camp Contra Costa, 1929-1946 (Contra Costa Council) Camp Diablo, 1923-1931 (Contra Costa Council) Camp Dimond, 1919-1948 (Oakland Area Council) Camp Dimond Experiences Camp Dimond Patches Camp Dimond Timeline / Misc Camp Dimond Images Camp Force, 1954-1965 (Mt Diablo Council) Camp Gualala, 1929-1932 (Oakland Area Council) Camp Lilienthal-SF, 1919-1925 (San Francisco Council) Camp Lilienthal Images Camp Loomer, 1957-1973 (Oakland Area Council) Camp Loomer Images Camp Meek, 1942-1951 (Oakland Area Council) Camp Nejedly, 1982-1997 (Mt Diablo Council) Camp Summit, 1927-1929 (Berkeley Council) Camp Timberwolf, 1955-1973 (Silverado Council) Lagunitas Training Camp, 1917 (Oakland-Piedmont Council) Mill Valley Training Camp, 1917 (San Francisco Council) MIWOK, 1940-1980 (Oakland Area Council) Miwok Images Miwok Documents Upper Dimond Training Camp, 1918-1919 (Oakland-Piedmont Council) Yosemite Training Camp, 1918 (Oakland-Piedmont Council) Honor Societies California’s First Eagle Scout Knights of Dunamis – ESA Knights of Dunamis Chapters Knights of Dunamis Miscellaneous Order of the Arrow – National Honor Society Swegedaigea Lodge 263 (1944 – 1993) Swegedaigea Vigils Royaneh Lodge 282 (1944 – 1965) Royaneh Officers / Advisers Royaneh Vigils Machek N’Gult Lodge 375 (1947 – 1965) Machek N’Gult Officers / Advisers Machek N’Gult Vigils Kaweah Lodge 379 (1947 – 2020) Kaweah Vigils Oo Yum Buli Lodge 468 (1952 – 1993) Oo Yum Buli Lodge Vigils Achewon Nimat Lodge 282 (1965 – 2020) Achewon Nimat Officers / Advisers Achewon Nimat Vigils Achewon Nimat Villages Ut-in Selica Lodge 58 (1993 – 2020) Ut-in Selica Vigils Yerba Buena Lodge 719 (2021 – Present) Yerba Buena Award Recipients Yerba Buena Lodge Officers / Advisers Yerba Buena Memorabilia Yerba Buena Timeline Yerba Buena Vigils Section Conclaves (12B / W3A / W3N / G17N) Order of the Arrow – Distinguished Service Award Order of the Arrow – Founders Award Order of the Solo Hikers (OSH) Tribe of Ohitekah – ESA Wolfeboro Pioneers Exploring Air Scouts Sea Scouts Misc Oakland Nature Center The Scoutmaster by Norman Rockwell San Francisco Troop 3 – Second Oldest in BSA Adult Leadership Training Cycle Scouts _Test1 _Test2 _Test3 _Test4 Hiking TrailsGGAC Search Search Facebook Twitter Instagram Site Navigation: Home Golden Gate Area Council - History (Portions Under Construction) At 6:30 PM on Monday, April 27, 2020 the stakeholders for the Alameda Council, the Mount Diablo Silverado Council and the San Francisco Bay Area Council overwhelmingly approved to merge the three Scout councils into a single new entity called the Golden Gate Area Council. The official merger date of the new council was Monday, June 1, 2020 and the first leaders of the council were Scout Executive John Fenoglio and Council President Dan Walters. Originally the vote of the stakeholders was scheduled for March 30, however due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the in-person meetings were canceled and ballots ultimately mailed to each of the voting members with the new date. The discussions to merge the councils actually started back in 2012 when the leaders of the Mount Diablo Silverado council approached the San Francisco Bay Area council about a possible merge. Those initial discussions ultimately ended on August 29, 2012 with a no merge vote. However eight years later, those discussions again were the topic of the day due to the vacancies left by the Scout Exec positions in the SFBAC and Alameda Councils. National guidelines require that Councils review possible merging when Scout Executive positions are vacated as a way to possibly save money. This time, the merge made sense to more people. The merging of these three great councils into one, united over 19,000 youth members in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturers and Sea Scouts from six Bay Area counties into one strong council with over 7000 dedicated adult volunteers along with five Scout Camps. The camps of the Golden Gate Area Council are comprised of Camp Royaneh (est. 1925), Camp Wolfeboro (est. 1928), Camp Herms (est. 1930), Rancho Los Mochos (est. 1944) and Wente Scout Reservation (est. 1959). The three service centers of the council continued to be operated with one in Alameda (1714 Everett St), one in San Leandro (1001 Davis St) and one in Pleasant Hill (800 Ellinwood Way). The Pleasant Hill office became the new headquarters of the combined council. Due to the National BSA bankruptcy, the San Leandro office and the Pleasant Hill office (both fully owned by the GGAC) were sold in 2021 and the Council Headquarters moved to Pleasanton into a leased space. The first council shoulder patch (CSP) for the GGAC was designed by Venturer Melody Fewx which was selected from more than 70 entries by the various youth of the council. Although our new council is called the Golden...