By Lukas Ruocco: Troop 12 Historian A Troop 12 Tradition November might mean colder weather for camping, but it also means something special forTroop 12 -- our annual Crab Feast at Camp Baker. Early Saturday morning, a small group of older Scouts headed out with several of the Assistant Scoutmasters on a dinghy to set crab traps in the choppy waters of Winchester bay. The other scouts loaded into cars and caravanned to the crabbing pier that extended out into the bay. We did

By Lukas Ruocco: Troop 12 Historian This October, Troop 12 headed to the hills for our annual Pioneering Campout -- a weekend all about teamwork, creativity, and a whole lot of rope work! The Pioneering Challenges this year?: Use blueprint drawings to create a free-standing swing and a giant catapult, using nothing but poles, knots, and scout skills. Our Troop's favorite Camp: Camp Kitson It rained the whole hour-long drive from Springfield to Camp Kitson. But as we entered

Written by: Alexandra Westover, Troop 12 Religious Emblem Coordinator Who am I? What am I supposed to do with my life?" For scouts aged...

By Kian Gramzow: Troop 12 Historian Star Wars Camporee One of the best parts of the year is Camporee, which is a council-wide scouting...

Written by: Kian Gramzow Troop 12 Historian Into the Ice: Year Three! This January 2024, Troop 12 attended the Oregon Trail Council...

Written By: Kian Gramzow Troop 12 Historian It's a Trap! Catching our Dinner Troop 12 has done it again. Add another Troop 12 adventure...

Written by Kian Gramzow Troop 12 Historian “Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.” --...

Stars and Navigation In the month of September, Troop 12’s Patrol Leaders’ Council chose to explore 2 skills: Astronomy and Navigation....

A Look Back on Going Forward! The theme for the 2023 Jamboree in West Virginia was “Forward” and forward our Troop 12 scouts will go...

Summertime is the perfect season for outdoor adventures, and Boy Scout Troop 12 made the most of it with an exhilarating hiking and...

One of the best things about living in Oregon is that you don’t have to travel far for outdoor excitement. Oceans, mountains, rivers, and...

Camp Murnane, OR-- Have you ever heard the expression you get out of it what you put into it? In May 2023 over 200 scouts from central...

Troop 12 took on its most challenging pioneering project to date—a 25-foot tall climbing tower and despite the rain, it was an epic...

Troop 12 saddled up and channeled their inner cowboy at the unit’s recent outdoor adventure at Butte Creek Scout Ranch in the Cascade...

Troop 12 conquered a new adventure and for many of our 8 scouts, it was a first-time experience altogether -- cross country skiing. On...

The weather was cold and the competition was hot. Over 140 Scouts from across western Oregon braved the wintery elements to show off...

The verdict is in — Summer Camp was a blast! Troop 12 Scouts arrived at Camp Baker fired up to tackle the unit’s first official summer...

A team of Troop 12 Scouts stepped up to save newly planted shrubs and trees at Empire Pond in northwest Eugene by forming an...

Troop 12 is proud to announce Scoutmaster Greg Long and Senior Patrol Leader Burkeley Knight-Sheen received top awards at Cascade...

Scouting is all about family. But there’s one scout in Troop 12 who can proudly say, “My grandfather was a member of Troop 12.” Troop 12...