Interested in the natural world and conservation? Join your fellow Scouts at the Spring Hornaday Award Weekend, April 20-22 at Lost Pines, to start your journey to earning Scouting's highest conservation award. Classes are all taught by professionals in each field. Project advisors will be on hand to help you start planning your Hornaday Project. We are also partnering with our council's STEM/NOVA committee to offer more class options during the weekend. Event is for Boy Scouts but any youth may join us for the our "Take Care of Texas" Conservation Project on Sunday morning 9am at Lost Pines (please contact Jessica Snider if you are interested in attending just the conservation project). CLICK HERE to learn more. CLICK HERE to register.

Join us on Saturday, March 24, from 1pm-4pm at the Frank Fickett Scout Training and Service Center to honor an outstanding group of Scouters and community leaders. There is no charge to attend, but we do need you to register to get a headcount for refreshments. CLICK HERE for a list of award recipients and a link to register.

Here are courses that cover the basics of your volunteer leadership position or specific outdoor skills. The links below will either take you to an online course registration or send an email to the course director:

February 24-25 - Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS) - Lost Pines

March 21, 24 and April 6-8 - Climbing Level I/II Natural Area Qualification

March 23-24 - Scoutmaster Specific Training and IOLS

March 24 - Scoutmaster Specific Training - Camp Alma McHenry

March 24 - Troop Committee Challenge - Camp Alma McHenry

You can now sign up to take part in the 24th World Scout Jamboree, happening July 22-August 2, 2019, at the Summit Bechtel High Adventure Base in West Virginia. CLICK HERE for FAQs page with links to more information and to register.

We have openings on a potential 2018 Provisional Crew to Philmont Scout Ranch. Our council's High Adventure Committee is looking for youth and adults from units that do not have enough participants for a full 12 person Crew. They will train and coordinate with crewmembers from other units to form a full 12 person crew. The price for the contingent is $1330 per person, which includes travel, Philmont fee, food, travel bags, and patches. The travel dates are June 24, 2018, to July 7, 2018. For more information, please contact the Philmont Council Contingent Advisor Mark McDermott at [email protected].

Troop 1105 from Walburg has openings on a two week Philmont expedition this summer scheduled for July 13-July 25. If you have interested, please contact David Baylor at 512-567-3472.

Our High Adventure Committee is also looking for additional applications for our 2019 Philmont council contingent. The dates for a two week expedition in 2019 are Sunday, June 23, to Saturday, July 26. The cost for the expedition is estimated at $1368 per participant. For more information and to download a application package, go to
http://www.sccovington.com/philmont/.

The following individuals or organizations have made generous memorial/honorary contributions in support of local Scouting:

Over the past four years, earnings from our council's endowment has helped provide an average of $200,000 a year for capital improvements to our camps and other Scouting facilities. Making a James E. West Fellowship gift is a great way to help build the endowment and provide a lifetime's worth of support for local Scouting. CLICK HERE to learn more about the James E. West Fellowship, and how you can take part.

Our regular hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-5:30pm, and Saturday, 10am-2:30pm. If you have questions please feel free to contact us via email at [email protected] or by phone at 512-617-8630.

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