| Utah National Parks Council | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Orem, Utah | ||
| Location | Orem, Utah, Cedar City, Utah, St. George, Utah, Ephraim, Utah, Monticello, Utah, Price, Utah, Richfield, Utah, Vernal, Utah, Heber City, Utah, Nevada | ||
| Country | United States | ||
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| President | Mark Gubler | ||
| Council Commissioner | Tim Irwin | ||
| Scout Executive | Steven Royster | ||
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| Website www.utahscouts.org |
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The Utah National Parks Council (UNPC) is the local council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) that serves youth in areas who live South of Salt Lake City, Utah and in some isolated areas of Nevada and Arizona. It is headquartered in Orem, Utah. As of 2011, UNPC is the largest of 295 local councils and is geographically within the Western Region of BSA.[1] In 2011, the UNPC was recognized by the Utah Best of State Foundation as Utah's Best Humanitarian Organization. UNPC is a non-profit corporation governed by Scouting policies and a local community-based Executive Board.[2]
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UNPC is organized into 12 geographic sectors that coordinate Scouting efforts within 39 districts:[3] Alpine District, Battle Creek District, Beaver District, Black Hawk District, Bridal Veil Falls District, Buckhorn District, Carbon District, Cathedral Gorge District, Cedar Breaks District, Deseret District, Diamond Fork District, Fishlake District, Fort Pearce District, Fort Utah District, Grand District, Hobble Creek District, King's Peak District, Lehi District, Millard District, Mt Nebo District, Panguitch District, Paria River District, Pilot Peak District, Pony Express District, Powell Point District, Rock Canyon District, Salt Creek District, San Juan District, Sanpete District, Silver Lake District, Snow Canyon District, Squaw Peak District, Timpanogos District, Uintah District, Utah Lake District, Virgin River District, Wasatch District, Wayne District, and Zion District.
UNPC operates eight Scout camps and two high adventure bases throughout central and southern Utah.[4] They include Maple Dell, Tifie, Blue Mountain, High Uintah, Scofield, and Thunder Ridge Scout Camps. Camp Jeremiah Johnson (Cub Day Camps) and Adventure Park (New Scout Skills) are camps dedicated to serving younger Scouts and Cubs. Entrada and Beaver High Adventure Bases serve primarily Varsity Scout teams and Venturing crews.
UNPC also has three undeveloped areas named Quail Creek Camp, Bacon Park Camp, and Buck Hollow. These areas are used for unit and districts activities, family reunions, and council training courses.
UNPC offers structured youth, adult scouter, and family in-residence training courses at several of it's Scout Camps.
"Two tiny wooden beads on a leather thong. Doesn’t sound like an outstanding badge and mark of distinction, but it is known and respected as such around the globe. It is symbolic of the interest and efforts of one man on behalf of others that created and launched the largest movement for boys that the world has every known."[5]
The Wood Badge is the award given to those who complete the highest adult scouter training course in Scouting. Courses are authorized by national BSA and are usually sponsored by a local council or region.[6]
"It is the mark of men who have demonstrated that they are men of character who are devoted to a cause: men who strive for perfection well knowing that even the best is not enough; men that hold the welfare of others above self; Scouters who live up to all that name implies."[7]
UNPC offered 14 Wood Badge for the 21st Century courses in 2011 and trained 376 adult scouters in 2010.[8]
Timberline is what UNPC calls its National Youth Leadership Training courses. In 2010, UNPC trained 889 youth in this course over 12 summer weeks in 39 separate courses.[9][10]
UNPC offers an annual Family Camp program at Camp Maple Dell which allows a whole family to participate in the fun activities associated with a scout camp as a family and without an advancement focus.
UNPC also offers a Family Odyssey program which is modeled after the Philmont Training Center experience at Tifie Scout Camp. This is a family program where a parent may attend Wood Badge, a scout aged child may attend Timberline (NYLT), a Venturing aged child may attend Kodiak training, and the rest of the family may participate in age appropriate activities all at the same camp and all during the same week.[11]
UNPC has a nationally sanctioned National Eagle Scout Association committee which recognizes new Eagle Scouts as well as notable Eagle Scouts from the council. "Our council is the largest in the country, and we really have had the lead in Eagle Scout awards the last two years," said John Gaily, council program director. "We are by far the most." In 2010, UNPC recognized 2,818 new Eagle Scouts.[12]
UNPC and NESA recognize notable Eagle Scouts with either the Outstanding Eagle Scout Award or the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award: Notable Eagle Scouts from UNPC include:[13]
Brent F. Ashworth (Provo), Lewis K. Billings (Provo), Leonard M. Blackham (Moroni), Brent Boswell (Nephi), John R. Curtis (Provo), Mark R. Dennis (Roosevelt), Kendall T. Ewell (Genola), Tracy M. Frandsen (Spanish Fork), Boyd Fugal (Orem), Joe Goff (Pleasant Grove), Mark H. Gubler (St. George), Marty Val Hill (Pleasant Grove), Don R. Hinton (Washington), Matthew S. Holland (Orem), Garr P. Judd (Orem), Senator Michael S. Lee (Alpine), Jacob S. Paul (Provo), Gail H. Roper (Orem), Jon W. Rosdahl (Highland), Michael D. Shumway (American Fork), Craig J. Skidmore (Alpine), Vern Stratton (Orem), Richard L. White (Springville), Richard E. Whitehead (Pleasant Grove), David A. Wilson (Orem), Lenard Wing (Lehi), and Scott Wyatt (Ephraim).
The Tu-Cubin-Noonie Lodge of the Order of the Arrow was established in the UNPC on May 24, 1954.[14]
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