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'''Scouting in Kansas''' has a long history, from the 1910s{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.  

==Early history (1910−1950)==
[[File:Brewer Boy Scout Cabin Solomon Kansas front entrance.jpg|thumb|250px|Brewer Scout Cabin in Solomon]]
The '''Brewer Scout Cabin''' in [[Solomon, Kansas|Solomon]] is on the [[List of Registered Historic Places in Kansas|National Register of Historic Places]].

Mrs. Fern E. Sears was the organizer of the first Kansas City, Kansas council of Girl Scouts and author of a book on Christian symbols, "Let Me Speak".  She trained Girl Scout leaders and established troops in Kansas City, Kansas in 1948 when the area qualified for a council, called the Santa Fe Trail council.  Mrs. Sears was named first president, and was an honorary life president at the time of her death on August 24, 1959.<ref>Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Missouri</ref>

==Recent history (1950−present)==
In 1958 the [[List of Order of the Arrow national events|National Order of the Arrow Conference]] was held at the [[University of Kansas]].

In the 1990s and 2000s, BTK killer, also known as [[Dennis Rader]], was a part of the Cub Scouts. He was a leader.<ref>{{cite web | title=Dennis Lynn Rader : Serial Killers : Investigation Discovery | url=http://investigation.discovery.com/criminals/serial-killers/dennis-rader.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231133739/http://investigation.discovery.com/criminals/serial-killers/dennis-rader.html | archive-date=31 December 2012 }}</ref>

==Scouting America in Kansas==
[[File:Kansas BSA Councils.png|thumbnail|BSA Councils serving Kansas.]]
There are six [[Scouting America]] (formerly the Boy Scouts of America) local councils in [[Kansas]].

===Coronado Area Council===
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'''Coronado Area Council''' serves north central and northwest Kansas, across 32 counties, with headquarters in [[Salina, Kansas|Salina]].

===Heart of America Council===

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'''Heart of America Council''' serves Scouts in [[Missouri]] and Kansas.

===Jayhawk Area Council===

In 1928 the ''[[Topeka]] Council'' took over 39 counties across northern Kansas and became the '''Jayhawk Area Council'''.

*Bison District
*Pony Express District
*Sojadi District
*Sunflower District

====Camps====
The Jayhawk Area Council operates the 340 acre '''Falley Scout Reservation''', which is divided into Camp Jayhawk (Scouts BSA Summer Camp) and Camp Delaware (Cub Scout Programs).

===Ozark Trails Council===

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'''Ozark Trails Council''' serves Scouts in Missouri and Kansas.

===Pony Express Council===

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The Pony Express Council is based in [[Saint Joseph, Missouri]], and also serves Scouts in Kansas.

===Quivira Council===
[[File:Quivira Council CSP.png|thumb]]

'''Quivira Council''' serves youth in south central Kansas, with headquarters in [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]]. '''Kansa Lodge #198''', [[Order of the Arrow]] serves local Arrowmen. They currently operate three camps: Camp Kanza (Cub Scouts and Webelos), which provides the name for their Lodge; Quivira Scout Ranch (Scouts BSA and Venturers), at which they host their largest summer camp program each summer, and offer Black Jack Trail, an introduction to backpacking, twice a year; and Camp Mandan which serves units in the western side of the Council.

*High Plains District
*Kanza District
*Osage Nation District
*Pawnee District
*South Winds District
*White Buffalo District
*Santa Fe Trail District

The Quivira Council website http://www.quivira.org/ has links to each district.

==Girl Scouting in Kansas==
[[Image:Kansas-gsusa.svg|420px|right|Map of Girl Scout Councils in Kansas]]

There are three Girl Scout councils in Kansas.

===Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland===

The Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland serves more than 16,000 girls and nearly 5,000 adult volunteers in 80 counties in Kansas.

It was formed by the merger of six councils in 2008:
*Girl Scouts of Central Kansas,
*Girl Scout Council of The Flint Hills,
*Girl Scouts of Sunflower Council,
*Girl Scouts Wheatbelt Council,
*Girl Scouts of Tumbleweed Council, and
*Girl Scouts of The Golden Plains Council

Headquarters: [[Wichita, Kansas]]

Website: http://www.girlscoutskansasheartland.org

Camps:
*Starwoods Outdoor Center is {{convert|160|acre|km2}} in [[Clearwater, Kansas]]
*Camp Four Winds near [[Leon, Kansas]].  It has a {{convert|13|acre|m2|adj=on}} lake.
*Camp Double E is {{convert|8.3|acre|m2}} northwest of [[Emporia, Kansas]]

===Girl Scouts Missouri Heartland===

Girl Scouts of Missouri Heartland is mostly based in Missouri but serves girls in southeastern Kansas (Bourbon, Cherokee, and Crawford counties) and northeastern Oklahoma.  See [[Scouting in Missouri]] for more information.

Headquarters: [[Springfield, Missouri]]

Website: http://www.girlscoutsrscmo.org

One of its camps is located in Kansas:
*Camp Friendship Fields in Crawford County

===Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri===

Girl Scouts of Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri (GSKSMO) supports girls in 47 counties across Kansas and Missouri. Its Kansas counties include Atchison, Anderson, Brown, Clay, Doniphan, Douglas, Geary, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Marshall, Miami, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Wabaunsee, Washington and Wyandotte counties.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Our Council {{!}} Girl Scouts |url=https://www.gsksmo.org/en/discover/our-council.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209165309/https://www.gsksmo.org/en/discover/our-council.html |archive-date=2025-02-09 |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |language=en}}</ref>

It was established on August 1, 2007, with a merger of three councils: Girl Scouts of Kaw Valley Council, Girl Scouts of the Midland Empire, and Girl Scouts of Mid-Continent Council.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A History of Girl Scouts in NE Kansas & NW Missouri |url=http://www.girlscoutsksmo.org/history.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905083321/http://www.girlscoutsksmo.org/history.asp |archive-date=2008-09-05 |website=Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri}}</ref>

See [[Scouting in Missouri]] for more information.

Headquarters: [[Overland Park, Kansas]]<ref name=":0" />

Website: http://www.gsksmo.org

Current Properties:
*Camp Tongawood is {{convert|80|acre|m2}} near [[Tonganoxie, Kansas]]
*Camp Prairie Schooner is {{convert|176|acre|m2}} in [[Kansas City, Missouri]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Camp Properties {{!}} Girl Scouts |url=https://www.gsksmo.org/en/discover/our-council/visit.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125200654/https://www.gsksmo.org/en/discover/our-council/visit.html |archive-date=2025-01-25 |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |language=en}}</ref>
Former Properties:
*Camp Daisy Hindman, founded in 1929, is {{convert|160|acre|m2}} in [[Dover, Kansas]] near Topeka. In 2008, Camp Daisy ceased its resident camp programs.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Hansen |first=Christina |title=Girl Scout Camp ToKaVaCa sold |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2009/08/21/stub-187/16596040007/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=The Topeka Capital-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> It was closed in 2017 and sold in 2018 due to low attendance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-28 |title=Kansas Girl Scout camp to cease operations |url=https://apnews.com/general-news-c32c304ffa334c7894cb1c85efee6292 |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Foster |first=Samantha |title=Girl Scouts sell Camp Daisy |url=https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2018/08/30/camp-daisy-sold-manhattan-nonprofit-to-operate-camp-for-people-with-disabilities/10890141007/ |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=The Topeka Capital-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref>
*Camp Cutteru is near [[Junction City, Kansas]]. It was purchased by Extreme Kansas Camp, a Christian youth organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.extremeencounters.org/about2-cv1g |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=extremeencounters |language=en}}</ref>
*Camp Timberlake was {{convert|72|acre|m2}} near [[Stilwell, Kansas]], but was sold in 2009 due to terrain issues.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-08-19 |title=Girl Scouts to close 2 camps, including one in Overland Park |url=https://www.kansas.com/news/article1010456.html}}</ref>
*Camp ToKaVaCa near Topeka, Kansas. It was closed in 2008 and sold in 2009 as part of a long-range property de-acquisition project following the 2007 merger.<ref name=":1" />

==See also==
{{Portal|Scouting}}
*[[Roy Williams (Scouting)]]
*[[Tribe of Mic-O-Say]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.spanishpeaksstaffassociation.com/ Spanish Peaks Staff Association]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060615185413/http://www.sftcbsa.org/spsr/ Spanish Peaks Scout Ranch]
* [http://www.coronadoscout.org/council Coronado Area Council]
* [http://www.jayhawkcouncil.org/ Jayhawk Area Council]
* [http://www.quivira.org/ Quivira Council]
* [http://www.sftcbsa.org/ Santa Fe Trail Council]

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