Upcoming Schedule
The Outdoor Programs and Properties team strives to meet the needs of councils and council camping operations with helpful and timely conversations about all things Scouting America camping. This webinar series is meant for camp leaders (professional and volunteers) who are responsible for camps in the council. The webinars listed below are meant to be helpful tools to understand Scouting America policies and answer questions about topics related to camping. Registration is required for each and is FREE. (all times listed are Central time). Webinars will be on the Second Thursday of each month at 2 PM central time unless otherwise noted.
2026 Series
- September 10, 2026 – Camp Budget Management How To
- October 8, 2026 – Develop a Staff Alumni Association
- October 29, 2026 – 7 PM – What’s new in NCAP for 2027
- November 12, 2026 – Property Management and Maintenance Best Practices
2027 Series
- January 14, 2027 – Non-Merit Badge Programs at Camp
- February 11, 2027 – Trek Programs – a National High Adventure Base Take Over
- March 11, 2027 – 7 PM – Precamp leadership Meeting
- April 8, 2027 – Camp Commissioners and how to best use them
- May 13, 2027 – Short-term camp Best Practices
If you have a topic you would like for us to discuss, send your requests to outdoorprograms@scouting.org
Past Webinar Recording Links
Click the links below to access the recorded webinars. Links will be updated here after each webinar. (Most recent are listed first)
- 4/16/26 MESH at Camp
- 3/19/26 2026 Precamp Leadership Meeting
- 2/19/26 Non Scout Use of Camp HOW TO
- 1/15/26 How to Develop a Wheels and Boards Committee for Your Council
- 12/11/25 How to Market Your Camp in 2026
- 11/13/25 Best Practices in Hiring and Recruiting Staff Members
- 10/23/25 2026 NCAP Standards Update
- 4/17/2025 Program Hazard Analysis and NCAP Readiness
- 3/20/2025 Precamp Leadership Meeting
- 1/16/2025 BSA Lifeguard and Instructor Program Transition Informational Webinar
- 12/12/2024 Supporting Scouts BSA at Camp: What 2024 Research Tells Us About Scout Camps & What We Need To Do
- 11/14/2024 Hiring for Camps: Navigating Legal Requirements
- 10/24/2024 2025 NCAP Standards Review and Discussion
- 8/15/2024 Range and Target Activities Program Updates
- 7/10/2024 Range and Target Activities Program Updates – Venturing Focus
- 4/25/2024 Planning, Supporting and Managing Your District and Council Short-Term Camps
- 4/11/2024 Climb to Success: How to Facilitate COPE & Climbing Programs For Your Council
- 3/7/2024 2024 National Pre Camp Leaders Meeting
- 2/15/2024 Developing a Mental, Emotional, Social Health (MESH) Plan for Your Camp(s)
- 1/25/2024 BSA Special Needs Accessible Camps Certification Process Webinar
- 1/18/2024 Implementing Scouting’s Barriers to Abuse in the Outdoors
- 12/7/2023 BSA Summer Camps 2023: What Parents Said and What We Should Do About It
- 11/9/2023 NCAP 2024 Standards Review & Discussion
- 4/20/2023 NCAP Readiness: It’s Not Just a State of Mind
- 3/9/2023 National Pre-Camp Leaders Meeting
- 2/16/2023 Splash In -Dive Into BSA Aquatics Safety, Policies, Staffing and More
- 1/26/2023 Program Hazard Analysis – Why, How and Meeting NCAP Standard PD-111 & PD-112
