Welcome to the Southern Sierra Council, BSA

We are pleased to present our resource website, launched in August 2012, to better serve the youth, families, donors, volunteers and community partners of Kern, Inyo and Mono Counties. We are working diligently to provide you with the best user experience possible, and as always we are available at the Council Service Center to assist you!

Today's Top Stories

Campfire on Friday night - Camp Kern 75th Anniversary

In addition to the Saturday celebration - you are also invited to the Friday night closing campfire at Camp Kern. Catch the barge at 3:00 pm or 4:00 pm. Dinner for $5.00 each and then campfire at dusk. Barge will return you to Lakeshore at approx. 10:00 pm. There are no overnight accommodations in camp - use Lakeshore facilities. Reserve barge & dinner with Camp Kern at (559) 893-3387.

Good news for Southern Sierra from the Membership team

For the first time in recent memory, we have more members compared to the same time one year ago. This means positive growth and the end of a long trend of decline in membership.

Wood Badge Coming this Fall - Registration Closes July 21

Thought you were done with your adult leaders training...Wood Badge is the ultimate training experience.

In Other News

Social Media Guidelines for the Boy Scouts of America

Did you know your unit has a homepage built into the council website? Call to find out how to get started on yours. Whether you're using our site, an independent host, or even Facebook and Twitter, the Boy Scouts of America offers advisory guidelines to those who publish Scouting-related information on the web. These guidelines are established to help avoid several common mistakes. Please click on the link above to review these guidelines.