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Adventure West Council

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Here's a little additional information & history about Troop 97's local Council. The new Adventure West name recognizes the May 2021 merger of Longs Peak Council (Greeley, CO) and Greater Wyoming Council (Casper, WY). For administrative purposes, most councils sub-divide their territory into several geographic "districts". Currently the Council has seven districts. The combined Council is geographically large, although much of the Council territory is lightly populated. The Council now covers 10 northern/northeastern Colorado counties, 12 Nebraska panhandle counties, plus almost 16 of Wyoming's 23 counties (the Yellowstone National Park section of Park county is in the Montana Council).

Brief History of the Adventure West Council

Major Council Merger Events

The brief information below gives some idea of the complexity of the history of most Councils. There may well have been other short-lived councils in the early days. Name changes generally indicated minor adjustments to the Council's territory. The predecessor Councils mostly date from about 1917, with 1928 representing the consolidation of northern Colorado and southeast Wyoming. Since 1928 there have been only two major additions plus two county adjustments. [Number shown is the official BSA-assigned Council number. Town listed is the official Council headquarters, though Councils typically covered a much wider area.]

More Details on the Former Councils that Constitute the Adventure West Council

Colorado (north of Denver)

Nebraska (panhandle)

Wyoming (southeastern)

Wyoming (central)

Adventure West Council Merger History
Adventure West Council Districts
Adventure West Council Districts
Shoshone & Thunder Basin districts are the former Greater Wyoming Council
TriTrails district is the former Wyo-braska Council
Frontier, Bignorn, Wapiti, & Golden Plains districts reflect the pre-1975 Longs Peak Council

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