Wood Badge
Building Bridges of LeadershipTake your Scouting Experience to the Next Level
Next-Level Leadership
Reflecting the best of nearly a century of Scouting experience, Wood Badge draws upon the most current leadership models used by corporate America, academic circles and successful organizations throughout the country.
Wood Badge training was begun by Baden Powell in 1919 as a way to insure that the leaders of Scout troops were properly trained. Since then Wood Badge has been held worldwide, providing advanced leadership training to thousands of Scout leaders.
Wood Badge builds upon the best traditions and experiences of Scouting America and also draws from a wide range of courses within and beyond the bounds of Scouting to present the latest in leadership theory and team development.
Key Contacts
Carrie Hutchcraft
Program Assistant
carrie.hutchcraft@scouting.org
Registration information
DATES
October 3-5 and October 11-12, 2025
COST
$325.00 (includes course materials and nametag ). $100 nonrefundable deposit due at the time of registration.
Payment in full due by March 31, 2025.
REFUND POLICY
Nonrefundable after March 31, 2025. If a refund is approved prior to March 31, 2025, it will be less the $100 nonrefundable deposit.
LOCATION
Butte Creek Scout Ranch
13462 S Butte Creek Rd.
Scotts Mills, OR 97375
To attend Wood Badge, individuals must:
1. Be registered members of Scouting America. (Youth 18 and older may attend as long as the appropriate Youth Protection guidelines are followed. They do not need to be registered in an adult leadership role.)
2. Have completed the basic training courses for their Scouting position.
3. Be capable of functioning safely in an outdoor environment. All participants are required to complete the Annual Health and Medical Record form.
What You'll Get out of Wood Badge
- Top-Tier Training & Support: You will be taught and led by a staff of experienced, outstanding Scouters who will inspire and support you throughout the training and beyond.
- How to Make Your Scout Unit Stronger: The sessions give you a better understanding of the aims and methods of Scouting and how you can make the program in your unit better and more productive.
- Incredible Resources: You will learn of the many resources available to help you succeed in your Scouting role.
- Management Training: It is great management training for your Scouting role, and other areas of your life (many companies give time off or pay the course fee for their employees who take Wood Badge).
- Connections: You will develop a network of other great Scouters from around the state that you can turn to for advice and support.
Why Cub Pack Leaders Should Attend
You’ll learn how to create a hyper-effective team of effective adult leaders who can help run your Cub Scout Pack!
You’ll learn how you can make Scouting even more fun for kids and families.
You’ll also learn these skills:
- How to be a better listener
- Managing conflict
- Leading change
- Stages of team development
- Coaching & mentoring
- Leadership for different stages
- Servant leadership
- Project planning
Why Scouts BSA Leaders Should Attend
You’ll learn how to create a hyper-effective, Scout-led Super Troop!
You’ll also learn these skills:
- How to be a better listener
- Managing conflict
- Leading change
- Stages of team development
- Coaching & mentoring
- Leadership for different stages
- Servant leadership
- Project planning
Impact for Generations.
Prepared for Life.
This is more than a motto. It is a manifesto. It is our promise to the community and to every parent and child who Scouts with us. By Scouting in the Cascade Pacific Council (CPC) of Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America), every youth can learn to make an impact on the world around them and be more prepared for career and life.