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 Welcome to the web site of the Tall Timbers District, Sam Houston Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. The Tall Timbers District encompasses the South Montgomery County (Texas) including The Woodlands and surrounding communities, north to the San Jacinto River.
The Tall Timbers District became an official district of the Sam Houston Area Council on January 1, 2009. With more than 60 units including approximately 24 Cub Scout Packs, 21 Boy Scout Troop, 5 Varsity Teams, 10 Venturing Crews and 1 Sea Exploring Ship, the district serves over 1500 youth and 1100 adult leaders.
View our Mission Statement.
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 Tall Timbers District Cub Scout Day Camp registration is open!
Get registered for Daycamp 2013 and "Catch a Wave" at Cub Bay!
Daycamp will be held at Cub World at Camp StrakeJune 10-14 8:00a.m. - 2:00p.m.
Daycamp is sure to offer fun for every Cub Scout including; arts & crafts, woodworking, sports, games, BB guns and archery. There will be a Me-Too Program for children 3 and up who are potty trained, and have a parent on site volunteering.
All adults attending daycamp must have proof of in person youth protection training and attend one of the adult orientation classes.
Classes for in person YPT and adult orientation are scheduled as follows:- June 6th Both at 7 pm and 8 pm at Grace Crossing Church of Christ located at 105 FM 1488
- May 23rd Both at 7 pm and 8 pm at Grace Crossing Church of Christ located at 105 FM 1488
- May 15th Both at 7 pm and 8 pm at Grace Crossing Church of Christ located at 105 FM 1488
ALL COMPLETED PAPERWORK MUST BE TURNED IN NO LATER THAN MAY 23rd.
Council must run an extensive criminal background check on all adults prior to camp and we must provide needed information to them no later than May 24th.
Paperwork turn in by pack coordinators will be available at Grace Crossing Church of Christ located at 105 FM 1488 on the following dates:
May 15 from 7-9 pm May 23rd from 7-9 pm
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Premier Edition
This is the first edition of Tall Timbers Training Tips! Your Tall Timbers District Training Committee will use this medium to keep you up-to-date on training opportunities in our district, council, region, and nation. Please forward to anyone you think may not be on these mailing lists. Also, if you would like to see something included in this newsletter, send a note to Steve Sheward –
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THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY
SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
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KEEP MONTGOMERY COUNTY BEAUTIFUL
INVITE YOU TO COMPETE FOR A
$1500 SCHOLARSHIP
OBJECTIVES:
The award has the following objectives:
• to encourage environmental stewardship among high school and college aged youth
in Montgomery County.
• to improve one’s understanding of resource management and conservation issues.
• to help youth continue their studies in a natural resource management or related
field beyond high school.
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 Want to know about Scouting activities in the Tall Timbers District (South Montgomery County) area? Our email announcements will let you know about upcoming events and point you to excellent resources.
Know what is going on in your Scouting community – become an email list member. Sign up today! Pick any or all program group below to sign up:
Order of the Arrow : (Must be approved) http://groups.google.com/group/tldoa
Commissioners : http://groups.google.com/group/tldcommissioners
The Tall Timbers District will not sell or trade your email address, and will only use our email announcement list for our own informational purposes. You can unsubscribe from our lists list at any time by visiting the appropriate link above, or you may email Mike Lampkin at (
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Due to some limitations with our existing email announcement system, we have chosen to move our email announcement lists to Google Groups system. Per our announcement emails prior to moving the list, we hope that all of our current subscribers will subscribe to the new lists. Personal invitations were sent out on March 5, 2011. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
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 Tall Timbers District Roundtable
All Scouting leaders, parents, and supporters are invited to attend the Tall Timbers District Roundtables. Roundtable is a monthly presentation of unit program ideas, inspiration, and additional training for all leaders. Share ideas, learn something new and fellowship with other Scouting parents. Cub Scout Roundtable, Boy Scout Roundtable, Venturing Roundtable and Order of the Arrow Chapter Meeting are held the 2nd Thursday of each month starting at 7:00pm. |
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 The local chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution has announced two opportunities for Eagle Scouts of the Tall Timbers District and the George Strake District.
1. A Certificate of Recognition is available for new Eagle Scouts. If the Scout desires, it may be presented in person at the Court of Honor by a chapter member in historic military uniform.
2. The Freedom Chapter will award one $250 scholarship annually to one Eagle Scout in Tall Timbers District or George Strake District. The chapter's winning entry will proceed to state competition for additional scholarship opportunities.
Information on both programs can be downloaded at www.talltimbersdistrict.org. Or contact Freedom Chapter member Steve Cannon,
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or 281-363-1961.
 SAR - Eagle Opportunities (712.73 kB)
SAR - Eagle Scholarship Ancestry Chart (66.26 kB)
SAR - Eagle Scholarship Application (86.54 kB)
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For Tall Timbers District Troops to request a District Representative for an Eagle Scout Board of Review, an email stating the need for the District Representative should be sent to
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The email should include the following information:
- Candidate's Name
- Candidate's Troop Number
- Troop Eagle Coordinator or person responsible
- Eagle Coordinator or responsible person's contact information
- Board of Review meeting location
- Board of Review desired meeting date with alternates
- Special request information
An automated reply should be forthcoming shortly after the email has been received. A district representative should contact the responsible person within a week to set up the Board of Review. If contact is not made in a timely manner, send a message to
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which goes directly to the District Advancement Chairman.
Processing of Eagle Scout Project Reviews will continue at the Roundtable meeting each month. This is the most favored method of securing the project review. In cases where this is not acceptable, send an email to
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The email should include the same information as the Board of Review request.
Summary:
Eagle Board of Review District Representative request changed to
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Eagle Project Review request changed to
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Glen & Melinda Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. (535.7 kB)
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Please forward this to all leaders and families in your Pack/Team/Troop/Crew/Ship. I would like to find out what Shooting Sports resources we have available in our district for district events and also who might be interested in getting certified for Shooting Sports.
To fill out my simple survey, please follow this link:
http://bit.ly/TLDshoot2012
Thanks,
Mike Lampkin
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The Tall Timbers District (TLD) calendars have been built in the Google Calendar application to make it easier for our district Scouting families to receive the latest updates through several different methods of subscribing. If you have a Google calendar, Apple calendar or any other calendar which uses the popular "ics" (Internet Calendar Subscription) language you can simply add one or all of our calendars to your personal calendar. |
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District Calendar - list version (37.5 kB) (Update May 2013)
2013 TLD Day Camp - Youth Permission slip (
Significant changes to Advancement 2011 (