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BLACK FEATHER DISTRICT

As a part of the Greater Colorado Council, the Black Feather District serves the following school districts: Douglas County, Littleton, Sheridan, Englewood, and Elbert County Schools.

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Black Feather District Leadership

Black Feather District Volunteer Leadership

  • District Chair- Ross Billows
    • Vice Chair of Membership- Tammy Courtemanche
    • Vice Chair of Program- Tim Davies
  • District Commissioner-  Greg Ostravich

Black Feather District Professional Staff

Our two dedicated scouting professionals are

Calendar 

Click HERE for the 2023-24 calendar

Upcoming Events

Updating soon!

 

District Meetings

Roundtable

The Black Feather Roundtable takes place the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at St Luke’s United Methodist Church

All Roundtable info

Contact Alex Wharry for more information.

Black Feather District Committee/Commissioner Meetings

The Black Feather District Committee and Commissioner Staff meets the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.  The district hosts a district leadership meeting for all district volunteers followed by short breakout sessions for committees and teams to meet and plan upcoming activities and organize service to units seeking additional assistance.

All district committee/commissioner meetings will take place via Zoom for the foreseeable future. All registered commissioners and district members will receive login information for the meetings via email. If you would like to be added to the distribution list, please contact our District Commissioner, Greg Ostravich

District Highlights

Recruitment

Looking for Fillable Applications? Download the Adult and Youth Fillable PDFs

Membership Season Resources

Geofencing Form

Questions about recruiting? Contact our District Executives

Training

Are you a new leader? Are you trying to find what different
training you need? Here’s how to find your Unit  Leader Training
– See Video Here

Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) is a
training course for Cub Scout Leaders. One BALOO trained leader
is required to be at each Cub Scout
overnighter
.

  • September 29-30, 2023  at McNeil Scout Ranch
    at Peaceful Valley (PV)  Register Here
  • October 20-21,
    2023, in Fort Lupton.  Register Here

Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills
(IOLS)
 is a training course for Scouts BSA Leaders. One
leader is required to be IOLS trained on each campout
 The next IOLS courses is

Woodbadgewhich is
advanced adult leader training is highly recommended.  While aimed at the
Scouting program, this course is a general leadership program similar to what
corporations pay thousands of dollars to send their up and coming managers
to.  You must be position trained in your primary Scouting position to
attend.  Upcoming Woodbadge courses are listed below.

  • April 5-7 and April 20-21, 2024.  Burke Benton is
    the course director.  Location is McNeill Scout Ranch at Peaceful
    Valley.  Registration is here.

District Newsletter

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Merit Badge Counselor Information

Looking for a resource on how to onboard new Merit Badge Counselors? View our one page resource below for links and need to know for all items for new Merit Badge Counselor!

Merit Badge Counselor Position Profile