In the Parent Committee meeting on January 6, 2015, we talked about the need for at least two of the four adults who are going on the Philmont hiking trip this summer to be certified in Wilderness First Aid.
Troop 26 will pay for this training.
Thanks to Hector Acuna, he has let me know that there is an opportunity to get this training at UCSB in February 2015.
Details for the training can be found here.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
November 22-23, 2025: Manzana Narrows Overnight Backpacking Our backpacking trip into the Los Padres National Forest north of Santa Barbara began at the trailhead after a 90-minute drive north of Santa Barbara. Mr. Hey reported that we scouts provided him,
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