Greenbar TLC Meeting
2025-11-04 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | None
Monthly TLC meeting, please contact your SPL Colin for details…

TROOP MEETING
2025-11-04 19:00 - 20:30 | St Mark UMC
T26 TROOP MEETING, Foxes, Johnathon, Military History (with some practical exercise, making small survival radios etc)

Parent Committee Meeting
2025-11-04 19:15 - 20:30, 2025-12-02 19:15 - 20:30 | 3942 La Colina Rd, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Monthly Parent Committee Meeting – First Tuesday at Saint Mark’s Church – 3942 La Colina Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93110

Guadalupe Dunes
2025-11-08 00:00 - 23:45 | Location was not specified
Meet at Big 5 at 8 a.m. for a Troop 26 classic: exploring and sand surfing down the Guadalupe Dunes. We’ll drive 90 minutes, hike across the flats for 1-2 miles to get to the big dunes, and have a blast. This amazing geographic feature is otherworldly and not to be missed!
Bring a sack lunch, hat, sunscreen, wind/warm layer, 2 liters of water, and a boogie board & bike helmet if you want to surf. Shorts are acceptable but light hiking pants can make things go easier on the knees. Sunglasses and a gaiter can further make things easier on your face and eyes. **BIKE HELMETS ARE REQUIRED**
We’ll aim to be back to the church no later than 3 p.m. For those interested in the fascinating history of this site, which among other things has been used to film classic movies: https://dunescenter.org/
For those looking for animal signs signoffs, we might see: Western snowy plovers, peregrine falcons, pelicans, and terns.

Canoeing
2025-11-09 08:00 - 10:00, 2025-12-14 08:00 - 10:00 | Cachuma Lake Waterfront
Come learn or practice Canoeing skills! There’s nothing more beautiful than a morning spent paddling on Lake Cachuma. Seats are limited, so RSVP. You must have passed the BSA Swim Test to participate. Bring a jacket, water bottle, sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses, and $15.

VETERANS' DAY. event at 4pm
2025-11-11 16:00 - 17:30 | Location was not specified
ASM Renehan, will lead this event. The ceremony will take place at Valle Verde Senior Living, 900 Calle De Los Amigos (off Modoc near Las Positas)

Greenbar Training
2025-11-11 18:00 - 19:00 | None
Please come to St Marks an hour early to complete your essential Greenbar training. This is required to gain your badge and associated sign-off.

BORs
2025-11-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-09 19:00 - 20:30 | None
3-6 Parent Committee Volunteers needed for rank Board of Review

TROOP MEETING
2025-11-11 19:00 - 20:30 | St Mark UMC
T26 TROOP MEETING, Panthers, Grant, Veterans Day history (guest speakers)

TROOP MEETING
2025-11-18 19:00 - 20:30 | St Mark UMC
T26 TROOP MEETING, Bats, Liam, Winter Camping (Guest Mr Soga)

SBUSD THANKSGIVING BREAK
2025-11-22 00:00 - 2025-11-30 23:45 | None
HOLIDAY

Manzana Narrows Overnight
2025-11-22 08:00 - 2025-11-23 16:00 | Location was not specified
Get Ready for a Fantastic Overnight Adventure! Were heading into the stunning San Rafael Wilderness for an unforgettable overnight trek! Our hike will be about 6-7 miles each way to Manzana Narrows, where well explore beautiful water pools and enjoy some of the most remote campsites in the area. This route is fairly flat and ideal for training a great chance to reconnect with the outdoors and experience the beauty of nature. Along the way, there will be plenty of opportunities to complete rank sign-offs, log valuable hiking miles, and add camping nights toward your advancement goals. Pack your enthusiasm and sense of adventure its going to be an amazing trip! ~=%

Backpacking TBA
2025-11-22 14:15 - 2025-11-25 15:15 | Location was not specified
TBA

NO TROOP MEETING
2025-11-25 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-23 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-12-30 19:00 - 20:30 | St Mark UMC
T26 TROOP MEETING

Greenbar Meeting
2025-12-01 19:00 - 20:30 | None
Greenbar

Full TLC mtg
2025-12-02 18:00 - 19:00 | None
Final leadership training session, COH prep & meeting prep

TROOP MEETING
2025-12-02 19:00 - 20:30 | St Mark UMC
T26 TROOP MEETING, Crocs, Greyson, (multi-sports) Decathlon ?

Beach hike from El Cap - Goleta (Weakliem)
2025-12-06 13:15 - 17:30 | El Cap to Haskells beach
El Cap to Haskells Beach hike. You’ve driven this part of the coast 100 times, but have probably never seen the beach side, as it’s all private property. Here’s your chance to see some fantastic ocean and coastal views; it’s only possible on certain tides. This hike is about 7 miles.
Meet at the church (back parking lot) at 1:15 on Saturday (so eat lunch at home), we’ll drive up to El Cap and start to hike around 2pm, when the tide should be low enough to get going. We’ll hike down to Goleta (specifically, the coastal access spot near the Bacara hotel, aka Haskells beach) where scouts will be picked up at around 5:30pm (i.e. parents, please plan to pick up your scouts at the end of the hike – NOT back at the church). We will need some parent volunteers to drive scouts up to El Cap so we don’t need to leave cars there (or sets of parents to help shuttle cars – you can probably do the hike too if you like). Post a note, or we can talk on Tuesday at the meeting.
All are welcome! Bring your 10 essentials, a snack, and sneakers that can get wet. The beginning involves walking over some cobblestones, so you’ll want sneakers or boots; not flip-flops or Tevas. Most of the time will be on sand, and we should stay dry with the low tide, but there’s still places to get wet, especially if you poke around some of the tidepools. We’ll be finishing the hike just past sunset, so make sure your light works in case we’re doing the last little bit in the dark. Also, have a warm sweatshirt and windbreaker, as it’ll get cold as it gets dark.
Questions? pweakliem@yahoo.com, 805-319-5184

Snowshoe Building
2025-12-09 18:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-16 18:00 - 19:00 | None
All Inyo Crater Showshoe builders please attend to get a jump-start on your snowshoe building process for Feb 2026…

TROOP MEETING
2025-12-09 19:00 - 20:30 | St Mark UMC

Wreath-Laying at Goleta Cemetery
2025-12-13 12:45 - 14:30 | Goleta Cemetary, 44 S San Antonio Rd, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
This year we will continue our Troop 26 tradition of assisting the American Legion in the annual holiday wreath-laying on veterans’ graves at Santa Barbara-area cemeteries, in coordination with the Wreaths Across America organization. This is an opportunity to be part of a national tradition happening across the country every year. Wear your Class-A. Meet at Goleta Cemetery at 12:45

Philmont Information Meeting (by Zoom)
2025-12-15 18:30 - 19:30 | None
To All Scouts:
This month of December is when we are asking for commitments to go to Philmont in June 2027. The event description is in our calendar. If you want a seat on this trip, please RSVP now in the Calendar and you will be billed for your $200 deposit. We now have enough Scouts committed for two crews, and can take up to 8 more.
For those of you who will be 14 by June 16, 2027 (or 13 and finished with 8th grade), we will have an information meeting about the Philmont trip by Zoom on December 15, 6:30pm. Mr. Tom Parker, a Philmont Ambassador, will give us some great information about the Philmont experience, and your trip leaders will talk about planning specific to our expedition.
Please bring your parents and join our meeting on December 15:
Schley Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j…JsMlNLdz09
Meeting ID: 627 884 7846
Passcode: 26
Dial in: +1 669 900 6833
Before the meeting, please take 6 minutes to view this Philmont video (https://youtu.be/4GMJ9zAn0lA?si=BvSbh9SC4JooD1ZY) and peruse the Philmont website at . If you can’t make this meeting, we are available to answer questions.
We look forward to seeing you!
Mike & Nancy Schley, ASMs
805-689-9818
mschley@slgl-law.com

TROOP COURT OF HONOR
2025-12-16 19:00 - 20:30 | St Mark UMC
T26 TROOP COH, cake auction

SBUSD WINTER BREAK
2025-12-20 00:00 - 2026-01-06 23:45 | None
