| Redwood Empire Council #041 | |||
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 Old Redwood Empire Council CSP | |||
| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Santa Rosa, California | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1919 | ||
| President | Ray Leonard | ||
| Council Commissioner | Keith Schoenthal | ||
| Scout Executive | Charles Howard-Gibbon | ||
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| Website Official website | |||
Redwood Empire Council is the local council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves youth in Mendocino and Sonoma counties in California.
The Petaluma Area Council #041 (originally Petaluma Council) was founded in 1919, and served the cities/towns of Petaluma, Sonoma, Cotati, and adjacent unincorporated communities. In 1943, it expanded through a territory transfer with the Silverado Area Council (at this time adding Mendocino County and northern Sonoma County area). At that time, the PAC voted to rename itself the Sonoma-Mendocino Area Council.
The Redwood Area Council #044 was founded in 1923.[1] Following the recommendation of a 1991 Western Region council realignment study, the Redwood Area Council agreed to merge with the Sonoma-Mendocino Area Council in 1992, and at that time SMAC #041 added the board members of the RAC and voted to rename the larger council Redwood Empire Council.
In early 2012, Scouting in Humboldt and Del Norte Counties were reassigned to Crater Lake Council (Oregon), while Redwood Empire Council retained the Scouting programs in Sonoma and Mendocino Counties.
The Redwood Empire Council is celebrating its 2019 Centennial Year with a number of events throughout the year.
- ^ Hook, James; Franck, Dave; Austin, Steve (1982). An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation.