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"The forestry crews focus on removing understory and selected trees that increase the amount of space between trees, allow for growth of grasses and fine fuels, and provide conditions that will burn with much less intensity. This work not only protects people, watersheds, and infrastructure, but it creates healthier forest habitat. These forest thinning projects follow major backcountry access roads, creating “shaded fuel breaks” along priority road corridors. In the event of a fire, this shaded fuel break will provide a buffer that allows for backcountry staff and participants to escape, and

After reading story below, I will be more mindful of signal bar strength as I hike. I dunno maybe there is a hiking app that also tracks phone signal strength waypoints? As there was no phone reception, Eric, 58, was worried about the threat to his wife of hypothermia. He helped her into a survival bag to keep warm, then headed back (left his wife!!!) to where he last remembered getting a signal. “I thought this was a bit over the top but I got in,” said Margaret. “But it’s surprising how cold you can get.” https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/mans-scout-training-saves

Looks like South Korea (govt, media, citizens) has started judging accountability for fiasco. WOSM? BSA? Canada? "While thousands of Scouts spent their time away from their original campsite, ruling party politicians sought the person accountable for the disaster that put hundreds of youngsters who were heat-stricken and exhausted to clinics and hospitals. Kim Hyun-sook, , the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family , had her name put on the top of the list of the people who were the source of the problem by the ruling People's Power Party lawmakers." Whether she has been a setup scap

No.6 KHANUN Issued at(KST) : 2023.08.10. 19:0 https://web.kma.go.kr/eng/weather/typoon/typhoon_5days.jsp?tIdx=1&x=32&y=8

8/10/2023 From Stars & Stripes: Typhoon Khanun is expected to pass ...about 30 miles east of Osan Air Base and Camp Humphreys on Thursday afternoon and evening. Both were in typhoon readiness condition one, with 57 mph winds expected within 12 hours. Some services in Humphreys, such as passport issuance and driver testing, were operating with limited staff, according to the base’s official Facebook page. Nonessential military vehicles were prohibited from traveling on Humphreys roads and drivers were advised to use caution. https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/

Too Long, Didn't Read. I guess it is all relative. At 44 pages in that format, the WSJ Guidelines are half the length of my son's Eagle Project Workbook. Here is the same text, without pictures and copious white-space - 15 pages. https://members.scout.org/sites/default/files/media-files/WOSM_WSJGuidelines_EN 2016.pdf

WOSM Guidelines "This document provides the key requirements for the Host Organisation to effectively plan and carry out the World Scout Jamboree. Relying on the constitution of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), resolutions and policies adopted by the World Scout Conference, decisions made by the World Scout Committee, as well as invaluable insights and experiences gained from past World Scout Jamborees, these guidelines serve as a roadmap for a seamless Jamboree experience. As the Host Organisation, it is our responsibility to adhere to WOSM’s guideli

...Our Troop had never done anything like this—at least not since 2017, when the oldest boy joined the Troop. I became Scoutmaster for the Troop in November 2021 and told the boys that we would begin preparing for a High Adventure backpacking trip, somewhere out west, for the summer of 2023. Over the next 18 months, Troop 422 elevated and refined its camping and backcountry skills in preparation for the adventure. With backpack space and weight at a premium, the Troop diligently learned to do more with less. It traded large four burner camp stoves and well-equipped camping kitchens for

Annually for the past ten years, Troop 450 helps the nonprofit First Fruits Farm harvest produce that will be donated to battle against food insecurity. First Fruits Farm was born in 1998 when the Bernstein family moved to a farm in northern Baltimore County. The idea was that they would plant and harvest their fields using a volunteer work force and donate the resulting fresh produce to organizations serving needy families and individuals in their community. “I know a lot of people that benefit from this, so it’s nice to know I’m helping out more people,” senior patrol leader Jona

Korean Meteorological Administration No.6 KHANUN Issued at(KST) : 2023.08.09. 22:00 Note: Eastern Standard Time (North America) is 5 hours behind from the UTC universal time. So 12 UTC 10 Aug (Seoul impact) would be 7AM EST, Thursday Aug 10. https://web.kma.go.kr/eng/weather/typoon/typhoon_5days.jsp?tIdx=1&x=48&y=13 https://www.utctime.net/utc-to-est-converter

...Forecasters have warned that all of South Korea is expected to feel the effects of the storm, with as much as 600 millimeters (23 inches) of rain expected to fall in some areas. Khanun is the sixth tropical storm of the 2023 typhoon season in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Colorado State University meteorologists tracking Khanun’s accumulated cyclone energy (ACE)—a metric that incorporates both intensity and duration—report that the total ACE for Northwest Pacific storms was 122 as of August 7, 2023; the average at this point in the season over the past three decades is 88. With an ACE o

8/8/2023 3AM EST: Status Report from Lee Sang-min, the Minister of the Interior and Safety. ...evacuated groups have arrived at their new accommodations Konyang University, Kongju National University, Hongik University, Myongji University, and the University of Seoul... More at source: https://25wsjnewsroom.imweb.me/67/?q=YToxOntzOjEyOiJrZXl3b3JkX3R5cGUiO3M6MzoiYWxsIjt9&bmode=view&idx=15986341&t=board

I suppose if a NCAP advance team had seen this cache of water guns, the US contingent would have stayed state-side. https://25wsjnewsroom.imweb.me/74/?idx=15972542&bmode=view

This all seems backwards to me. The Korean people are facing a typhoon but their government, as Jamboree host, seems focused on entertaining 40,000 scouts and otherwise making amends. A typhoon is coming! Yes, move scouts to a safer location. However, grateful scouts should be preparing to help others weather this storm - working with and not burdening local government services, and certainly not going on hours-long mall shopping trips. WOSM, time to show the world what 40,000 scouts can do in an emergency! Hint, it is not attending a rock concert in a storm's aftermath. A

Remaining 36,000 Jambo scouts to be evacuated starting Tues morning (local time) ahead of typhoon arrival. "Officials were trying to secure spaces at government training centers and education facilities as well as hotels. Kim Sung-ho, a vice minister at South Korea’s Ministry of the Interior and Safety, said it would take six hours or more to evacuate the scouts from the campsite, which organizers said will no longer be used for any event after they leave. The announcement came after The World Organization of the Scout Movement said it had urgently called on South Korea to move the

My guess, the original Korean word was 식도 sigdo and should have been translated to kitchen knife, but kitchen knife is already in the list?

"The Australian contingent confirmed overnight it would be relocating to Seoul, after South Korea's weather bureau confirmed typhoon Khanun was on track to hit Saemangeum later this week." https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-07/australian-scouts-withdraw-from-camp-before-typhoon-south-korea/102696744 Korean Meteorological Administration Typhoon Khanun information https://web.kma.go.kr/eng/weather/typoon/typhoon_5days.jsp From forecast issued at(KST) : 2023.08.07. 10:00 KST Note: ( 2023:08:06 9PM EST) The Jamboree site is south of Seoul on the western side of Korean peninsu

Trying to repair bridges.... leave on a united, positive note. What if all gathered to another venue, say one of the large stadiums in Seoul, for closing. Seoul World Cup Stadium has 66,700 seats, about 90min from Incheon International Airport. Another $0.01

Sorry for confusion. My thought was to drop contingent at Jambo entrance and walk as a group to closing ceremony. A simple, respectful courtesy to fellow scouts, WOSM, and our Korean hosts.

IMHO, if there is a closing ceremony, we should Do Our Best to hike in and attend closing ceremony. My $0.01,

The US contingent determined it was too risky to have "participants on the (Jamboree) site for any period of time, so Scouts will not be bussed in for (Jamboree )closing ceremonies or any other activities. " https://www.forbes.com/sites/heatherwishartsmith/2023/08/05/be-prepared-boy-scout-innovation-in-a-time-of-crisis/?sh=16db93ee170c

In an emergency meeting with parents Saturday morning, BSA Chief Scout Executive Roger Mosby announced that the decision to pull the USA Contingent from the Jamboree site and return to Camp Humphreys was more about sanitary conditions than heat or rain. BSA International Commissioner Lou Poulson noted that “the decision didn’t come lightly or easily. We spent extensive time with the U.S. Embassy and Consul General” and it came down to there being no choice. Along with the USA Contingent’s medical director Dr. Jeff Myers, Poulson highlighted the reasons for the USA Contingent’s departure:

Interesting to compare online information and discussion. BSA: https://wsj2023.us/ https://www.facebook.com/WSJ2023USA UK Scouting Association: https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-your-section/international-scouts-and-events/international-events/wsj/ <---WELL DONE! https://www.facebook.com/ukcontingent/

US Contingent $6100/participant: "The USA contingent is planning for 790 people: 14 units of 36 youth and 4 unit leaders (560 total) 200 International Service Team (IST) members (will these adults continue their volunteer work at Jambo site?) 30 Contingent Management Team (CMT) members The timing of refund payments would be dependent on funds returned to the USA Contingent and/or if applicable, insurance claims paid to the USA Contingent. Additional details are available in the event disclosure section of the jamboree registration process." ht