Crossroads of the West Council
The Crossroads of the West Council is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America that serves the Scouts in nearly all of Utah, southeastern Idaho, and southwestern Wyoming, as well as isolated parts of northwestern Arizona, and western Nevada. Description. The council was created in April 2020 by consolidating the former Great Salt Lake, Trapper Trails, and Utah National Parks councils. Its initial headquarters are in the same building in Ogden as the former Trapper Trails Council, but the new council retained the website address of the former Utah National Parks Council (utahscouts.org ). Organization. The Crossroads of the West Council serves 9 districts throughout Utah, southeastern Idaho, and southwestern Wyoming. A Scouting district is a geographical area of the local BSA council, determined by the council executive board. District leaders mobilize resources to ensure the growth and success of units within the district's territory. All districts are responsible for carrying out four standard functions: membership, finance, program, and unit service. Camps. The Crossroads of the West Council hires camp counselors annually to serve as handicraft assistants, sports instructors, shooting sports assistants (archery, .22 caliber rifle, BB gun, skeet, and black-powder), trading  post operators/managers, maintenance and food service assistants, nature instructors and Scout skills instructors, and lifeguards. The council operates the following camps: Order of the Arrow. The Order of the Arrow (OA) is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America and is composed of Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their everyday lives, and meet the camping and election requirements set forth by the OA. The Crossroads of the West Council is serviced by the Order of the Arrow Ammatdiio Lodge #590, which was formed in 2020 by the merging of  the Lodges that served the original three councils, which were Awaxaawe Awachia Lodge #535 of the former Trapper Trails Council, El-Ku-Ta Lodge #520 of the former Great Salt Lake Council, and Tu Cubin Noonie Lodge #508 of the former Utah National Parks Council. The Ammatdiio Lodge is divided into three Areas (North, Central, and South) and one Chapter for each district in the Council. The animal totem of the Ammatdiio Lodge is the Bobcat.