New Frontier Program - Yawgoog

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Totin' Chip and Fireman Chit

• Boy Scouts of America^®
  • Totin' Chip Requirements
  • Firem'n Chit Requirements
  • Fuels and Fire Prevention
  • Leave No Trace
  • Outdoor Code

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Map and Compass

• Topographic Map Symbols (also as PDF)
  Introduction to topographic maps and symbols. (US Geological Survey)
  
  
• Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
  A searchable database of named geographic features found on topographic maps. (US Geological Survey)
  
  
• Maps of Yawgoog Area
  (The Story of the Yawgoog Trails)
  
  
• Topographic Map: Voluntown Quadrangle
  The entire 1:24,000-scale quadrangle, which includes the Yawgoog area, can be downloaded. Image editing software can be used to crop and print the map. The map is a zipped TIF file. (Rhode Island Geographic Information System - RIGIS)
  
  
• Microsoft Research Maps
  Free topographic maps and aerial photographs of any location in the USA, in various scales and sizes.
  
  
• Magnetic Declination Estimator
  A calculator for magnetic declination around the world, covering the years 1900-2005. Provided by the National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). To use the calculator, the latitude, longitude and altitude of the location must be entered. A ZIP code locator in the calculator can find the approximate latitude and longitude. Coordinates can also be found for a given street address at MyGeoPosition.com. Please note that declination values on topographic maps may be decades old. As of 2002, magnetic north is 15 degrees west of true north in the Yawgoog area.
  
  
• International Orienteering Federation (IOF)
  International organization that promotes and sets rules for orienteering competitions. Offers information on control description symbols.
  
  
• Orienteering USA
  A non-profit organization that promotes the sport of orienteering.
  
  
• New England Orienteering Club (NEOC)
  Promotes the sport of orienteering, develops suitable maps and hosts competitions. Offers information for Scouts.
  
  
• ScoutOrienteering.com
  A site devoted to orienteering in Scouting; maintained by Jeff Scott.
  
  
• US Scouting Service Project: Orienteering
  A list of online resources.

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Knots and Lashings

• Boy Scouts of America^®
  • Rope Monkey Bridge Safety
  
  
• Get Knotted!
  Animated images of selected knots and hitches.
  (42nd Brighton [Saltdean] Scout Group, United Kingdom)
  
  
• Alan Folsom's Knot Page
  More animated images.
  
  
• Animated Knots by Grog
  Even more animated images.
  
  
• Knot Knotes
  Knot wisdom from Jack Keene.
  
  
• Knots on the Web
  An extensive, categorized collection of links by Peter Suber of Earlham College.
  
  
• Ropers Knots Page
  Comprehensive, alphabetical directory of knots and hitches.
  
  
• Netknots.com
  Another directory of knots with diagrams, arranged by category.
  
  
• International Guild of Knot Tyers
  An association of people with interests in knots and knotting techniques of all kinds.
  
  
• Pioneering Projects Big and Small (PDF)
  Pictures and diagrams of many different projects. (Originally from Hurricane District, South Florida Council, BSA^®)
  
  
• Ropes and Poles
  Peter Leroux's blog on pioneering, with an international perspective.

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Hiking

• Camping and Hiking in Black Bear Country
  Important safety tips from The American Bear Association. Black bears have been seen in the greater Yawgoog area.
  
  
• American Hiking Society (AHS)
  A membership organization that promotes and protects foot trails and the hiking experience.
  
  
• Connecticut Forest and Park Association (CFPA)
  Maintains hiking trails in Connecticut, including the western portion of the Narragansett Trail. It also publishes the Connecticut Walk Book East, a trail guide.
  
  
• Countryman Press
  Countryman Press publishes a number of hiking guides that cover New England, including Fifty Hikes in Connecticut and Walks and Rambles in Rhode Island.
  
  
• A Daytripper's Guide to Rhode Island
  An online guide to natural areas of the state, published by the Rhode Island Sea Grant College Program.
  
  
• Greenways Alliance of Rhode Island (GARI)
  Advocates trails, bike paths and other recreational greenways in Rhode Island.
  
  
• Peak to Peak Trail and Wilderness Links
  A directory of Web sites containing original content for the online hiking, trail, walking, and Wilderness communities.
  
  
• Slackpacker.com
  A directory of websites with hiking and backpacking trail maps, descriptions, narratives, journals, and photographs.
  
  
• The Story of the Yawgoog Trails
  Offers a suggested 5-mile route in Yawgoog.

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