Redwood Regional Challenge
The Redwood Regional Challenge (RRC) is an exciting partnership
between Sonoma County Regional Parks and the Redwood Empire Council of the Boy
Scouts of America. Scouting units are encouraged to hike or perform service
projects in eight designated Regional Parks. After completion of the hike or
service project, each participant receives a patch and rocker representing the
park visited. Additional rockers can be earned by visiting designated parks
and completing the RRC hike or service project. These patches can be purchased
from the Redwood Empire Council office in Santa Rosa.
Envisioned by
Ray Leonard, Redwood Empire Council's Vice President of Administration, the
RRC brings Scouts and their families into our County parks to hike as well as
to lend a hand. Chuck Banks, Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 32, adopted the
project for a Woodbadge requirement. He spearheaded the project and a kick-off
event on April 21, 2012 that rallied over 500 scouts into our County parks
for camping and a day of service.
Core Patch
& Rockers
Scouts can earn a total of 16 rockers, two for each of the
Regional Parks listed below.
One rocker can be earned at each park for
completing the RRC hike.
One rocker can be earned for participating in a
service project at the park.
Hikes and projects must be coordinated at
the Unit level.
- Crane Creek
- Helen Putnam
- Hood
Mountain
- Ragle Ranch
- Riverfront
- Shiloh Ranch
- Sonoma Valley
- Spring Lake
Redwood Regional Challenge
Hike
Contact the Redwood Empire Council of the Boy Scouts of America to
file a tour plan. You'll be asked to indicate the number of Scouts
participating. Patches and rockers will be allocated based on the number of
participants. Hikes vary in difficulty. An ambitious Pack or Troop might
undertake several in one day. The parks were chosen to introduce Scouts to a
variety of ecosystems and hiking trails. Lengths vary from 2.18 miles at Ragle
Ranch to up to 14 miles at Hood Mountain. If more than 25 people will be
participating in a hike please alert Sonoma County Regional Parks in advance at
(707) 565-2041 or parks@sonoma-county.org
Contact:
Redwood Empire Council Office
Phone: (707) 546-8137
Email: staff@redwoodbsa.org
Route Maps & Level of Difficulty
Workdays
Beginning June 1,
2012, you may schedule a service project in the one of the eight designated
RRC parks by contacting John Ryan, Sonoma County Regional Parks Volunteer
Coordinator:
Contact: John Ryan, Sonoma County Regional Parks
Phone: (707) 565-3356
Email: John.Ryan@sonoma-county.org
Service projects should be scheduled at least one month in advance. Projects
typically run for three or four hours. Many will focus on trail maintenance,
but there are also opportunities to help with invasive plant removal and other
park improvements. One suggestion is to combine the service project and the
hike to gain both rockers in one day. By doing so, parking fees for that day
will be waived because of the volunteer service. Otherwise, participants in
RRC hikes will need to pay the day use parking fee unless they are Regional
Parks members. A tour permit must be filed through the Redwood Empire Council
main office in Santa Rosa to purchase the RRC patch and service project
rockers.
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