What’s The Long-Term Plan For The Summit?
Kevin O'Keefe
August 29, 2012
Currently in the planning stages are a Leadership Excellence Center, a Better Body Better Life Center, and a Technology Center.
8 Pillars Of Sustainable Jamboree Planning
Kevin O'Keefe
May 14, 2012
The jamboree is going to be more than green, it’s going to be deep green.
Sustainable Forestry At The Summit [Video]
Kevin O'Keefe
November 28, 2011
Want to know where the Summit Bechtel Reserve got the lumber used to construct buildings on site? We’ll give you a hint: You don’t have to look far.
Photo Update On Summit Development
Kevin O'Keefe
November 23, 2011
Enjoy some aerial shots of the Summit Bechtel Reserve, as well as some great images of the progress being made on the ground in West Virginia.
Recycling Is As Easy As Washing Your Hands [Video]
Kevin O'Keefe
October 17, 2011
Excitement is building for the Summit Bechtel Reserve, and with lots of hype about whitewater rafting, zip line canopy tours, biking trails and hiking trails, who wouldn’t be?
1 Big Reason The Summit Will Be Ready In 2013
Kevin O'Keefe
October 6, 2011
It’s not exactly “hands-free” driving, but operators of the bulldozers and other heavy equipment developing the Summit Bechtel Reserve have a co-pilot high in the sky. Hulking, 50-ton machines such as the D9 Caterpillar are being precision-guided to within inches
Summit Gets Its First Zip Line
Kevin O'Keefe
August 26, 2011
Design and construction teams are making amazing progress on site at the Summit Bechtel Reserve, and the first “sample” activity is in working order — the Summit’s first zip line. Get the full update in the video from the design
A Bridge To The Future Of Scouting
Kevin O'Keefe
August 2, 2011
How did the Scout get from one side of the camp to the other? By boat? By bus? By trail? Nope. By the Summit’s one-of-a-kind pedestrian bridge. There will be very few vehicles at the Summit, and that means there
You Shaped The Summit: Transportation
Kevin O'Keefe
July 27, 2011
We asked all of you to help shape the Summit. In response, we received more than 1,000 survey and Facebook comments from Scouts, Venturers, Scouters, volunteers and many more. Thanks to all of the participation, we are now better suited