Scouting in Nevada has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

The former council offices were in cramped spaces on the UNLV campus, but in 2002 they moved into the new facility, the Donald W. Reynolds Scouting Resource Center.

It currently serves youth in Clark and Nye counties of southern Nevada, southeastern California, and western Arizona.

Headquartered at 500 Double Eagle Ct., Reno, Nevada, with satellite offices located in Fernley, Elko, Carson City, and Susanville, California.

"Wiyaka", the Sioux word for feather, was chosen by camp director Larry Lake and was used as the Lodge name until 1961.

In 2005, Ross Armstrong from Tannu Lodge served as Western Region Chief for the Order of the Arrow.

Council office in Reno, Nevada Web Site: www.gssn.org Field Office: Camps and Houses Silver Sage serves, in northern Nevada, the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, which straddles the Idaho/Nevada border, in northwestern Elko County.