Navigators USA, Chapter 33, St Louis, MO

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An inclusive group of families & scouting enthusiasts at the Ethical Society of St. Louis open to every child, focused on outdoor skills, & ethical values.

We are Chapter 33 of Navigators USA. Membership in Ethical Society is not required. Membership is open to all in the community, and we organize into groups by age:
* Junior Navigators (5-10)
* Senior Navigators (11-18)
* Travelers (19+)

The children in ages 5-18 are part of Navigators USA (http://navigatorsusa.org/) a national, inclusive scouting organization.

10/11/2026

Chapter 33 wrapped our final camping trip of the year at Cuivre River State Park. We put out a call for BYO camp cooking to share with the group - and we think we hit on most of the different methods! Dutch oven, foil packs, potatoes in the coals, breakfast in a bag, cooking on a stick, and a pie iron - plus an awesome drip coffee pivot! We also had a great night for stargazing (new moon), took advantage of the archery range, shared myths and stories around the campfire, and took a dry creekbed walk - where we discovered SO MANY FOSSILS. Love a Missouri creek bed! Lots critter discovery as well. Also some fabulous impromptu shelter building!! What a great way to end our camping season! Thanks to everyone for bringing their creativity, gear and sense of adventure.

10/05/2026

Chapter 33 had our second fundraiser of the year - hosting First Sunday Lunch and having an epic bake sale at Ethical Society of St. Louis. As always, we were blown away with the support and generosity of the Society, as well as friends and family who showed up to give some love to their scouts! Scouts helped with every part - from set up to break down, prepping and serving food, making signs, promoting the sale, and managing the money for the sales. We are grateful for such a great space and great community to support us! We use these funds to help pay for insurance, offset costs of traveling to the National Jamboree for families, and pay for activity costs for camping, big experiences, etc. Thanks again to everyone who came out to help us do so many amazing things!

09/23/2026

Chapter 33 FINALLY got to do our float trip on the Meramec River this past weekend! After being delayed due to storms and unsafe water levels, we rallied and went out in rafts to explore the river. We are so proud of all our scouts and their families for working hard, trying something new, getting pushed out of their comfort zone a bit, and learning to maneuver in the moment when something surprising would occur. Besides playing in the water and learning to "read the river," we saw an abundance of wildlife. Some of our favs were - great blue herons, green herons, crawdads, frogs, turtles, a groundhog on the shore, bald eagles fishing, migrating ospreys... and more! If there's something I missed, please share in the comments below! It was a wondrous way to end summer. (PS - This is just the first wave of photos - more will be posted as they roll in.)

09/13/2026

Chapter 33 had a blast camping and hanging out at Hawn State Park this past weekend. Weather was perfect for exploring the creek and looking for crawdads, macroinvertebrates, etc. We found lots of dragonfly nymphs with our kicknets! We did some fire safety and fire building activities, played on the playground, and saw some cool wildlife. This is one of our groups favorite spots to camp - can't wait to go back next year!

08/24/2026

Chapter 33 had an amazing day for volunteering with Open Space STL at their annual Operation Stream Clean event. Every year, this incredible organization sets up many different sites geared toward getting folks of all ages and abilities out and cleaning up parks, beaches and river access areas. We were assisting at the Lower Meramec Park site, and found all kinds of terrible, amazing trash - and were very grateful to get as much as we could out of the environment. We also saw some incredible wildlife - tons of tadpoles, butterflies landing on us, a baby snake, a lizard, cicadas...the list could go on. What a beautiful reminder of how surrounded we are by life and how much we impact it - and how simple actions can add up to make a difference. Open Space STL wraps their clean-up with a BBQ and activity tables at Simpson Lake - these were so much fun to check out and the BBQ/cold drinks were much appreciated. Hope to help out on future events!

08/04/2026

Chapter 33 is back together after a bit of a break - and we focused on Service Learning for our meeting. We talked all about what it means to be of service and to be on the receiving end of a service project, played Empathy Charades to help boost our empathy-meters, brainstormed ideas for service projects, and talked about our project coming up later this month with Operation Stream Clean/Open Space STL. Then we had a practice run at a trash pick-up around the Ethical Society of St. Louis - big surprise, not much actual trash! BUT we found some planted "egg" trash to pick up and practice safe trash collecting in the process. Scouts had great ideas, fabulous acting, and alot of fun on a quick run through the green space at ESSL. Looking forward to helping clean our waterways later this month!

06/28/2026

The June outing for Chapter 33 turned out differently than expected, but we attempted to make the best of it! We had planned a float but storms and water levels made us pivot - we will reschedule later in the summer - better safe than sorry! However, families that could join at Meramec State Park camped, played games, hung out at the river and found interesting rocks, enjoyed s'mores, and found cool bugs :) No pics from the river - all eyes were on the kids to make sure we were being safe around the higher, faster water. Hope the next round of planning works out but we found ways to enjoy the summer camping trip regardless!

06/08/2026

Badge mash up today! Chapter 33 worked on both our Water Safety and First Aid badges to prep for our summer water fun and our float trip later in the month. Kids learned important safety rules around water, types of PFDs, how to safely wear a life jacket (PFD), safe expedition rules, some info about first aid kits, and then we made our own first aid kits. We also had scouts practice their protocol for Minor Cuts and Scrapes on their adults. More practice might happen at home as well :) Lots of info covered, lots of great questions and discussion, and hopefully our scouts will feel safer and more empowered to help in the future.

05/10/2026

Chapter 33 attended an amazing Intro to Fishing experience with Missouri Dept of Conservation today! It was a gorgeous day to learn how to fish and check out the incredible fish hatcheries in Forest Park (FYI not open to public fishing - you'll have to sign up for one of their programs to fish there). Scouts and families had alot of fun learning catch and release - lots of small fish were caught. No big ones - yet! We also saw plenty of turtles, birds (including an less commonly seen Solitary Sandpiper!), and insects. What a wonderful day to explore such a special spot. We're also including maps that were distributed of managed fishing spots in the metro area - happy and safe fishing everyone!

05/05/2026

Chapter 33 had one of our 2026 First Sunday Lunch fundraisers this past weekend - with epic bake sale table! Scouts and parents provided a sweet treat feast for all. The best baked potatoes were served for lunch - including one behemoth that didn't finish cooking until lunch was just about over! Everyone pitched in greeting, decorating, cashiering, busing, serving and generally helping out. Thanks so much to Ethical Society of St. Louis for allowing us the space and opportunity to host and work together as a chapter to raise funds for our group!

Address

9001 Clayton Road
St. Louis, MO
63117

Website

https://www.ethicalstl.org/youth-families/scouting-boys-girls/

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