Wisconsin

Girl Scouts of Wisconsin- Badgerland

  • Camp Echo Valley, Hollandale
Sell per board vote June 2014

  • Camp Oakwood Knoll, East Troy
Sell per board vote June 2014

  • Camp Stetler, Richland Center
Postpone decision until Spring 2015

  • Camp Blackhawk, Elton
Postpone decision until after 2014 camp season

  • Camp Ehawee, Mindoro
Postpone decision until after 2014 camp season
Long Range Property Plan approved by board in June 2014. 
http://gsbadgerland.org/CampsProperties/PropertyPlan/tabid/848/Default.aspx

http://gsbadgerland.org/Portals/11/Documents/Property/Badgerland%20Property%20Evaluation%20and%20Recommendations.pdf

Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast, GSWISE
  • Camp Singing Hills, La Grange (originally camp of legacy GSRC-Racine County)
Shuttered 2003, Decision to sell 2004, Sold 2008

Camp Singing Hills has been closed since 2003 and was originally offered up for sale in 2004 as part of a long-range plan set by GSRC's board of directors. Suit was filed to stop sale
Local Girl Scouts sell Camp Singing Hills for $7.25 million
http://racinepost.blogspot.com/2008/09/local-girl-scouts-sell-camp-singing.html

Girl Scouts River Valleys, GSRV

See also Minnesota
  • Camp Rolling Ridges, Hudson
Closure and sale announced Jan 2010, 100 (of 555) sold in 2011
Girl Scouts council to close 3 camps in Minnesota, western Wisconsin
http://www.twincities.com/ci_14275190
While camps Greenwood and Piper Hill haven't been in operation the past two years, Camp Rolling Ridges has been popular with campers, attracting about 1,000 girls last year. There had even been recent renovations to the 555-acre camp, which the Girl Scouts began purchasing in 1966, Hiebert said.
Girl Scouts sell 100 acres of Camp Rolling Ridges for $405,000
http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/event/article/id/40984/
“The goal is to stop the sale of additional camp properties without the permission of the membership,” Lorrie Bohl Beaulieu, a leader of the opposition, said in a Facebook message to members of a Friends of River Valleys Camps group.

“Our attorney assures us that we indeed have rights despite what RV (River Valleys) might say otherwise,” Bohl Beaulieu adds.

She said the friends group had no idea the sale was pending.

“Apparently, our board does not share this information with its members. I have no idea why,” Bohl Beaulieu wrote.

Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, GSGCNWI

See also Indiana
See also Illinois
  • Happy Hollow Program Center, Elkhorn, WI
Sold July 2012
Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana Aligns Property Portfolio to Support Mission and Commitment to Girls 
http://girlscoutsofgreaterchicagoandnorthwestindiana.businesscatalyst.com/media/files/property/boardapprovesportfolio_Sept2011.pdf
Council’s Long Range Property Plan Moves Forward with Completed Happy Hollow Transaction 
http://www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/media/files/property/GSGCNWIStatement_HappyHollow_Web.pdf
On Friday, July 20, 2012, our council transferred ownership of Happy Hollow, for use by a private individual. Monies from the sale of the property will be held in an investment portfolio until our board of directors deliberates on the capital use of these funds to invest and improve upon our remaining camp properties.

Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes, GSNWGL

Also see Michigan
  • Camp Hy Da Way, Manistique
Sold as of Nov 2011 property update

  • Camp Ishnala, Pound
Sold as of Jan 2012 property update

  • Camp Birch Trails, Irma
120 acres (of 360) sold as of Nov 2011 property update, council to retain remaining land

  • Camp Cuesta, near Kangaroo Lake
32 acres (of 57) purchased by Door County Land Trust in 2012, council to retain remaining land

  • Camp Nawakwa, near Cornell
108 (of 185) acres to be sold, sale pending, council to retain remaining land

  • Camp Sacajawea, Wisconsin Rapids
20 acres (of 61) to be sold

  • Camp Del O'Claire, Village of Weston
Property under review, future uncertain
Local Girl Scout camp is alive and well
August 19, 2014
http://chippewa.com/dunnconnect/community/local-girl-scout-camp-is-alive-and-well/article_9ef428d1-8122-557f-97ce-508e32df889d.html
Girl Scout Camp Nawakwa was filled with the songs and laughter of Girl Scouts recently as more than 20 Girl Scout volunteers hosted a Camp-o-Ree for over 75 Girl Scouts.

The Camp-o-Ree was the brainchild of the local Girl Scouts in Chippewa Falls known as Nokomis Service Area. After resident camp was consolidated three years ago, the volunteers realized the girls wanted to continue to go to Camp Nawakwa for more than a weekend. Hosting a week-long resident camp was a huge undertaking as skilled staff were needed. Some positions needed included a wilderness First Aider, skilled waterfront volunteers, and someone that could cook for over one hundred people in order to make this event happen.

Summary of approved property plan May 2011
http://www.gsnwgl.org/public/downloads/2011-annual-meeting-press-release.pdf

Link to main property plan page
http://www.gsnwgl.org/news/articles/long-range-property-planning-decisions.html

Girl Scouts selling properties
Change in focus to leadership development
http://www.fox11online.com/news/local/girl-scouts-facilities-plan
The regional Girl Scouts office will sell part or all of several camping facilities as it focuses more on leadership development.

The Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes plans to update program curriculum with more cutting-edge technology and education; high-level leadership, teambuilding & confidence programs; and digital-age topics and facilities.....

......"While we understand that some friends and members may be disappointed by these conclusions, we ask all stakeholders to keep in mind that these difficult decisions will strengthen Girl Scouting by reallocating resources for a more contemporary and efficient leadership program. These actions will also allow GSNWGL to develop a greater presence in more communities and make our council more adaptable to the changing needs and interests of those we serve," the council said in a news release.