Our troop was founded in 1997 with the first meeting being held on September 8 at the American Legion Hall Colin Hyde Post 172. Our first Scoutmaster was Bud Alger, father of Fred Alger, the first Senior Patrol Leader for our troop. Almost immediately after the start of the troop the scouts began to give back to their community. 5 days after their first meeting they picked up litter on the sides of the roads around the legion hall. The first court for our troop was on September 15, only a week after the first meeting. At this meeting Fred Alger earned the rank of Life Scout. The troop continued to do many activities including going to a Scout camporee at Camp Parsons.
An image of the pamphlet handed out for the first court of honor for 1564, inside is a program as well as which scouts earned what ranks.
This image shows the scouts that attend troop 1564's first meeting.
Past Activities and Trips
Lower Gray Wolf Trail
This was a joint activity between troop 1564 and 1804, first the troops hiked upwards and saw some amazing views before hiking down to the river where we set up camp. Some scouts spent time playing cards or following sticks down the river. At night scouts roasted popcorn over the campfire.
Ape Caves
During this joint activity scouts visited Mt Saint Helens to explore Ape Caves. The caves form the third-largest lava tube in North America totaling 3.25 miles with the upper and lower cave sections. After exploring the caves scouts stayed overnight and left in the morning.
2025 Camporee
Every year both troops 1564 and 1804 partake in camporee in the spring, it is typically in the Port Gamble area. During Camporee there are lots of fun activities such as axe throwing and slingshot shooting. There are also competitions between troops involving tug of war and lashing together catapults.
Arthur Bacon 2014
Henry Bacon 2016
Dominic Badzik 2010
Zachary Badzik 2013
Benjamin Belieu 2001
Hayden Brown 2012
Taylor Burks Anderson 2003
Charles Callahan IV 2005
Alexander Caron 2003
James Connolly 2017
Peter Connolly 2018
Orion Correa 2008
Cole Emerson 2019
Graham Frost 2011
Ethan Glasby 2019
Micah Glasby 2019
Charles Goodman 2007
Jacob Goodman 2011
Benjamin Greene 2019
Robert Gudmundson 2022
Bennet Hay 2024
Timothy Hemphill 2005
Parker Hutchinson 2019
Elijah Hutt 2021
Clifford Johansen 2011
Colin Kuester 2001
Evan Kuester 2006
Jordan Kuester 2004
Connor LaCroix 2018
Alex Lemon 2010
Cameron Macfarlane 2020
Jonathan Mathisen 2006
Nathan McVay 2018
Richard Murphy 2009
Charlie Odermat 2023
Jacob Odermat 2020
Ryan Olsen 2010
Andrew Owen 2019
Nathaniel Owen 2024
Jordan Palmer 2019
Tyler Pickett 2019
Luca Pinzon 2023
Teo Pinzon 2025
Solon Rich 2018
Sean Roach 2001
Kyle Schroer 2021
Mark Smith 2008
Mathew Smith 2008
Robert Stevens 2012
Peter Van Ness 2018
Benjamin Watson 2022
Elias Wilson 2024