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ProjectMagellan

Project Magellan


The Order of the Arrow is streamlining our structure while preserving national youth leadership opportunities! The National OA Committee has voted to approve a final prototype from the Project Magellan task force that will maintain current section boundaries while transitioning to two regions:

  • Recent changes within the BSA deemed the OA’s four-region structure financially and operationally unsustainable.
  • The two-region structure provides continued opportunities for many young people to lead at the national level while streamlining the OA’s structure to focus on the local level—the bedrock of our organization.
  • The National Service Territories (NST) were designed as a collaborative network to support councils as they deliver Scouting in their geographic areas.
  • Every lodge was invited to provide feedback on this structure before it was finalized and indicated widespread support.

After garnering nearly 300 ideas from Arrowmen nationwide, Gateway and Eastern will be the names of our new regions!

Eastern Region

Gateway Region

The new structure took effect on Dec. 28 as we elected our new region chiefs.

Table of Contents

Updated Lodge and Section Information

High Quality Section Map (8 MB)

Lossles Section Map (25 MB)

OA Sections

Former Section  New Section 
C-6A E1
C-2 E2
C-6B E2
S-6 E3
S-1B E4
S-4 E5
S-9 E6
S-5 E7
S-7B E8
S-7A E9
NE-6A E10
NE-6B E11
NE-4B E12
C-4 E13
NE-4A E14
NE-3A E15
NE-3B E16
NE-5 E17
NE-2B E18
NE-1 E19
NE-2A E20
S-1A G1
S-3 G2
S-2 G3
S-8 G4
C-5A G5
C-5B G6
C-3B G7
C-3A G8
C-7 G9
C-1B G10
C-1A G11
W-2S G12C
W-2N G12N
W-6E G12S
W-6W G13
W-1E G14N
W-2W G14S
W-1N G15
W-1S G16
W-3N G17N
W-3S G17S
W-4N G18N
W-4S G18S
W-6P G19

Section Notes

  • Alaska - G15
  • Puerto Rico - E17
  • Transatlantic - E17
  • Virgin Islands - E10

OA Lodges

Council Number Council Name Lodge Name Former Section New Section
1 Greater Alabama Coosa S-9 E6
3 Alabama-Florida Cowikee S-1B E4
4 Mobile Area Woa Cholena S-1B E4
5 Tukabatchee Area Alibamu S-9 E6
6 Black Warrior Aracoma S-9 E6
10 Grand Canyon Wipala Wiki W-6W G13
11 Catalina Papago W-6W G13
13 De Soto Area Abooikpaagun S-8 G4
16 Westark Area Wachtschu Mawachpo S-8 G4
18 Quapaw Area Quapaw S-8 G4
23 Golden Gate Area Yerba Buena W-3N G17N
27 Sequoia Tah-Heetch W-3S G17S
30 Southern Sierra Yowlumne W-4N G18N
31 Pacific Skyline Ohlone W-3S G17S
32 Long Beach Area Puvunga W-4S G18S
33 Greater Los Angeles Area Tuku'ut W-4N G18N
35 Marin Talako W-3N G17N
39 Orange County Wiatava W-4S G18S
41 Redwood Empire Orca W-3N G17N
42 Piedmont Hungteetsepoppi W-3S G17S
45 California Inland Empire Cahuilla W-4S G18S
47 Golden Empire Amangi Nacha W-3N G17N
49 San Diego-Imperial Tiwahe W-6W G13
51 Western Los Angeles County Malibu W-4N G18N
53 Los Padres Chumash W-4N G18N
55 Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Saklan W-3S G17S
57 Ventura County Topa Topa W-4N G18N
58 Verdugo Hills Spe-Le-Yai W-4N G18N
59 Greater Yosemite Toloma W-3S G17S
60 Pathway to the Rockies Buffalo Mountain W-2S G12C
61 Denver Area Tahosa W-2S G12C
62 Longs Peak Kola W-2N G12N
66 Connecticut Rivers Tschitani NE-2A E20
67 Greenwich Achewon Netopalis NE-2B E18
69 Housatonic Paugassett NE-2A E20
70 Old North State Tsoiotsi Tsogalii S-7B E8
72 Connecticut Yankee Owaneco NE-2A E20
81 Del-Mar-Va Nentego NE-6A E10
82 National Capital Area Amangamek-Wipit NE-6A E10
83 Central Florida Tipisa S-4 E5
84 South Florida O-Shot-Caw S-4 E5
85 Gulf Stream Aal-Pa-Tah S-4 E5
87 North Florida Echockotee S-4 E5
88 Southwest Florida Osceola S-4 E5
89 Greater Tampa Bay Area Uh-To-Yeh-Hut-Tee S-4 E5
91 Chattahoochee Chattahoochee S-9 E6
92 Atlanta Area Egwa Tawa Dee S-9 E6
93 Georgia-Carolina Bob White S-5 E7
95 Flint River Ini-To S-9 E6
96 Central Georgia Echeconnee S-9 E6
98 South Georgia Withlacoochee S-9 E6
99 Coastal Georgia I-Tsu-La S-9 E6
100 Northwest Georgia Waguli S-9 E6
101 Northeast Georgia Mowogo S-9 E6
104 Aloha Na Mokupuni O Lawelawe W-6P G19
106 Mountain West Tukarica W-1E G14N
107 Grand Teton Shunkah Mahneetu W-2W G14S
117 Prairielands Illini C-3B G7
121 Greater St. Louis Area Woapink C-3B G7
127 Three Fires Lowaneu Allanque C-7 G9
129 Northeast Illinois Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan C-7 G9
133 Illowa Konepaka Ketiwa C-3A G8
138 W.D. Boyce Wenasa Quenhotan C-3A G8
141 Mississippi Valley Black Hawk C-3B G7
144 Abraham Lincoln Illinek C-3B G7
145 Hoosier Trails Nischa Chuppecat C-6A E1
156 Buffalo Trace Kiondaga C-6A E1
157 Anthony Wayne Area Kiskakon C-6A E1
160 Crossroads of America Jaccos Towne C-6A E1
162 Sagamore Takachsin C-6A E1
165 La Salle Sakima C-6A E1
172 Hawkeye Area Cho-Gun-Mun-A-Nock C-3A G8
173 Winnebago Sac-N-Fox C-3A G8
177 Mid-Iowa Mitigwa C-5B G6
178 Northeast Iowa Timmeu C-3A G8
192 Coronado Area Kidi Kidish C-5A G5
194 Santa Fe Trail Mandan C-5A G5
197 Jayhawk Area Dzie-Hauk Tonga C-5B G6
198 Quivira Kansa C-5A G5
204 Blue Grass Kawida S-6 E3
205 Lincoln Heritage Nguttitehen S-6 E3
209 Calcasieu Area Quelqueshoe S-1A G1
211 Istrouma Area Quinipissa S-1A G1
212 Evangeline Area Atchafalaya S-1A G1
213 Louisiana Purchase Comanche S-1A G1
214 Southeast Louisiana Chilantakoba S-1A G1
215 Norwela Caddo S-2 G3
216 Katahdin Area Pamola NE-1 E19
218 Pine Tree Madockawanda NE-1 E19
220 Baltimore Area Nentico NE-6A E10
221 Mason-Dixon Guneukitschik NE-6B E11
224 Cape Cod & Islands Abake Mi-Sa-Na-Ki NE-1 E19
227 Spirit of Adventure Pennacook NE-1 E19
230 Heart of New England Catamount NE-1 E19
234 Western Massachusetts Pocumtuc NE-2A E20
250 Northern Star Totanhan Nakaha C-1A G11
251 Mayflower Tantamous NE-1 E19
283 Twin Valley Wahpekute C-1A G11
286 Voyageurs Area Ka'Niss Ma'Ingan C-1A G11
296 Central Minnesota Naguonabe C-1A G11
299 Gamehaven Blue Ox C-1B G10
302 Choctaw Area Ashwanchi Kinta S-1B E4
303 Andrew Jackson Sebooney Okasucca S-1B E4
304 Pine Burr Area Ti'ak S-1B E4
306 Ozark Trails Wah-Sha-She C-5B G6
307 Heart of America Tamegonit C-5B G6
311 Pony Express O-Ni-Flo C-5A G5
312 Greater St. Louis Area Anpetu-We / Nisha Kittan / Shawnee / Woapink C-3B G7
315 Montana Apoxky Aio W-2N G12N
322 Overland Trails Tatanka Anpetu-Wi C-5A G5
324 Cornhusker Golden Sun C-5A G5
326 Mid-America Kit-Ke-Hak-O-Kut C-5A G5
328 Las Vegas Area Nebagamon W-6W G13
329 Nevada Area Tannu W-3N G17N
330 Daniel Webster Passaconaway NE-1 E19
333 Northern New Jersey Lenapehoking NE-5 E17
341 Jersey Shore Japeechen NE-5 E17
347 Monmouth Na Tsi Hi NE-5 E17
358 Patriots' Path Woapalanne NE-5 E17
364 Twin Rivers Kittan NE-3B E16
368 Baden-Powell Otahnagon NE-3B E16
373 Longhouse Lowanne Nimat NE-3A E15
374 Greater Hudson Valley Nacha Nimat NE-2A E20
375 Five Rivers Tkaen Dod NE-3A E15
376 Iroquois Trail Ashokwahta NE-3A E15
380 Greater Niagara Frontier Ho-De-No-Sau-Nee NE-3A E15
382 Allegheny Highlands Ho-Nan-Ne-Ho-Ont NE-4A E14
386 Theodore Roosevelt Buckskin NE-2B E18
388 Greater Hudson Valley Ktemaque NE-2B E18
397 Seneca Waterways Tschipey Achtu NE-3A E15
400 Leatherstocking Ohkwaliha-Ka NE-3B E16
404 Suffolk County Shinnecock NE-2B E18
405 Rip Van Winkle Half Moon NE-2A E20
412 Great Southwest Yah-Tah-Hey-Si-Kess W-6E G12S
413 Conquistador Kwahadi W-6E G12S
414 Daniel Boone Tsali S-5 E7
415 Mecklenburg County Catawba S-5 E7
416 Central North Carolina Itibapishe Iti Hollo S-5 E7
420 Piedmont Eswau Huppeday S-5 E7
421 Occoneechee Occoneechee S-7B E8
424 Tuscarora Nayawin Rar S-7B E8
425 Cape Fear Klahican S-7B E8
426 East Carolina Croatan S-7B E8
427 Old Hickory Wahissa S-7B E8
429 Northern Lights Pa-Hin C-1A G11
433 Great Trail Marnoc C-4 E13
436 Buckeye Sipp-O C-4 E13
438 Dan Beard Ku-Ni-Eh C-6B E2
439 Tecumseh Tarhe C-6B E2
440 Lake Erie Erielhonan C-4 E13
441 Simon Kenton Tecumseh C-4 E13
444 Miami Valley Miami C-6B E2
449 Black Swamp Area Mawat Woakus C-6B E2
456 Pathway to Adventure Takhone C-7 G9
460 Erie Shores Tindeuchen C-6B E2
467 Muskingum Valley Netawatwees C-4 E13
468 Arbuckle Area Wisawanik S-8 G4
469 Cherokee Area Washita S-8 G4
474 Cimarron Ema'o Mahpe S-8 G4
480 Last Frontier Ma-Nu S-8 G4
488 Indian Nations Ta Tsu Hwa S-8 G4
491 Crater Lake Lo La'Qam Geela W-1S G16
492 Cascade Pacific Wauna La-Mon'Tay W-1S G16
497 Juniata Valley Monaken NE-4B E12
500 Moraine Trails Kuskitannee NE-4B E12
501 Northeastern Pennsylvania Lowwapaneu NE-5 E17
502 Minsi Trails Witauchsoman NE-5 E17
504 Columbia-Montour Wyona NE-4A E14
509 Bucktail Ah'Tic NE-4A E14
512 Westmoreland-Fayette Wagion NE-4B E12
524 Pennsylvania Dutch Wunita Gokhos NE-6B E11
525 Cradle of Liberty Unami NE-5 E17
527 Laurel Highlands Allohak Menewi NE-4B E12
528 Hawk Mountain Kittatinny NE-6B E11
532 French Creek Langundowi NE-4A E14
533 Susquehanna Woapeu Sisilija NE-4A E14
538 Chief Cornplanter Gyantwachia NE-4A E14
539 Chester County Octoraro NE-6B E11
544 New Birth of Freedom Sasquesahanough NE-6B E11
546 Narragansett Tulpe NE-1 E19
549 Palmetto Skyuka S-5 E7
550 Coastal Carolina Unali'Yi S-5 E7
551 Blue Ridge Atta Kulla Kulla S-5 E7
552 Pee Dee Area Santee S-5 E7
553 Indian Waters Muscogee S-5 E7
556 Cherokee Area Talidandaganu' S-6 E3
557 Great Smoky Mountain Pellissippi S-6 E3
558 Chickasaw Ahoalan-Nachpikin S-6 E3
559 West Tennessee Area Ittawamba S-6 E3
560 Middle Tennessee Wa-Hi-Nasa S-6 E3
561 Texas Trails Penateka S-2 G3
562 Golden Spread Nischa Achowalogen S-2 G3
564 Capitol Area Tonkawa S-3 G2
567 Buffalo Trail Tatanka S-3 G2
571 Circle Ten Mikanakawa S-2 G3
573 Yucca Gila W-6E G12S
574 Bay Area Wihinipa Hinsa S-3 G2
576 Sam Houston Area Colonneh S-3 G2
577 South Texas Karankawa S-3 G2
578 Three Rivers Hasinai S-3 G2
583 Alamo Area Aina Topa Hutsi S-3 G2
584 Caddo Area Akela Wahinapay S-2 G3
585 East Texas Area Tejas S-2 G3
587 Northwest Texas Wichita S-2 G3
590 Crossroads of the West Ammatdiio W-2W G14S
592 Green Mountain Ajapeu NE-3B E16
595 Colonial Virginia Wahunsenakah S-7A E9
596 Tidewater Blue Heron S-7A E9
598 Shenandoah Area Shenshawpotoo S-7A E9
599 Blue Ridge Mountains Tutelo S-7A E9
602 Heart of Virginia Nawakwa S-7A E9
604 Blue Mountain Walamootkin W-1E G14N
606 Mount Baker Sikhs Mox Lamonti W-1N G15
609 Chief Seattle T'Kope Kwiskwis W-1N G15
610 Great Alaska Nanuk W-1N G15
611 Inland Northwest Es-Kaielgu W-1E G14N
612 Pacific Harbors Nisqually W-1N G15
614 Grand Columbia Tataliya W-1E G14N
615 Mountaineer Area Menawngihella C-4 E13
617 Buckskin Takhonek C-4 E13
619 Ohio River Valley Onondaga C-4 E13
620 Glacier's Edge Bigfoot C-7 G9
624 Gateway Area Ni-Sanak-Tani C-1B G10
627 Samoset Tom Kita Chara C-1B G10
635 Bay-Lakes Kon Wapos C-1B G10
636 Three Harbors Kanwa Tho C-7 G9
637 Chippewa Valley Otyokwa C-1B G10
638 Greater Wyoming Tatokainyanka W-2N G12N
640 Greater New York Kintecoying NE-2B E18
651 Potawatomi Area Wag-O-Shag C-7 G9
653 Great Rivers Nampa-Tsi C-5B G6
660 Blackhawk Area Wulapeju C-7 G9
661 Puerto Rico Yokahu NE-5 E17
662 Longhorn Netopalis Sipo Schipinachk S-2 G3
664 Suwannee River Area Semialachee S-4 E5
690 Garden State Lenape NE-5 E17
691 Pushmataha Area Watonala S-1B E4
694 South Plains Nakona S-2 G3
695 Black Hills Area Crazy Horse C-1A G11
696 Midnight Sun Toontuk W-1N G15
697 Oregon Trail Tsisqan W-1S G16
702 Rainbow Waupecan C-7 G9
713 Sequoyah Sequoyah S-6 E3
733 Sioux Tetonwana C-1A G11
741 Texas Southwest Wahinkto S-3 G2
748 Yocona Area Chicksa S-6 E3
763 Virginia Headwaters Shenandoah S-7A E9
773 Gulf Coast Yustaga S-1B E4
775 Rio Grande Wewanoma S-3 G2
777 Washington Crossing Ajapeu NE-5 E17
780 Michigan Crossroads Mishigami C-2 E2
800 National Wewikit X-X XX
802 Transatlantic Black Eagle NE-5 E17
803 Far East Achpateuny W-6P G19
897 Greater St. Louis Area Nisha Kittan C-3B G7
898 Greater St. Louis Area Shawnee C-3B G7
899 Greater St. Louis Area Anpetu-We C-3B G7

About Project Magellan

The Boy Scouts of America recently implemented a new structure, including the creation of 16 National Service Territories (NST). These NSTs replace the existing area and region structures which have been in place since 1990 (more information can be found here).

In December 2020, the National OA Committee Chairman, Mike Hoffman, created the Project Magellan task force. The group’s charge was to assess the impact of these changes on the OA’s operations, as well as, if deemed necessary, provide recommendations for how the Order might respond. The task force has worked throughout 2021, led by eight youth consisting of the 2020 & 2021 Region Chiefs, as well as seven members of the National OA Committee. Every lodge was invited to provide direct input and feedback through written surveys, one-on-one interviews, and regular reviews with OA youth and adult leaders around the country.

In early October, the National Order of the Arrow (“OA”) Committee adopted the organizational plan proposed by the Project Magellan task force. With this approval, the Order of the Arrow will move toward implementing changes to its national and regional structure which will be effective at the OA National Planning Meeting on December 28, 2021.

OA Second Century Organizational Model

The approved prototype re-emphasizes the critical role of lodges, which remain the bedrock of our organization. Under the plan, the National OA Committee will develop additional resources to further support the work of chapters and newly recognized service areas.

Above the lodge level, the proposal maintains current section designations and boundaries and the current method for selecting national officers, while reducing the number of regions from four to two. In 2022 and beyond, the National OA Committee and national staff will monitor council and lodge mergers to adjust the composition and boundaries of OA sections as warranted.

The national leadership team is confident that this plan puts the OA on the path for organizational success. However, the National OA Committee will reevaluate the OA’s organization again in 18 months in anticipation of additional changes that may occur in the structure of the Boy Scouts of America and local councils during the coming years.

Infographic of OA Structure

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Is restructuring the OA necessary?

In life, change is a constant. It is common for lodges and chapters to realign their officer and chairman roles as needs and circumstances arise, and many councils shift their district’s borders as membership and other dynamics change. The Order is no different. With both a significant change in the last ten years to our membership and the current dynamics within the larger BSA, considering a restructuring was prudent. The Order wants to be best positioned to continue its purpose as an integral part of the Boy Scouts of America through positive youth leadership under the guidance of selected capable adults.

Did the OA implement the draft prototype presented at the NCOC?

The core tenets of the approved proposal are consistent with what the task force previewed this summer. The feedback many national, section, and lodge leaders provided in August during the National Council of Chiefs or subsequent national webinars was critical to finalizing the organizational structure approved the National OA Committee.

When will these changes be implemented?

Changes to the OA’s national and regional structures will be effective at the start of the 2021 National Planning Meeting in December and fully implemented in the year thereafter.

Why will the new structure be re-evaluated in 18-24 months?

What is certain today is that the future is uncertain. The BSA will continue to change in the months after the national organization emerges from bankruptcy, whether that be in council boundaries or in other ways. The Order needs to be highly responsive to those shifts, so it intends to keep a close eye on how things progress and prepare for a thorough evaluation in 18-24 months’ time.

What is going to happen to sections and regions?

Sections will continue to be utilized under a two region structure. Section names will be changed to fit within the naming of the Gateway and Eastern regions. You can find your new section name using the map and spreadsheet on this page.

How will my lodge or chapter be impacted by Project Magellan?

The intent is lodges and chapters are impacted positively. Scouting happens where the Scouts are, and that is in units within councils. Project Magellan seeks to focus the attention of the Order on strengthening the lodge within each council, especially as council mergers may occur more frequently.

Are there any changes to youth leadership roles in the OA?

Section leadership roles will be unaffected at least through 2022. Moving forward, there will continue to be a National Chief, National Vice Chief, as well as a Gateway Region Chief and Eastern Region Chief.

What if I have additional questions regarding Project Magellan?

If you have additional questions about Project Magellan please contact @email.