New Girl Scout recommendation would keep Camp Tahigwa open

Camp Tahigwa will stay open. 

The Girl Scout camp in Allamakee County, which serves Girl Scouts throughout the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois district, will be utilized for day camps and overnight camps in the future, according to a recommendation reached by the Girl Scout Council's property committee.  The recommendation calls for Camp Conestoga to be developed as the one centrally located and modernized resident camp.  But the three other camps operated by the Council--including Camp Tahigwa--will be maintained as :outdoor experiences."

A vote will be taken April 11th by the full Girl Scout Council board, but the preliminary recommendation calls for expanding interest in Camp Tahigwa by developing nature trails, adventure hikes and activity kits.

The property committee recommendation does state, "When the specific land and facility needs for these properties have been determined, and the new resideent camp project schedule is finalized, land which is not needed for the new outdoor program centers will be divested"--leaving open the possibility that Camp Tahigwa still could be sold.