Previously, girls could join male counterparts in four of the Boy Scouts of America programs: Cub Scouting, Venturing, Sea Scouting and Exploring. "The programs are all different," Brown said.

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Venturing, a program built for young adults still interested in the scouting experience, has been open to boys and girls since its inception in 1998.

Youth are invited to a Venturing Crew open house hosted by the Boy Scouts beginning at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29, at Phoenix Inn, 3410 Spicer Drive S.E., Albany.

Boy Scouts of America, which has had co-ed programs — Venturing, Sea Scouts and Exploring — for decades, changed the rules in October 2017.

Venturing, a Boy Scouts program, encourages young men and women to explore the outdoors. Boys and girls ages 14-20 qualify for the program.