In 1992, the Redwood Empire Council was formed from the merger of the Redwood Area Council and the Sonoma Mendocino Area Council.  As part of the Council merger, work began on merging the lodges.  Cabrosha Lodge and Mow-A-Toc Lodge had long and storied pasts, being very active in Section W3B and other OA activities.  In 1993 Lodge 537 was chartered with “No Lodge Name” and during the transition period, lodge flaps were issued that included the totems of both legacy lodges (complying with the “one lodge per council” rule but honoring the transition was still taking place).  Two intense years of planning and organizing finally came to a close with the formation of Orca Lodge 194. Orca Lodge held its first Lodge Dinner on January 6, 1994. It is only fitting that 194 was granted as the Lodge’s number, as it symbolizes the date (1/94) of the founding of the new Lodge. The totem of the Lodge is the killer whale, or Orca.