June 2017 - On Scouting

This is how to check your urine color to tell if you’re dehydrated

June 30, 2017 14

Monitoring your urine color is a great way to tell if you’re getting enough water. And getting enough water is a great day to stave off dehydration.

Faith in Scouting: Meet your 2017 National Duty to God Award recipients

June 29, 2017 7

The 2017 recipients of the National Duty to God Award have worked to make it easier and more fulfilling for a Scout to be reverent.

Eagle Scout’s Appalachian Trail thru-hike is about more than testing Scouting skills

June 28, 2017 13

This summer, a 17-year-old Eagle Scout from Troop 505 of Austin, Texas, is hiking the entire Appalachian Trail. That’s a journey of 2,190 miles.

Here’s how to earn the BSA 2017 Solar Eclipse patch on Aug. 21

June 27, 2017 144

On Aug. 21, 2017, the solar system serves up a special treat: a total solar eclipse. Like all the best celebrations, this one comes with its own patch.

Eagle Scout graduate’s custom mortarboard is a tip of his cap to Scouting

June 26, 2017 5

When Kevin McCarthy was deciding how to customize his graduation cap, he wanted to find a way to show off his Scouting pride to his classmates and family.

Jeep Prepared: Feast your eyes on this volunteer’s Boy Scout Expedition Vehicle

June 23, 2017 21

If Matt Janchar’s Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon seems like it was custom built for Scouting adventures, that’s because it was.

Century-old printing presses breathe new life into Graphic Arts merit badge

June 22, 2017 9

Using technology invented in 1440 on printing presses built 100 years ago, Scouts earn one of the BSA’s least-earned merit badges.

Polaris ATV trails at the Summit Bechtel Reserve are full of thrilling twists and turns

June 16, 2017 14

A world-class ATV experience awaits Scouts and Venturers at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. It’s called the Polaris OHV Center for Excellence.

Download the official app of the 2017 National Jamboree

June 14, 2017 56

The 2017 National Jamboree app, available now on iOS and Android, was developed by BSA volunteers and is powered by AT&T.

Parents of boy with autism were told to ‘try Scouting,’ and this happened

June 12, 2017 98

If you had to pick just one point of the Scout Law to describe Isaiah V., it would be brave. That same word applies to his mom and dad, too.