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Month: March 2018

Philmont Scout Ranch

This summer, families will experience Philmont in a totally new way

March 29, 2018 7

Philmont Family Adventure, new for 2018, gives families the chance to experience Philmont however they want. Hike or ride horses, craft or climb, explore or simply enjoy an ice cream cone at the cantina.

Eagle Scout

Eagle dog sledding veteran posts best result in Iditarod

March 28, 2018 1

In his seventh attempt, Eagle Scout Matthew Failor posted his best result in the Iditarod sled dog race in Alaska this month.

Cub Scouting

Taking your pack or den camping? At least one adult must take BALOO training first

March 28, 2018 40

If you want to take your pack or den camping, at least one adult in your pack must have taken BALOO, the Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation. Here’s what you need to know.

Eagle Scout

NESA member mushes in famous Alaskan sled dog race

March 27, 2018 4

Tom Schonberger, a lifetime National Eagle Scout Association member and former Philmont staff member, trekked more than 500 miles with his sled team of Siberian huskies in his first Iditarod.

Order of the Arrow

Thanks to the Order of the Arrow, Puerto Rico’s hurricane-devastated Camp Guajataka is open for business

March 26, 2018 8

A hundred Scouts and Scouters from 28 different states traveled to Puerto Rico this month to help rebuild Camp Guajataka, the beloved camp owned by the BSA’s Puerto Rico Council. The camp was hit hard by Hurricane Maria in September.

Scout Life magazine

J. Warren Young, who served 32 years as Boys’ Life publisher, dies at 79

March 23, 2018 2

J. Warren Young, who helped generations of young people discover the joys of reading in his 32 years as publisher of Boys’ Life magazine, died March 20, 2018. He was 79.

Cub Scouting

Milkweed for Monarchs: D.C.-area Scouts’ saving butterflies

March 23, 2018 10

They call this service project Milkweed for Monarchs, and it’s a massively ambitious effort to protect this pollinator whose numbers have decreased by more than 90 percent over the past two decades.

5 Quick Questions

5 Quick Questions with: Tobias Ellwood, Eagle Scout, member of British Parliament

March 22, 2018 4

In recognition of the one-year anniversary of the London attack, we caught up with Tobias Ellwood, Eagle Scout and member of British Parliament.

Commentary

Clearing up misconceptions and showing there’s room for everyone in Scouting, especially Scouts with special needs

March 21, 2018 131

A news story about a Scout with Down syndrome who is working toward Eagle raises an important topic concerning the ways the BSA supports Scouts with special needs.

Cub Scouting

Volunteers invent new method of Pinewood Derby car judging

March 21, 2018 21

These volunteers weren’t the biggest fans of the way Pinewood Derby cars were judged in their pack and district. So they invented a better way.

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