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Month: August 2022

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Eagle Scout wastewater professional serves his community by keeping the water clean

August 31, 2022 0

Chris McMahon started his career in the industry as a laboratory technician monitoring drinking water, storm water and wastewater in Hutchinson. It was during this time that he became a certified drinking water and wastewater operator.

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Council’s themed campout came from a Wood Badge item

August 30, 2022 1

For years, the Great Rivers Council’s winter camporee didn’t have great attendance. As part of his Wood Badge ticket, a district executive in the council, wanted to change that.

App Feed - Cub Scouts

Best practices for forming new dens — and finding new den leaders

August 29, 2022 3

With fall 2022 recruiting off to a rip-roaring start, there’s another thing volunteers are going to have to consider: Where are all of those new Cub Scouts going to go?

App Feed - Outdoors

The World Conservation Award

August 27, 2022 0

The World Conservation Award is designed to encourage all youth members to think globally and act locally to preserve and improve our environment.

When? Where? What? Who? How? Why? Ask Us Anything!
App Feed - For Leaders

Ask us anything! We answer some of your most frequently asked questions

August 26, 2022 3

Have questions about the BSA? We’ve got answers. In today’s edition: Eagle Scout-required merit badges, recruiting friends to Scouts and more!

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Eagle Scout makes history by summiting Everest with all-Black crew

August 25, 2022 5

At the top of the world, Evan Green stood in rare company. Only a few thousand people have been able to conquer the 29,032-foot-tall Mount Everest, and fewer than 10 were Black climbers.

App Feed - For Parents

How the early Scouting movement saved one of competitive swimming’s greatest pioneers

August 24, 2022 0

Growing up in the late 1800s, Charles Daniels found himself in a tough spot. His parents were divorced, so Daniels was raised by his single mom. As a teenager, he suffered from crippling anxiety. But he found solace in two activities: swimming and Scouting.

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Missouri camp features a rich history beyond its time as a BSA haven

August 23, 2022 0

Before Camp Arrowhead became a favorite spot for Scouts to have summertime adventures, Native Americans hunted the land in southwest Missouri for at least 8,000 years.

App Feed - Health and Safety

The remarkable set of circumstances that gave a Scout troop the opportunity to assist in saving someone’s life

August 22, 2022 5

To tell the story of how Troop 1299 in Allen, Texas, just happened to be in the right place at the right time to help prevent the tragic death of a young woman, you have to start from the beginning.

App Feed - Outdoors

Canoe race returns to Arkansas’ White River

August 20, 2022 0

The White River Canoe and Kayak Race is a three-day, 120-mile marathon that’s been held annually in Arkansas since 1966. After taking a couple of years off due to the COVID pandemic, the race returned this summer.

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