January 2023 - Aaron On Scouting

Take time to focus on reverence during Scout Sunday, Scout Sabbath, Scout Jumuah

January 31, 2023 7

Each February, around the time of the BSA’s birthday, we ask Scouts to focus on the 12th point of the Scout Law: reverent.

Let’s look at the awesome projects these Eagle Scout Adams award winners did

January 30, 2023 0

Each national service territory will review the council winners and select a territorial winner.

Eight ideas for staying warm while cold-weather camping

January 27, 2023 0

Do your toes get cold while going outside in the winter? Putting on a hat can help. Do you like baggy clothes? That’ll serve you well if outside in cold weather. What are the three W’s of cold-weather camping?

Eagle Scout project addresses the need to Be Prepared if someone has a seizure

January 26, 2023 4

As a young person living with epilepsy, Gavin Bouchey knows that it’s all fine and well if he, his family members and his fellow Scouts BSA members know who to respond to a seizure. But what about everyone else?

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Worth reading: Eagle Scout sets goal to meet every mayor in his state

January 25, 2023 0

Mitchell Whitley, a native of Greensboro, N.C., a graduate of Samford University, and an Eagle Scout, has set a unique goal: to personally meet every mayor in his home state. There are 551 of them.

Eagle Scout adds name to the few that have completed the Race Across America

January 24, 2023 0

About 300 or so people have completed the epic journey in its four-decade history. Phil Fox finished it on his first attempt last summer, earning the “rookie of the year” honor and ending the race in fifth place overall.

“I can’t believe it’s something I’ve actually done”: NESA’s World Explorers share details of their experience

January 23, 2023 1

To get to Tiputini Biodiversity Station (TBS), one of the most remote scientific research stations in the world, you must first get to a rural area called Tumbaco, just outside Quito, the capital of Ecuador.

Take your healthy eating habits with you to camp by using these recipes

January 20, 2023 0

Some of us leave our diets and healthy eating habits at home when we head out on a hike, campout or other outdoor adventure. But needing more calories to fuel your fun doesn’t mean you should eat like a teenager.

Open for debate: What’s your philosophy on the Pinewood Derby?

January 19, 2023 64

I have watched as some families sit on the edges of their seats, fixated intently on every race in which their child participates, while others talk with each other and have a good time, even as they are mostly uninterested in the results of the races themselves.

When? Where? What? Who? How? Why? Ask Us Anything!

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

January 18, 2023 7

Have questions about the BSA? We’ve got answers. And if we don’t have the answers, we’ll find someone who does.