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  • [ June 24, 2022 ] Virtual roundtables: What they are; who they’re for; how they can help App Feed - For Leaders
  • [ June 23, 2022 ] Does picking up trash constitute conservation? App Feed
  • [ June 22, 2022 ] These three steps can help you beat the heat during a hot-weather outing App Feed - Outdoors
  • [ June 21, 2022 ] Show and Tell: Summer of Service App Feed
  • [ June 20, 2022 ] Worth Reading: Eagle Scout’s essay on “The Importance of Scouting in America” App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Articles by Aaron Derr

About Aaron Derr
Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Scout Life and Scouting magazines, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.
App Feed - For Leaders

Virtual roundtables: What they are; who they’re for; how they can help

June 24, 2022 0

Scouting roundtables — those monthly discussions hosted at the district or council level by volunteer roundtable commissioners — have been invaluable tools for BSA leaders for decades. Their purpose is to provide both the skills to

App Feed - Outdoors

These three steps can help you beat the heat during a hot-weather outing

June 22, 2022 0

The only way you can safely beat the heat is with our three-step process: preparation, hydration and nutrition.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Worth Reading: Eagle Scout’s essay on “The Importance of Scouting in America”

June 20, 2022 0

What impressed us the most with was how Julia used the Scouts BSA uniform as a metaphor for everything that Scouting is about.

App Feed - Gear

From the Scouting magazine archives: The advantages of hammock camping

June 18, 2022 1

Here are 10 reasons to consider hammock camping, according to Derek Hansen, a lightweight backpacker, Scoutmaster and “hammock enthusiast.”

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Eagle Scout candidate refurbishes her father’s project from decades earlier

June 17, 2022 0

Anika Zoeller, an Eagle Scout candidate from Troop 19 in Rockaway, N.J., chose to take on a very personal Eagle Scout project.

App Feed - Eagle Scouts

Houston Eagle Scout uses service project to share his love of robotics

June 15, 2022 0

Ashwin Rao loves robotics, and he loves Scouting. So he chose an Eagle Scout project that would give more kids access to robotics.

App Feed - For Parents

Council’s fundraiser draws NASCAR star

June 13, 2022 0

After taking a hiatus the last two years due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event returned last week in a big way, with NASCAR star Ryan Newman acting as headliner.

Cub Scouts

From the Scouting magazine archives: Recruit families to your pack using a blend of online and real-world means

June 11, 2022 0

Picture a stack of 174 newspapers, each 85 pages thick. Back in 2007, researcher Martin Hilbert calculated that’s how much information the average person received every single day. And that was before Instagram, Snapchat and an endless stream of hashtags. Is it any wonder potential pack families didn’t see your School Night for Scouting flyer?

App Feed - Outdoors

Philmont continues to navigate fire safety as season begins as scheduled

June 10, 2022 1

Programs at Philmont Scout Ranch and Philmont Training Center are moving forward this summer as efforts progress to control nearby wildfires.

App Feed - For Parents

Scouts BSA troop sets shining example of what Scouts do — helping community members in need

June 8, 2022 2

When Adam Grau, Scoutmaster of Troop 007 in Blaine, Minn., went to his senior patrol leader and patrol leaders’ council with the opportunity to conduct a rather daunting service project in exchange for a donation, the Scouts had just one objection: They wouldn’t accept the donation.

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Aaron Derr is the senior editor of Scout Life magazine and On Scouting, and also a former Cubmaster and Scouts BSA volunteer.

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