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Cub Scout one of nine finalists to name the 2020 Mars rover, but he needs your vote

January 24, 2020 4

A 10-year-old Webelos Scout from Pennsylvania is a finalist in NASA’s contest to name the 2020 Mars rover. Your vote can help send his name to space.

Scouts Australia patch with bush fire smoke in background

Buy this patch to help our fellow Scouts affected by the fires in Australia

January 22, 2020 14

Our brothers and sisters in Scouts Australia are selling patches to benefit Scouts who lost their homes in the country’s devastating wildfires.

‘Friendly competition’ in Scouting brings brother and sister closer together

January 20, 2020 0

They’ve worked on merit badges together, were inducted into the Order of the Arrow at the same time, and have even attended some of the same camporees.

Two Cub Scouts leaders talking to a group of Cub Scouts

Bright idea: How a ‘good conduct candle’ can improve den meeting behavior

January 17, 2020 6

A good conduct candle is a proven way to mitigate mayhem at den meetings. It’s cheap, easy and gives the Cub Scouts a visual reminder to follow the rules.

2020 Order of the Arrow national officers elected; here’s who represents your region

January 15, 2020 1

Zachary Schonfeld, an Eagle Scout from Virginia, has been elected by his peers to serve as National Chief of the Order of the Arrow for 2020.

‘We got this’: Mother-son duo first on scene of horrific highway accident

January 13, 2020 2

A Life Scout and his mom were the first on the scene of a horrific accident in the Texas panhandle. What happened next, one woman says, saved her life.

A year in the life of Troop 5109, one of the first Scouts BSA troops for girls

January 10, 2020 8

In its first year, Troop 5109 has camped in sun and rain. They’ve earned merit badges and religious emblems. And they’ve developed amazing confidence.

Unsung Hero: He helped rescue a skier dangerously entangled in plastic fencing

January 8, 2020 1

In February 2019, a Star Scout was snowboarding with friends and family in Southern California when he spotted a skier in danger.

Bear Grylls collects firewood in Sardinia, Italy. (National Geographic/Jeff Ellingson)

Why is Bear Grylls wearing a World Crest on his sleeve in his TV show ‘Running Wild’?

January 6, 2020 10

The purple World Scout Emblem, which BSA members call the World Crest, has been spotted on the host’s sleeve in “Running Wild With Bear Grylls.”

Face the Challenge: Participant registration now open for the 2021 National Jamboree

January 3, 2020 10

Participant registration is now open for the 2021 National Jamboree, to be held July 21–30, 2021, at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia.