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10 reasons why you simply won’t want to miss the 2019 National Outdoor Conference

June 14, 2019 2

Select from more than 100 elective sessions, hear inspiring keynote speakers, check out the latest outdoor gear and return home energized.

Keep illness from ruining camp this summer

June 13, 2019 4

Are you showing these symptoms? Then, it might be best to stay home from camp.

Be Prepared to earn awards this summer

April 25, 2019 9

Here are some awards you can earn this summer and some tips to prepare for them.

Seven ways Scouts and Venturers can celebrate National Park Week 2019

April 18, 2019 0

For National Park Week 2019, check out seven ways to celebrate the decades-long friendship between Scouting and the National Park Service.

When do you cancel an event because of weather?

April 16, 2019 40

What conditions give you pause when looking at the forecast?

Eagle Scout races along the Appalachian Trail

April 9, 2019 5

For many hikers, the 2,189-mile journey along the Appalachian Trail takes almost six months. Not for Eagle Scout Michael Fibich.

Teach Scouts to identify essential knots by making this cool Knot Recognition Game

February 7, 2019 28

When this assistant Scoutmaster brings his Knot Recognition Game to summer camp or a district camporee, volunteers from other troops take notice.

10 more unbelievable places Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts have camped overnight

December 12, 2018 25

The list of 10 actual places Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts have camped includes a gorilla exhibit at a zoo, a medieval castle and the jail cells at Alcatraz.

How to plan the perfect pack overnighter for new Cub Scout families

October 19, 2018 6

Keep it simple, make it fun and remember that some of the families in your pack will be sleeping in a tent for the first time.

Could spending time outside help you live longer? A new study has the answer

August 8, 2018 0

A massive study concludes that exposure to the outdoors reduces your risk for Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, premature death and high blood pressure.