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What you need to know about Webelos, Arrow of Light and Scouts BSA camping

August 30, 2024 6

Whether fall temperatures have already arrived in your region, or even if they’re still a couple months away, now seems like a good time to review what you need to know about Webelos, Arrow of Light and Scouts BSA camping.

Troop adds sign to Rhode Island Scout camp’s collection

August 6, 2024 0

For four decades, painted wooden signs have hung in Camp Medicine Bow’s dining hall, highlighting campsite names. There’s Minnikesu, Weemat and Wuttah, just to name a few … and this summer, Troop 399 of North Babylon, N.Y., added a new one.

Bear Grylls pens an essential handbook for anyone who is a Scout or wants to be one

April 16, 2024 0

“It’s a book for anyone who is a Scout, was a Scout or hopes one day to be a Scout,” Grylls says.

A photo of a parent and two children walking along a trail in the snow

How cold is too cold for Cub Scout winter camping?

January 29, 2024 2

There is no national policy for Cub Scout winter camping temperatures. Instead, this is a local council-based discussion and decision.

Scouter creates fun game to help Scouts remember their knots

January 25, 2024 3

Enabling success happens when you show the learner that they can do the skill themselves. But for continued success, the learner should have opportunities to keep using the skill.

Scouters, troop restore favorite campsite at Pennsylvania council camp

December 28, 2023 3

Since 1981, Troop 117 of Coatesville, Pa., has been going to Camp Horseshoe, a Chester County Council camp, for summer camp. The troop has been helping improve the camp for decades.

Holiday break is a great time to start thinking about this one big thing

December 19, 2023 0

You’re sitting near the fireplace, enjoying a nice, warm cup of hot coco, when suddenly it hits you: “What am I going to do for a job next summer?!?” For everyone out there ages 15—115, it’s not too early to start looking for a job at a BSA camp.

A photo showing the view from a tent of a wintry landscape during a winter campout.

Five things to think about when asking Scouts to camp in the cold

December 5, 2023 2

Whether your Scouts are veteran winter campers or newcomers to this whole spending-the-night-outside thing, here are five things to think about before sending them out into the cold this winter.

Find your next outdoor adventure in Harrison County, Indiana

October 30, 2023 0

Lush forests, meandering creeks and rivers and expansive caverns make Harrison County a destination for natural experiences.

Where did you go this summer?

October 4, 2023 0

We recently asked Scouters on social media to share with us their units’ adventures. Here are some of their submissions.