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[ September 25, 2017 ] Sea Scouts director receives major award for efforts to promote safer boating in BSA Awards
[ September 22, 2017 ] Why you should thank this Eagle Scout every time you take a selfie Eagle Scout
[ September 21, 2017 ] Found! Cub Scout uniform that washed ashore after Hurricane Irma belongs to this officer in U.S. Navy Cub Scouting
[ September 21, 2017 ] Is this your Cub Scout uniform that washed ashore after Hurricane Irma? [Update: Found him!] Eagle Scout
[ September 20, 2017 ] Pledge to never, ever use your phone while driving, because #ItCanWait Health and Safety

Scouts meet real-life heroes at massive Maryland camporee

April 7, 2017 2

At the county fairgrounds in Central Maryland, Scouts and leaders met representatives from more than 40 law enforcement and public-safety agencies.

BSA to open out-of-this-world high-adventure base in 2019

April 1, 2017 47

Fifty years after an Eagle Scout was the first human to set foot on the moon, the Boy Scouts of America will create a permanent high-adventure base there.

The three-pot method: This is how to wash dishes at a campsite

March 30, 2017 45

Wash, sanitize, rinse. The three-pot dishwashing method is how to wash dishes at camp. Get your dishes done quickly so you can get back to having fun.

Kids to Parks Day 2017: On May 20, get out there and be counted

February 24, 2017 8

Join the seventh annual Kids to Parks Day on Saturday, May 20, 2017. Spend the day doing something Scouts love to do anyway: having fun in a park.

You’re not dreaming: Camping actually does help you sleep better

February 10, 2017 11

What is it about camping that produces such satisfying slumber? Thanks to science (and a new scientific study), we now know.

BSA renews alliance with National Park Service

December 21, 2016 7

The BSA and the National Park Service have signed a memorandum of understanding, renewing the groups’ commitment to educate young people about the outdoors.

This troop ditched the trailer and became an all-backpacking troop

September 23, 2016 21

“Boy Scouts is all about camping, and too many troops have gotten away from this basic part of the Scouting experience,” he says.

Scout family halfway to goal of visiting all 413 National Park Service sites

September 22, 2016 4

There are more than 400 National Park Service sites across America, and the Rice family of Atlanta is on a mission to visit every single one.

What makes summer camp great? This Scout gives the best possible answer

August 12, 2016 22

There are countless reasons why Scouts love attending summer camp, but a Scout in the Chief Seattle Council gave perhaps the best reason yet.

U.S. Forest Service aims to ease special-use permitting process

June 30, 2016 1

The U.S. Forest Service will soon streamline the special-use permitting process for outfitters, guides and nonprofits like the BSA.