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Milkweed for Monarchs: D.C.-area Scouts’ saving butterflies

March 23, 2018 10

They call this service project Milkweed for Monarchs, and it’s a massively ambitious effort to protect this pollinator whose numbers have decreased by more than 90 percent over the past two decades.

Clearing up misconceptions and showing there’s room for everyone in Scouting, especially Scouts with special needs

March 21, 2018 128

A news story about a Scout with Down syndrome who is working toward Eagle raises an important topic concerning the ways the BSA supports Scouts with special needs.

Volunteers invent new method of Pinewood Derby car judging

March 21, 2018 19

These volunteers weren’t the biggest fans of the way Pinewood Derby cars were judged in their pack and district. So they invented a better way.

Scouting app for iPhone and Android helps Scouts track advancement on the go

March 15, 2018 40

The Scouting app, developed by the Boy Scouts of America, allows youth members and their parents to view and track advancement within Cub Scouting, Boy Scouting and Venturing.

The BSA wants to know: How do you define ‘adventure’?

March 14, 2018 22

To find out, the BSA isn’t consulting a dictionary. And it’s not asking a mere 12 people. It wants to hear from as many Scouts, Scouters and prospective Scouting families as possible.

In this pack, Cub Scouts pass their neckerchiefs to those one rank below them

March 8, 2018 23

Every year, the Cub Scouts of Pack 33 of the National Capital Area Council pass their neckerchiefs and hats to the Scouts one rank below them.

Scouts in Action story in Boys’ Life inspires Cub Scout to save a life

February 1, 2018 5

One of the most popular sections of Boys’ Life magazine, Scouts in Action, inspired an act of heroism in a 6-year-old Tiger Scout in South Carolina.

Scouts and Venturers invited to enter the State-Fish Art Contest

December 22, 2017 0

Anyone from kindergarten through 12th grade — especially Scouts and Venturers — is invited to enter the State-Fish Art Contest from Wildlife Forever.

Scoutbook now automatically syncs with BSA national advancement database

December 7, 2017 45

An important update allows units with active Scoutbook subscriptions to sync their youth advancement with ScoutNet. But you need to activate the sync.

Why every Scout unit needs a New Member Coordinator

December 6, 2017 35

It’s called the New Member Coordinator, and if your unit recharters soon, you should find one or more volunteers to serve in this vital role.