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This New Hampshire council camp has gone to the cows

October 28, 2025 0

For the past three years, T.L. Storer Scout Reservation, a Spirit of Adventure Council camp, has invited more than Scouts to its property.

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Add to our list of big and small ways to say thanks to Scouting volunteers

October 21, 2025 2

Recognition comes in two forms, formal and informal. Both can be powerful, and both help Scouting’s adult leaders feel valued.

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Scouting America launches merit badges in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence

October 15, 2025 1

Scouting America’s merit badge program continues to expand, this time with the launch of two badges aimed at giving Scouts some of the skills to be successful in our constantly evolving digital world.

Scouter shares the gift of music with troop bugler

October 8, 2025 1

Dennis Wagner’s bugle was relegated to sitting on a shelf – still in its box – at his parents’ home. Later, it got moved into his garage. Until he met Mariano Atanassov.

Rebuilding a council camp from the ashes

September 25, 2025 0

Since the 1950s, Camp Silver Fir served as gateway into California’s Sierra National Forest.

Two new merit badge concepts join the Scouts BSA Test Lab

September 10, 2025 8

As promised, the Scouts BSA Test Lab is growing! Two exciting new concepts are now available for Scouts to explore and provide feedback on. A Sewing and Needlework merit badge and a Physics merit badge

Ohio council invests in skilled trade education at camp

July 23, 2025 0

The Dan Beard Council is building a 10,000-square-foot facility at Camp Friedlander in Loveland, Ohio.

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This could be the most important tool for keeping your Scouts BSA unit going strong

July 21, 2025 9

The Scouts BSA Troop Self-Assessment tool functions as a replacement for Journey to Excellence, providing troops with methods to enhance their operations.

In case you missed it: Every merit badge pamphlet is now available for free online

July 9, 2025 4

Almost as soon as it began, Scouting America’s merit badge program began to evolve to better meet the needs of the Scouts of the time. Now, the latest evolution of the program is here: All merit badge pamphlets are available as free PDFs on the official Scouting America Merit Badge Hub.

Rocketry team made up of Scouts BSA members brings home international championship

July 7, 2025 1

Makayo Cheung, 15, Thomas Jenkins, 15, and Chase Eagan, 17, from Troop 74 in Montville took first place in the International Rocketry Challenge in Paris, France, last month.