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Boy Scouts of America promotes nearly 30 years of comprehensive youth protection

April 29, 2010 0

Keeping the Scouts in your unit safe is partly your responsibility, and that means much more than simply keeping a well-stocked first-aid kit nearby. It also requires you to know how to spot

Bookmark this great collection of merit badge resources

April 28, 2010 0

With 126 merit badges out there (including four for 2010 only), Scouting offers something for every boy in your troop. But when a Scout comes up to you with dreams of Drafting or visions of

National Trails Day a natural fit for Scouting

April 14, 2010 0

Question: How many miles of trails cut across the United States? Answer: More than 200,000. Question: Who knows the beauty of those trails best? Answer: The Boy Scouts of America. That’s what makes National Trails

Official Geocaching merit badge requirements released

April 12, 2010 45

You won’t need your GPS unit to find the Geocaching merit badge requirements. We’ve got them right here. The merit badge pamphlet is not yet available, but the Boy Scouts of America wanted to get

It’s official: The Boy Scouts of America Historic Merit Badge program begins today

April 1, 2010 21

This is no April Fools’ Day joke: the Boy Scouts of America Historic Merit Badge program is here. Today marks the first day boys can begin earning Signaling, Tracking, Pathfinding, and Carpentry: four merit badges

BSA locomotive puts Scouting’s message on track

March 31, 2010 3

Union Pacific Railroad today unveiled its No. 2010 Boy Scouts of America locomotive, a bold tribute to Scouting’s centennial celebration. UP No. 2010, seen above, is only the 14th commemorative locomotive in Union Pacific’s nearly

Update: BSA Historic Merit Badge Program

March 17, 2010 43

UPDATE (04/01/10): The Historic Merit Badge Program has been released. Click here for details. You may have heard rumors that the Historic Merit Badge Program has been canceled. Not true. What is true is that

Ask the Expert: Is it a violation of BSA policy to have “closed” meetings?

February 25, 2010 9

Have you been searching for an answer to a Scouting-related question? Ask the Expert is here to help. Send us your question, and Cracker Barrel will seek out the answer. We received the following question

Have your Scouts and Venturers join the Outdoor Nation

February 16, 2010 2

As a child, Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder, saw being outdoors as necessary to his mental and physical health. “The woods were my Ritalin,” he writes. “Nature

Centennial rank advancement badges now available for Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts

February 9, 2010 3

Have you ever thought to yourself, “Oh, to be young again?” The time-honored phrase must ring true now for you former Scouts with the release of special 2010 rank-advancement insignia. If you were still of