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What a Weekend: Go green, earn some green for your Boy Scout troop

November 24, 2009 1

Today’s hottest tech toys eventually become tomorrow’s electronic waste: E-waste. And it ends up in landfills all across the country—especially in California, which is home to Silicon Valley. That’s where Scouting came in. Earlier this

Share your Scouting-related Thanksgiving plans

November 23, 2009 2

With Thanksgiving just a few days away, we at Cracker Barrel want to know: What are you doing with your Scout unit this Thanksgiving weekend? Share your plans in the comments section below. The BSA

¿Hablas español? Spanish version of Boy Scout Handbook now available

November 18, 2009 3

UPDATE: Buy the Spanish handbook here. For the first time in history, the Boy Scout Handbook will be translated into another language. By the end of the year, the BSA plans to release a Spanish-language

Scuba diving merit badge released

November 16, 2009 7

Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for your water-loving Boy Scout? Here’s one: the Scuba Diving merit badge pamphlet, hot off the presses. The merit badge, the first new one in three years, will officially

Coming in 2010: National Outdoor Award badges

November 13, 2009 8

UPDATE (8/23/10): The badges have been released. Click here for the latest information. Do your boys know their way around a campsite? How are they in a canoe, on a horse, or climbing a mountain?

UACANSV (Using Acronyms Can Alienate New Scout Volunteers)

October 27, 2009 11

Here’s a quick test of acronyms and initialisms for you. How many of these 10 can you name? BALOO PLC NAYLE ASPL COPE NYLT JOTA FOS NESA YIS Scroll to check your work…

Learn from the Handbook: Boy Scouts and Leave No Trace

October 21, 2009 4

With millions of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers heading to national parks, state parks, and other public land each year, there's bound to be some irreversible harm done to nature. But the point of