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Scouts and Venturers, even those with no experience building and launching their own rocket, are invited to enter the Team America Rocketry Challenge.

“This book was one of the best books I have ever read!” one Scout writes about “The Nebula Secret.” “The characters were very funny and all around great!”

“An epic tale of adventure in the outdoors.” That describes the trips Scouts are taking all summer, and it’s a fitting tagline for “Alpha,” the new movie from Sony Pictures that’s howling into theaters Aug. 17.

Are you and your Scouts committed to leaving this Earth a little better than you found it? Start by making a pledge to stop using disposable water bottles for good.

After a full day of Scouting adventures, you’re ready to relax at camp. By following the five tips here, powered by our friends at Thermacell, you can make roughing it a little less rough. 

At Hargrave Military Academy, cadets learn traits like respect, courage and integrity. They become leaders who are prepared for lifelong success. Sounds a lot like Scouting to me.

Have fun, ride safe and respect the outdoors. Riding an all-terrain vehicle, like one of the Polaris ATVs found at BSA camps across the country, is really as simple as following those three steps.

Before Scouts leave a campsite, they comb for garbage  — even picking up what previous tenants left behind. In short, Scouts always leave places better than they find them.

Scouts who share a photo from a recent backyard adventure can win a limited-edition Craig of the Creek patch! Cartoon Network will give patches to 2,000 Scouts with a qualifying submission.

Young people who register to become Explorer Academy Ambassadors receive an advance paperback edition, a collectible Explorer Academy pin, and a chapter sampler to give away to friends.