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How this Scouting America council is making a sustainability impact on its community

April 24, 2025 1

It started as a simple question from a Scouting America council staffer back in 2022. It has evolved into an ongoing service project that’s transforming the way a community disposes of waste.

Scouting America unveils new medals for Distinguished Conservation Service Award

November 13, 2024 5

The Distinguished Conservation Service Award medal is for youth who Scouting’s highest award for conservation. The Distinguished Conservationist Award medal is for adults with more than 20 years of distinguished service in conservation.

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Announcing Scouting for Clean Waterways, a new conservation program for all Scouts

June 6, 2024 8

Scouting for Clean Waterways is a nationwide Scouting effort designed to inspire Scouts to reduce personal consumption of disposable plastics and actively participate in cleaning waterways in their local communities.

Living shorelines project at this BSA camp is a conservation success story

May 6, 2024 0

As the Tidewater Council was exploring ways to improve its shoreline damaged from decades of erosion, the environmental division of the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) was searching for ways to improve water conditions in the entire Chesapeake Bay region.

Removing timber, burning underbrush – is this conservation?

March 12, 2024 4

On the surface, this work might seem counter-productive. Shouldn’t wild places just stay wild?

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Astronaut, National Outdoor Conference keynote speaker says Scouting has fueled his success

September 25, 2023 1

Kjell Lindgren developed his appreciation for the outdoors during his time as a youth in Scouting. He didn’t know it at the time, but it would eventually turn into a lifelong passion for conservation.

Philmont’s Land Management Symposium is next week. Here’s why it’s a big deal

August 16, 2023 0

Conservation and stewardship of the land has been a central tenet of the BSA since its inception. It makes sense, then, that Philmont Scout Ranch — one of the BSA’s flagship locations — would be hosting a symposium that’s bringing together some of the nation’s leading subject matter experts on the topic.

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Sustainability is a way of life at the Summit Bechtel Reserve

April 17, 2023 0

The four core values of SBR are adventure, service, sustainability and leadership. And they definitely take the sustainability part seriously.

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Philmont ROCS: An environmentally focused 21-day backcountry adventure

April 12, 2023 1

There are epic Philmont adventures, and then there are EPIC PHILMONT ADVENTURES like the Roving Outdoor Conservation School (ROCS), which lasts a whopping 21 days.

Northern Tier Forest Corps: Where conservation meets adventure

April 6, 2023 0

There’s a trail in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area between Back Bay and Pipestone Bay that had become unusable. Enter the Northern Tier Forest Corps, one of several conservation-focused programs offered by the Northern Tier High Adventure Program.