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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.

A photo of Scouts picking up trash near the ocean

The numbers are in: Scouting for Clean Waterways is making an impact

October 24, 2025 0

More than 130,000 pounds of plastic and other trash have been removed from the environment since the launch of Scouting for Clean Waterways earlier this year.

At Philmont, Scouts are taking the pledge to conserve the environment then spreading the word when they get home

October 6, 2025 1

Julianna Munoz, Aarya Paraskar and Andrew Penrose all went to Philmont Scout Ranch this year to experience one of the most pristine, gorgeous wilderness areas in North America. They each returned home with so much more.

A Cub Scout drops off a piece of cardboard into a recycling bin operated by the Cherokee Area Council

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.

A photo of a kayaker carrying a bag of trash to shore

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?

A photo of Eagle Scout astronaut Kjell Lindgren

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.