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[ September 24, 2022 ] From the Scouting magazine archives: An interview with Ernest Green Jr., Eagle Scout and member of the Little Rock Nine App Feed - Famous Scouts
[ September 23, 2022 ] #SeeSayDay is September 25. Here’s what you can do to Be Prepared App Feed - For Leaders
[ September 22, 2022 ] Teach your Scouts how to enhance their cooking skills using a Dutch oven App Feed
[ September 21, 2022 ] How do you recruit older youth to the BSA? App Feed - Scouts BSA
[ September 20, 2022 ] Eagle Scout reflects on rescuing more than 100 from flooded hotel App Feed

Scouts clean a national park’s sticky situation

October 31, 2017 4

California Scouts scraped gum off sidewalks at the Cabrillo National Monument, putting in service hours for a Scout Ranger patch.

Outdoor ethics guide, a troop-level position of responsibility, gets its own handbook

September 28, 2017 7

The outdoor ethics guide, a troop-level position of responsibility for youth that replaced the position of Leave No Trace Trainer, has its own handbook.

World Conservation Award has new requirements, effective immediately

December 16, 2016 32

The BSA has announced new and updated requirements for the Cub Scout, Boy Scout and Venturing/Sea Scout versions of the World Conservation Award.

Inside the Conservation Handbook, Earth’s instruction manual

October 31, 2016 7

The best tool in your arsenal of environmental stewardship is the second edition of the Conservation Handbook.

North Carolina camp recognized for sustainable forest management

February 8, 2016 0

Cherokee Scout Reservation’s sustainable forestry practices not only generate revenue for the council, but accolades, too. The property is the only Boy Scout camp named a “Model Forest” by the Forest Guild.

Top 5 merit badges for Scouts who love the Earth

April 17, 2015 14

Know a Scout who’s a big fan of our planet? Have him prove it by earning one (or all) of these top 5 merit badges for Scouts who love the Earth.

Let’s dig in to the 2014 BSA Sustainability Report

November 4, 2014 13

Here are some key findings in the 2014 BSA Sustainability Report, released last week at the 2014 Sustainability Summit in West Virginia.