Beginning Jan. 1, 2016, there’s a fourth way to earn the Snow Sports merit badge. Snowshoeing joins downhill skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding as options for earning this elective merit badge.
After winter storm Jonas blanketed the northeast in more than two to three feet of snow, Virginia Troop 581 used an emergency action plan to mobilize more than 100 Scouts to clear snow.
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.
Many American Scouts and Venturers know little about Scouting in other countries. But Pratik Vaidya recently learned to appreciate Scouting’s global reach.
Stephen Colbert, host of The Late Show on CBS, wrote an awesome congratulatory letter to an Eagle Scout. In it, he hints at his thoughts about Scouting.