Apr 13, 2017 | Scouting Magazine
Scouting is all about outing, and Cub Scouts are all about swag. With the Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award, you can recognize Scouts who are active in the out-of-doors. WHO CAN EARN THE CUB SCOUT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AWARD? All Cub Scouts, from Tiger Cubs through Webelos... 
Apr 12, 2017 | Scouting Magazine
For Matt Nichols, the choice is like Yellowstone’s lakes and rivers: ridiculously clear. He could teach paddling strokes on dry land. Picture Scouts hunched in a canoe on the floor of Flagstaff Federated Community Church, stifling yawns while pretending to do the... 
Apr 12, 2017 | Scouting Magazine
As a Cub Scout parent, you might be a little nervous about your son’s day-camp experience. Will it be chaotic? Yes. Will it be stressful? It can be. Will it be worth it? Totally. (Not signed up? Ask your den leader for more details.) All day camps are a little... 
Apr 12, 2017 | Scouting Magazine
More than two decades after earning the Environmental Science merit badge, Eagle Scout Jonathan Marchal still remembers the hours he had to spend observing nature (to which he had not looked forward). “It was an incredible experience to just sit quietly in the woods,”... 
Apr 12, 2017 | Scouting Magazine
In her four years as a Cub Scout leader, Sara Banks had often heard that packs should remain active over the summer. But in Pack 555 in Midland, Ga., all that happened in June, July and August was sending boys to Cub Scout day camp and Webelos resident camp. As part...