Oct 21, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
Scout Life magazine helps your Scouting unit and your Scouts excel. Research shows that boys and girls who subscribe advance further, spend more time outdoors and stay in Scouting longer than those who don’t. Plus, Scout Life helps start your youth on the path to... 
Oct 20, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
From Acadia in Maine to Joshua Tree in California and beyond, our country’s national parks hosted 237 million people in 2020. But despite the continued popularity of these wide-open spaces, there’s one National Park Service offering that remains lesser known. It’s... 
Oct 19, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
On July 18, 1968, a bulldozer working on a road construction project in Yonkers, N.Y., struck an underground gas line, resulting in a stream of gas shooting into the air. Nearby stood John Kane, the senior patrol leader for Troop 4 in Bronxville, N.Y. It didn’t take... 
Oct 18, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
When a Scout leads an Eagle Scout service project, people look to them for answers. But as his volunteers peppered him with questions, Adam Weaver found himself reciting the same refrain: “I don’t know.” “How do you install artificial grass? How do you mix... 
Oct 17, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
“It doesn’t need to be some big glitzy thing,“ says one Cub Scout leader, talking about their pack’s AOL-to-Scouts-BSA crossover ceremony. ”It could just be simple.” But it still requires proper preparation. We talked to two Cub Scout leaders who both start planning... 
Oct 16, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
After five days of nonstop rain, every piece of clothing in Sarah Curley’s backpack was soaked. Her legs and feet ached from day after day of 20-mile hikes. Her 40-pound pack was digging into her shoulders and hips — every stride sending a fresh jolt of pain. “I...