Aug 4, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
To paraphrase the popular saying: When the rowing gets tough, the Scouts keep going. In June, two Scouts from Oregon tested their bravery, strength and perseverance in a national beach rowing competition against the nation’s best athletes. With a spot at the world... 
Aug 3, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
Eagle Scout AY Young, 30, is grabbing the world’s attention — both with his activism (which started with his Eagle project) and with his music. Young dedicated his Eagle project to his activism and currently spends much of his time ensuring that disadvantaged... 
Aug 2, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
In Scouting, it’s said that feedback is a gift. It’s also a critical component of the Guide to Advancement, the BSA’s official trail map to the mechanics of advancement in Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing and Sea Scouts. Feedback from volunteers from across the... 
Jul 30, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
Kent Clayburn, a devoted Scouter whose visionary leadership as the BSA’s international commissioner established valuable connections around the world, died on July 20 after a seven-year battle with cancer. Clayburn, an Eagle Scout, spent more than 50 years in service... 
Jul 29, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
After last year, many families are looking to get out of the house. What better way for them to do that than through Scouting, the worldwide movement that has introduced young people to adventure, character development, and leadership skills for more than a century?... 
Jul 28, 2021 | Boy's Life
Long before dinosaurs appeared on Earth, huge one-pound bugs with wings nearly 2.5 feet wide dominated the skies. A swarm of those dragonflies might have carried off your tent. Dragonflies still look much the same today, but they got quite a bit smaller over the... 
Jul 28, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
Mike Enzi, a Distinguished Eagle Scout who represented Wyoming for 24 years in the U.S. Senate before retiring in January, died on Monday — three days after he was injured in a bicycle accident. He was 77. Enzi was known in Washington as a consensus-builder — a man... 
Jul 28, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
Flying drones is a fun way Scouts can start learning about robotics, science, technology and engineering. Many camps already offer drone-flying programs. If you plan on flying a drone or other uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), whether for a Scouting event or not, you... 
Jul 27, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
In 2018, the Camp Fire destroyed more than 150,000 acres in northern California, making it one of the deadliest and costliest wildfires in U.S. history. A few of the more than 18,000 buildings destroyed in the conflagration belonged to Our Savior Lutheran Church and... 
Jul 26, 2021 | Bryan on Scouting
Moose Peterson With wild critters, unspoiled mountain views and historic buildings everywhere you look, it’s hard to take a bad photo at Philmont Scout Ranch. Taking a truly great photo, though? That requires more than simply opening the camera app and tapping your...