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Happy 114th Anniversary video from Key 3 and Scouts.

Wildlife photographer "Daniel Dencescu spent hours following the starlings around the city and suburbs of Rome, Italy. Finally, on the cloudless winter's day, the murmuration, swirled into the shape of a giant bird." (Perhaps communicating to photographer to stop following them? ) He was a finalist in Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice Award competition. More on "The Secrets and Science Behind Starling Murmurations". https://animals.howstuffworks.com/birds/starling-murmurations.htm An interesting read on the study of murmurations and

2/7/2024 New York: With the merger of Iroquois Trail Council and the Greater Niagara Frontier Council into the Western New York Council, Camp Dittmer closed in 2023 and is for sale through Timberland Realty - 317 acres with private 110 acre Remick Lake for $3.7M. "Camp Babock-Hovey on Seneca Lake in Ovid is being sold by the Rochester-based Seneca Waterways Council. The 284-acre site is listed for $9 million. The state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation may be interested in purchasing the property, as are private developers. The Seneca County Board of Supervisors

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We were, but gave it away. In the 80's the BSA did just that when we worked with the Bureau of Land Management to formulate Leave No Trace (LNT). The BSA had the opportunity to lead LNT but did not. In the 90's, NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) took over LNT with the US Forest Service. Other government partners joined. Government funding of these education programs was always a problem. which lead to the creation in 1994 of LNT, a non-profit educational program which marketed courses to many groups including the BSA. More details at this link https://lnt.org/sites/de

Long time. Citizenship and classroom merit badges are often catalysts.

Not to be confused with the Rovers (age 18+) scouting program of the Outdoor Service Guides ? Outdoor Service Guides (OSG), was formed in the U.S. in 2006 as an independent scouting association, Baden Powell Service Association, BPSA. The name was officially changed in 2021 to Outdoor Service Guides. Rovers are the adult section of Outdoor Service Guides, intended for adults (18+) of all genders. There is no upper age limit for scouting with us, and adults can have fun scouting together and earning badges, too. Rovers are organized into self-governing crews as part of an over

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Carthage, MO Troop 9 Scouts provide 71 noise-canceling headphones for patients undergoing cancer treatment. Scout Salute.

"Chris Mehaffey, CEO and SE of the Mid-America Council of the Boy Scouts of America, said he was unaware the statue still existed." Omaha, NE "Omaha’s Little Sister of Liberty was among at least 15 placed in Nebraska to commemorate the 175th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. Omaha’s statue stood in Turner Park for several decades, during which it received some rough treatment. For the past 30 years, it’s been tucked away in storage in sculptor John Lajba’s downtown Omaha studio. " To put Omaha’s

Jan 25, 2024: A former Boy Scout volunteer, David Lee Nelson, 41, of Redmond, Washington, admitted hiding two cameras in a S Bar F Scout Ranch bathroom in July of 2021. "Nelson hid the cameras in paper towel dispensers and positioned them so they would capture the interior of the bathroom, including a shower stall. One camera was discovered when a scout leader and scouts were cleaning out one of the restroom stalls. A search uncovered another camera, and leaders then called the St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department. Later in the day, a scout leader spotted Nelson holding hi

Ten years ago when Weston Rock was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer at the age of 10 months, his Greencastle-Antrim community rallied as he was treated at Penn State Health Children's Hospital in Hershey. "Weston died of cancer in February 2016, less than a month before his third birthday, but he is remembered with Greencastle Cub Pack 13's annual pajama drive. Just before Christmas, Cub Scout Pack 13 topped 10,000 pairs of pajamas collected for the children’s hospital since the fall of 2016, according to Cubmaster Patrick Jansen." "Some 1,500 pairs of pajamas were

Two local opinions on logging Camp Easton and donating wilderness properties: Camp Easton, Safety First - Mike Aagesen extract: First and foremost, Camp Easton is a privately owned property that can be done with at the discretion of the owners, which just happens to be the Inland Northwest Council of the Boy Scouts of America. While stunning, it is not there solely for anyone’s personal viewing pleasure. This is not the National Forest but a functioning operating Camp that earns revenue from the youth that attend it!... One single wind event several years ago took down hundreds

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McCalister, 79, had been a scoutmaster for about 45 years. More than 240 scouts with Troop 285 in North-Central San Antonio achieved the rank of Eagle Scout during his tenure. He spearheaded fundraising for a scout lodge that now bears his name on the campus of Coker United Methodist Church on the North Side. He fought the allegation made by an anonymous accuser, who said the abuse occurred in the early 1990s. One day shy of the year anniversary of receiving the letter, McCalister sued the Boy Scouts of America, Alamo Area Council Inc. and his accuser — only known as John Doe — for d

Yes, IMHO this could integrate with a national volunteer database being discussed with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/01/08/2805671/0/en/BSA-s-New-CEO-Visits-the-National-Center-for-Missing-and-Exploited-Children.html

I like that idea. Get a single background check and YP certificate and one is good to volunteer at any youth organization - scouts, FIRST, sports...

Update 1/24/2024: Volunteers sought for trail work Executive summary: At least 5 organizations - National Park Service, American Hiking Soceity, Conservation Fund, NYDEC, GNYBSA,... are looking for 6-8 volunteer trail workers to move a trail at a former scout camp . National Park Service Superintendent Lindsey Kurnath, Upper Delaware Scenic & Recreational River, reported that they were selected as a host site for the American Hiking Society Volunteer Vacations program. National Park Service will be working with six to eight volunteers in September to assist with trail work to re-

Any more details of this new process? Specially what company/agency will be doing the CBC. And if rejected will email include reason(s) along with appeal process? Related:

There is the Philmont Trail Race on Aug 3, 2024. Runners can register for the Marathon circuit or the Tooth Ridge Sprint (8 miles), Half Marathon, or 50-miler. Online registration opens Feb 2, 2024. Reference link for 2023 races: https://www.philmontscoutranch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2023-Philmont-Trail-Race-Information-Packet.pdf From above packet, map of the 2022 Marathon

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Back to OP, This month, the National Advancement Committee revised requirements for Coin Collecting Merit Badge. "These are the first major revisions to the requirements since the mid-2000s. These revisions expand a scout’s collecting experience by keeping pace with recent U.S. mint circulating coin series in addition to taking into account older coins found in circulation. Expanded use of the internet is encouraged as well (with adult approval). George Cuhaj led a team that included Tom Dodson and Jeffrey Swindling. These Scouters also worked with Cuhaj on the previous revision and

Emma Gatewood was quite Thrifty. Note at 2:28/3:10 comment about shower curtain, wool blanket, and Keds.