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    Bingo!
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    Hawks and owls are a sign of a healthy ecosystem...lots of food for them, or they wouldn't hang around. Mice, voles, snakes (in warm weather)...and, if you have skunks, then Great Horned Owls! Skunks are one of their favorite foods.
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    Nope...interweb-thingy images
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    You cannot register as a MB Counselor (for free) and then multiple to a unit. You must pay the adult registration fee. Then you can multiple all you want... And yes, our council (at least a few years ago when I posed the question) interprets that as registered in the unit. (for unit events) The council has oversight for HA contingents and Jamborees, so they can vet those leaders...
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    A few examples, please?
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    This is the model we will follow when we create our own non-profit for local youth to pursue scouting activities
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    Barry, Make sure you put out some water for them, too. Recommend a heated bird bath to keep the water from freezing. Here is an example of one like ours. https://www.amazon.com/BIRD-WISH-Year-Round-Thermostat-Installation/dp/B09B8TZV7J/ref=asc_df_B09B8TZV7J/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=532627731005&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8025039049157922163&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1023640&hvtargid=pla-1435659849501&th=1 You will have to fill it every morning, because of all the other visitors you
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    So here's one for you...can registered MB counselors attend unit events in excess of 72 hours? For example, if your unit wants to do a 5-day backpacking trip for Backpacking MB, can you invite the counselor along for the trip?? Even though they are registered members of the BSA, and have had their background checks...the answer is "No", as they are not registered leaders in the unit. That is the key point...anyone over 72 hours must be registered with that unit. Or, to put a finer point on it, they must have a registration approved by a Chartering Org... OK, so, what if you get yo
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    Love the story...it is behind a subscriber wall for me...here is the cached page: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:yiUQAFZVfN0J:https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Ever-a-Scout-North-Branford-man-celebrates-16630350.php+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us However, the cardinal and the YBSS look nothing alike (male or female) 😜 I think he was mixing up YBSS with downy and hairy woodpeckers.
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    False choice...both are true 😜 I agree with you, and you are a lone lunatic raving in the wilderness 🤪😝😲 Brilliant
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    They do... https://www.scoutshop.org/patrol-leader-handbook-647788.html https://www.scoutshop.org/sr-patrol-leader-handbook-647789.html We provide them to our PLs, APLs, SPL, and ASPLs. But, they mostly go unread and unpracticed. As for adults, most don't get or won't read the SHB...
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    When I took the LNT Master Educator Course, I posed this idea to the one of BSA's lead guys for LNT (name withheld). Simply this...if BSA really wants to run a golden thread of the "ideal" of environmental stewardship throughout the program, then they need to make one simple change to say we should use the Scout sign when repeating the Outdoor Code. Give it as much weight as the Oath and Law... Currently, my SHB says "Give the Scout sign each time you say the Scout Oath and Scout Law." Not a thing about the Outdoor Code in that section, yet the OC is a promise we make..."As an American
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    @qwazse, no! If I took a cheap shot (your cheap shot description of my comment), it was at the reporter who cherry-picked things from the study to drive an agenda (bias) of pushing the narrative of "human-caused climate change" up front, but then later in the report equivocates and relates what the researches actually said... "The researchers’ data showed links among temperature trends, precipitation trends and body sizes. Now, the question is: What, precisely, is happening and why? It’s not clear whether the species’ genetics are evolving to adapt to a new climate. “E
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    I believe the biggest issue is lack of adult leaders with the time needed to create and nurture a robust unit program. At each unit, I would start a separate 501c3, similar to "Troop XX Booster Club", and that corporation would hire a full time unit leader called "Scoutmaster'. Each member has a fee and/or fundraising goal to support this. Then, I would hire someone ( like a retired veteran) who is already financially independent (or nearly so) so they wouldn't have to rely on their unit salary to live, but that salary would cover ALL costs associated with their unit functions. Limit uni
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    Agreed. Overall, I think BSA is missing the boat on instilling a mindset of stewardship. Culture question...do you and your Scouts raise your Scout sign when repeating the Outdoor Code? If not, what is the subliminal message? (I know many who do not, and think it inappropriate to do so because it is not prescribed so in the Scout Handbook.)
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    "No other explanation" does not equal cause. It is irresponsible and illogical to make such a leap to say measured changes in climatic conditions caused changes in bird species. They observed these changes and created a new hypothesis which posits the changes were caused by climate changes. Great...now design and conduct an experiment to test that hypothesis... Be wary of bias in interpretation which pushes a specific agenda.
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    You cannot register as a Committee Member and Den Leader in the same unit... But, we all know people who fill both of those roles. I assume this is for the Den Leader Training Award? https://www.scouting.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Den-Leader-Training-Award-511-052_WB.pdf If your member has been doing the job of a Den Leader (even while registered as an MC), and has fulfilled the training and performance requirements, then talk to your District Training Chair and make the case for them to get the knot. Ask if the District Training Chair would approve the award in that case.
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    This^^^ If the Patrol Method is the heart of Scouting, then this logically follows.
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    "Units with different chartered organizations that wish to hold activities together must have council approval. In addition, some states require such activities to be licensed." https://www.scouting.org/coronavirus/covid-19-faq/
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    Anyone attending this in GNYC?? This merit badge counselor training will be required to offer the Citizenship in Society merit badge in the Greater New York Councils. Join us this Saturday, Oct 30th, 12-4 pm at our Council headquarters. Space is limited, registration is required. If you are not able to attend, future training will be offered. This merit badge will be launched on Nov 1, 2021, and we need your help in helping our scouts earn this merit badge. Citizenship in Society will be Eagle-required by July 1, 2022. To inquire for additional details, please reach out to the GNYC DE
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    I wish I could offer some words of compassion or advice that would improve your situation and help you. What you describe should not have happened. It was not Scouting, and I hope you have experienced a better outcome at your new unit.
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    Greetings @Krad! Yes, a horrible situation you have been (are still going) through. Not much more to add to what @T2Eagle has said, except... The statute of limitations for assault and battery in NC is three years, so, as I understand it, there may be no recourse through a criminal complaint. If this had been done at the time by your parents, then there is something the local council (national would let them handle it) could have done. Without more facts, it is hard to tell... So, what is it that you want to happen now?
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    You mean like "SCOTUS: An enigma wrapped in a paradox, encased in concrete....Allen, Churchill, Alfred E. Neuman, Maynard G. Krebs, Bugs Bunny? (I get my mentors so confused.) I was just trying to distinguish the different concepts for folks. After the decision in Korematsu vs. United States, who can trust SCOTUS to follow the Constitution?" I didn't understand most of those obtuse (insider?) references, so I educated myself and looked them up...then proceeded not to whinge about it. Physician, heal thyself...
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    No requirements posted yet... https://www.scouting.org/programs/scouts-bsa/advancement-and-awards/merit-badges/
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