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Rev up summer plans with personal watercraft

By Scouting magazine

Read how a personal watercraft program can help rev up your Scouts’ summer plans.

Learn how outdoor ‘free play’ helps Scouts grow

By Scouting magazine

Scouting offers an ideal opportunity to restore some sanity to childhood. All we have to do is remember the words of Scouting founder Robert Baden-Powell, who wrote: “Play is the first great educator.”

Backpacking advice from explorer Andrew Skurka

By Scouting magazine

Here’s what the world’s best-known long‑distance hiker, Andrew Skurka, can teach you about leading your Scouts on a day hike—or a 100-miler.

Scouters’ advice on how to encourage slower hikers

By Scouting magazine

What do you do when a Scout is struggling during a group hike? Scouters’ share their tried-and-true tips on encouraging a slower hiker.

A Scouter’s guide to teaching Leave No Trace ethics

By Scouting magazine

Old school or not, any Scouter can—and should—get up to speed by learning, practicing, and teaching Leave No Trace behaviors. Here’s how.

From the Chief: Get our Scouts outside!

By Bryan Wendell

What keeps the movement vibrant and exciting.

A backstage pass to the World Scout Jamboree

By Bryan Wendell

After reading Senior Editor Bryan Wendell’s first-person account of the 2011 World Scout Jamboree in Sweden, check out more great World Jamboree content below. First, watch this exclusive video: Then catch up on Bryan’s blog

Canoe race teaches teamwork and skills

By Scouting magazine

The competition might be fierce between paddlers in this 120-mile race. But the White River Showdown also teaches camaraderie — an not just with your buddy in the canoe.