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Safety Quiz: Just Say No to Prohibited Activities

There’s a reason the BSA has a specific list of what not to do.

Learn how to create a fire by friction

No matches? No lighter? No problem.

How one troop makes an outdoor tradition survive and thrive

Leaders for one Colorado troop share how they keep an annual campout fresh and engaging — sometimes with the help of a TV star.

Get time on your side for work, life and Scouting

Tips from Scouting superstars on balancing work, life and Scouting.

Plan now for a great crossover ceremony

As another crossover season approaches, we asked two Scouters to share their keys to a successful ceremony.

From the Chief: Scouting amid the holiday hustle

’Tis the season to take a moment to thank all of our volunteers.

Getting schooled on rules for merit badge classes, fairs and universities

The rules of group merit badge instruction.

Guiding girls inspires this Pennsylvania Scouter

At midnight on Feb. 1, 2019, this Scouter led 15 girls across a freezing covered bridge in Lancaster County, Pa. There, they became Troop 82, one of the first female Scouts BSA troops.

Scouters in Action: He saved the boy before the car exploded!

Read our special Scouters in Action, celebrating the heroic efforts of adult volunteers.

Strike a chord with the Music merit badge

The right location makes the Music merit badge really resonate.

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