March - April 2003
About our cover:
About our cover: Scouter Russ Hansen and 12-year-old Scout David Bonner hike through the redwood forest of California's Santa Cruz Mountains. Writer Matt Weiser tells how Troop 212 of Moraga, Calif., uses this "mini-trek" to inspire its younger Scouts about high adventure camping and keep them active in the troop. Cover photograph by Gary Parker.
In the March - April 2003 Issue
- Letters
- Family Talk - Help advance your child's spiritual life
- Front Line Stuff - How packs can boost summertime attendance
- Boys' Life Program Helper
- News Briefs
- The Way It Was - A best friend in the White House
- Outdoor Smarts - Check out the latest in camping cookstoves
- Family Fun Page - Some puzzles from the land of the pharaohs
- Unit Anniversaries
April Is Youth Protection Month
The BSA urges units to conduct youth protection programs in April and to share Scouting's outstanding resources with the community at large.
Scouting's readers provide some belly laughs with their winning entries in the "Wise and Witty" cartoon caption contest.
A weekend "mini-trek" introduces younger Scouts to backpacking and leaves them looking forward to high adventure programs reserved for older Scouts.
When Scout troops host a spring open house geared to outdoor adventure, they add another opportunity to sign up new members.
Celebrating 90 Years of Service
Since April 1913, Scouting magazine has delivered information, instruction, and inspiration to the registered volunteer leaders of the Boy Scouts of America.
Of Cub Scouting and Core Values
The Character Connections Program provides Cub Scout leaders with tools to incorporate character education activities into regular den and pack programs.
Scouters become better leaders by earning advanced degrees at the Southwest Florida Council's University of Scouting Arts.
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