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Eagle Scout picked to represent 6 million students on Calif. State Board of Education
Eagle Scouts regularly rise to elected or appointed offices at the local, state and federal level. Some don’t even bother waiting until they’re out of high school to do it. Last month, California’s governor appointed Eagle Scout Naomi Porter to serve as the 2022-23 student board member on the California State Board of Education. In this role,…
Read MoreAre Freeze-Dried Meals Good for Backpacking?
Q: Freeze-dried meals might be a good choice for backpacking because they’re lightweight and provide a good amount of nutrients. Which ones would you buy? — Duc, Sugar Land, Texas A: As a matter of convenience, freeze-dried meals are great. But you’re paying for that convenience. If your budget does allow, though, it doesn’t get…
Read MoreBe Prepared for some Scouts to get homesick this summer
It was late in the evening on his first-ever night at summer camp when my son decided he’d had enough. I remember I was just about to doze off when I heard footsteps and the unmistakable sound of kids whispering because they knew they were breaking curfew. When I stuck my head out of my…
Read MoreHappy 50th birthday to NESA! Here are 5 things you need to know about the National Eagle Scout Association
In 1971, Boy Scouts of America’s National Executive Board made one of its most significant recommendations: That approval be given to establish a National Eagle Scout Association … That the primary purpose be to conserve and develop the manpower potential represented by approximately 30,000 young men who annually become Eagle Scouts plus the more than…
Read MoreHow to take and share the best photos of your Scouts this summer … and beyond
Wherever you go with your Scouts this summer, whatever you do, you already have one of the most powerful tools you need to spread the joy of Scouting: your smartphone. “People always ask me, ‘What’s the best camera?’ ” says professional BSA photographer Michael Roytek. “The best camera is the camera you have on you.”…
Read MoreAcoustic Music Camp is just the latest fun offering at Philmont Training Center
The only thing better than sitting around a campfire with a group of Scouts is sitting around a campfire with a group of Scouts with a guitar. This summer, the Philmont Training Center is offering its Acoustic Music Camp from July 3-7. The program is open to all interested youth and adults — not just…
Read MoreBook shines new light on ‘occasionally turbulent relationship’ between Philmont and Mother Nature
By some accounts, as much as 18 inches of rain fell on Philmont during a three-day period in June of 1965. Waters at Rayado Creek reached a height of more than 12 feet — 11 above normal. “What used to be a creek that a person could jump across began to be a raging torrent…
Read MoreTake a Look at 6 of Nature’s Rarest Events
Nature is full of surprises, many of which are so rare that only a small number of people have ever witnessed them. Here are six examples of nature at its rarest. CORPSE FLOWER BLOOMS Looking and smelling like something straight out of a horror movie, the corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum) is so named because it…
Read MoreWatch Out for These 5 Stinging Caterpillars
IO (2 to 3 inches long, green with pink and white stripes down either side): The biggest of the caterpillar bad boys, this one has tufts of hair sticking up all over it. Small, slow, cute and fuzzy doesn’t always mean harmless. Caterpillars lurk in trees, shrubs and fields throughout the country. They hang from…
Read MoreHow to Buy a Good Camping Air Mat or Sleeping Pad
Click here for the Gear Guy’s sleeping bag buying guide Find expert tips to help you get a good night’s sleep You might not think your sleeping pad or air mattress is important until you spend a miserable night on a bad one. Follow these buying tips and grab a top pick. SLEEPING PAD BUYING…
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