The Scouts of Troop 989 in Littleton, Colo., have recruited a lot of volunteers to help in their annual fundraiser. They’re not exactly sure how many, but it’s likely more than 100,000 very busy volunteers. For the past seven years, the troop has sold honey that the Scouts have gathered from two hives the troop

Kenny Recor was nearing the end of his volunteer shift when suddenly he heard someone shout that a man had collapsed, possibly from a heart attack. In one way, this wasn’t what Kenny had volunteered for. Last summer, he signed up to be in one of the several Scout contingents that serve on Michigan’s Mackinac

David Clark knows the anxiety and discomfort of receiving infusion treatments. At a young age, he was diagnosed with a chronic condition that required frequent IV therapy at the hospital. After one such treatment, David got the idea of how to make the experience a little less stressful for other children. “This project was deeply

This is part of a recurring series to help you stay safe from insects, plants and other critters you might encounter. Riding bikes early one morning, Tree Kiester was slightly ahead of his wife when he saw a flash of white just off the side of the road. “It was one of those things that

Photo credits: Getty Images, Susan M. Brackney and courtesy of the manufacturer Whether you’re a parent or a Scout leader (or both!), the May issue of Scout Life is full of fun, cool facts and awesome activities. Here’s a sneak peek at what your kids will get: They’ll be able to ID that weird chirping noise in

Last Memorial Day, Alexis McCullough sat in her car near her Eagle Scout service project: an impressive polished black granite memorial devoted to Gold Star families. Alexis’ father — an Army colonel who served four tours in the Iraq War and was awarded two Bronze Stars — died unexpectedly from a heart attack in 2019

You wouldn’t buy a car without testing it on the road first. The same concept is behind Scouting America’s merit badge development process. Launched a year ago, the Scouts BSA Test Lab encourages Scouts and Scouters to kick the tires and offer feedback before a merit badge goes from concept to production. Here’s how it

Scouts BSA National Director Garfield Murden should get a merit badge for all the work it takes to track merit badge data. He recently released the 2025 rankings. A few items of note: In the Top 10 Least Earned chart, you’ll find Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence. These badges were introduced in mid-October, so they didn’t

Sixty-seven down, 30 to go. Scouting America historians Andrew Coe and Steve Miller are attempting to collect every staff list from the past 97 seasons at Camp Horseshoe, a Scouting America camp in Rising Sun, Maryland. They’ll be added to thousands of items already collected for the Horseshoe Scout Reservation Alumni Association (HSRAA) virtual museum.

Dozens of feet under the water’s surface, a Sea Scout, clad in scuba gear, kicks toward the ocean floor. He’s helping study the massive iceberg he’s swimming by — just one of hundreds he will see in the frigid waters of Antarctica. He hopes his research will unlock a new understanding about the floating masses