Scouting Around

Troop 6 of Knoxville, Tennessee, is the longest continuously-chartered troop in its council, and one of the oldest troops in the United States.

The Summit Bechtel Reserve can provide a great experience for Scouts. But last weekend, it was all about our veterans.

Troop 85 in Asheville, North Carolina, is devoted to developmentally and physically challenged Scouts. At the same time, they're just regular Scouts doing what Scouts do -- camping, archery, swimming, fire starting, and more.

When the Scouts from Troop 301 in Anderson, Indiana, came across an elderly man suffering from dehydration and exhaustion, they knew exactly what to do.

Scouts participate in Civil War reenactments, a historical trail hike, rock climbing and a Cub Scout activity area.

Scout organizes giant weed-pulling project to combat Italian thistle, which was colonizing large areas near his community.

For his Eagle project, this Florida Boy Scout is aiming to clean up a local waterway that has become so clogged with fallen trees and other debris that it's difficult for canoeists to paddle through.

Thomas O'Gorman has come up with a great idea for an Eagle Scout project: installing flag poles in front of the homes of Wounded Warriors.

Illinois Scouts are lending a helping hand after a powerful tornado devastated a nearby town.

Boy Scout Hunter Jackson organized a team of volunteers to help restore the landscape after a wildfire.

Scouts across the country can earn a patch by saluting Eagle Scout Ross Perot

A 16-year-old, Explorer from Elgin, Ill. was honored by the Elgin Police Department with a lifesaving award on March 6. High school sophomore Andrew Wilson used skills he

Collecting flags, folding them and sending them overseas to members of our Special Forces was a natural fit for this Scout's service project.

Believe it or not, there were ways to communicate before Facebook and text messages. The brand-new Signs, Signals and Codes merit badge covers most of them.

“I (saw) some smoke and I said that's not good,” Jared told the local paper. Have no fear; the Boy Scouts are here.

When it comes to surviving in the wild, there's only so much you can learn from books and the classroom.

These two Webelos Scouts earned a BSA life-saving award for staying calm in the face of adversity.

The funds raised from the Christmas tree stand run by Boy Scout Troop 213 in Forest Grove, Oregon, were supposed to go back to the troop. But that was before the boys learned about Ayden Herrera.

DJ Slap Serif is delivering on the pillars of Scouting and fighting hunger one musical performance at a time.

Snowmageddon 2015 may not have been all it was expected to be, but that doesn't mean there aren't people who need help. Time to send in the Boy Scouts.

Michael Whary, a Boy Scout from Troop 120 in Elyria, Ohio, has a message for autistic children, and parents of children who have recently been diagnosed with autism.

The swim team at a Washington state high school is loaded with Eagle Scouts.

Looking for ideas for your Eagle Scout project? Start with what you know.

Emery Benson, a Scout from Maryville, Tennessee, was recently featured on The Meredith Vieira Show, one of TV's most popular daytime talk shows. Emery earned an Honor Medal for pulling one of his friends from the rapidly moving waters of a creek in the Great Smoky Mountains.

Food pantries exist to help those who aren't fortunate enough to know where their next meal will come from. But who helps the food pantries?

For more than 35 years, the Parents' Choice Foundation has been helping parents find quality products for their kids. And for the third consecutive year, Boys' Life has earned a coveted Parents' Choice Approved Award.

Since you're part of Scouting, you probably have some opinions, one way or the other, on the programs of the Boy Scouts of America. Here's your chance to make them heard.

Jake Pritchard didn't panic when his dad fell and seriously injured his head during a rappelling trip to Putah Creek State Wildlife Area. Instead, the boy kept calm and called 911, and now his father -- though seriously injured -- is recovering at a hospital.

Seven boys from Afton, Minnesota, joined Scouting together as Cub Scouts in elementary school, and now, all seven are Eagle Scouts.

Two Nebraska Boy Scouts have combined to earn 276 merit badges. Incredible!

On August 31, 2013 8-year-old Cub Scout Zane Pollard woke up at 5:00 a.m. to thick smoke and a burning smell. It didn't take him long to realize it wasn’t just his mother cooking breakfast.

Thanks to one good samaritan and about 50 Cub Scouts, this adorable pooch can move around and play again.

Around 30 Boy Scouts, Webelos Scouts, Cub Scouts and others from Dodge City, Kansas, relived the good old days earlier this fall when they camped out a local drive-in movie theater.

When an Ohio Boy Scout learned that a police officer had been killed, he knew right away what he was going to do for his Eagle Scout project.

The BSA's Fieldbook has always been a useful tool for Scouts. Now it seems everybody else is getting in on the act, too.