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Additional Youth Awards -
Outdoor Activity Award
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Cubs, Wolf and Bear Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts have the opportunity to earn
the Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award. Boys may earn the award in each of the
program years as long as the requirements are completed each year. The first
time the award is earned, the boy will receive the pocket flap award, which is
to be worn on the right pocket flap of the uniform shirt. Each successive time
the award is earned, a wolf track pin may be added to the flap. Leaders should
encourage boys t o build on skills and experiences from previous years when
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Outdoor Activity Award |
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Requirements
All Ranks
Attend Cub Scout day camp
or Cub Scout/Webelos Scout resident camp.
- Tiger Cubs
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Complete one requirement
in Achievement 5, "Let's
Go Outdoors" (Tiger Cub Handbook) and complete three of the outdoor
activities listed below.
- Wolf Cub Scouts
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Assemble the "Six
Essentials for Going Outdoors" (Wolf Handbook, Elective 23b) and
discuss their purpose, and complete four of the outdoor activities listed below.
- Bear Cub Scouts
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Earn the Cub Scout
Leave No Trace
Award (Bear Handbook, Elective 25h) and compete five of the outdoor
activities listed below.
- Webelos Scouts
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Earn the
Outdoorsman Activity Pin (Webelos Handbook) and complete six of the
outdoor activities listed below.
Outdoor Activities
With your den, pack, or
family:
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Participate in a nature
hike in your local area. This can be on an organized, marked trail, or just a
hike to observe nature in your area.
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Participate in an outdoor
activity such as a picnic or park fun day.
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Explain the buddy system
and tell what to do if lost. Explain the importance of cooperation.
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Attend a pack
overnighter. Be responsible by being prepared for the event.
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Complete an outdoor
service project in your community.
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Complete a
nature/conservation project in your area. This project should involve improving,
beautifying, or supporting natural habitats. Discuss how this project helped you
to respect nature.
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Earn the Summertime Pack
Award.
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Participate in a nature
observation activity. Describe or illustrate and display your observations at a
den or pack meeting.
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Participate in an outdoor
aquatic activity. This can be an organized swim meet or just a den or pack swim.
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Participate in an outdoor
campfire program. Perform in a skit, sing a song, or take part in a ceremony.
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Participate in an outdoor
sporting event.
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Participate in an outdoor
Scout's Own or other worship service.
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Explore a local city,
county, state, or national park. Discuss with your den how a good citizen obeys
the park rules.
Download the BSA
Publication 13-228 on the
Cub Scout
Outdoor Activity Award here.
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