Pathfinders: Making Maps
There are lots of good reasons to work on making maps, and several badges now require it for pathfinders. But how do you make it fun? Because scouting is a game we are playing,...
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What goes in a Patrol Box?
If you are new to scouting, you may have never heard of a patrol box. What is it? A patrol box is generally, a box full of the things you need for cooking and...
New Pathfinder Badges and Awards- A How To For Leaders
Hopefully you have seen the Pathfinder Handbook Prerelease of 3 chapters of our new handbook. If you have, you’ve seen that there are 101 new badges, plus pins, special awards and other updates. It...
First Archer Badges Awarded
Congratulations to the Pathfinders of the 64th Brandywine, in Pennsylvania! Seven of them have been awarded the New Archer Badge in the updated Pathfinder Handbook. They are the first OSG pathfinders to receive these...
Pathfinder: Gardening Badge Zoom Help
One of the newest badges available for pathfinders to earn, is the Gardener Badge which is included in the new Pathfinder Handbook Pre-Release. The 17th Black Bears in Virginia participated in a community garden...
Bronze Arrow Training: An Awesome Weekend for Pathfinders!
What is Bronze Arrow Training? It is an Outdoor Service Guides weekend created especially for our Pathfinders! This special weekend is designed for Pathfinders who have earned Second Class and are patrol leaders, assistant...
Community Gardening
In the spring, the 17th Black Bear Pathfinders got the chance to have a community garden plot to farm. They jumped at the chance! Getting outside together sounded fun. The Pathfinder patrols decided what...
Pathfinder Handbook Pre-Release!
In advance of the release of the completely new Pathfinder Handbook, the Pathfinder Handbook Committee, has created a set of new badges for our scouts to start earring right now! These badges are a...
Leader Guide to working with Scouts with Special Needs and Neurodiversity
Part of our mission in OSG is to create “Scouting for All.” In this quest, we not only scout with people of all races, religions, backgrounds, genders, and orientations, but also with scouts who...
Rover Project Badge: Laminated Spars
Rover Richard Sowdon recently completed his Project Badge with a project on laminated spars. He created spars for his pathfinders to use in pioneering projects that are stronger, safer, and more sustainable than harvesting...