News and Articles

Scouting for Everybody!

I am excited to announce that we have a new “Values statement” but I’d call it our motto. The tag line we put under our name, if you will. The new one is: Scouting for...

New South Region Commissioner

Please take a moment and welcome our new South Region Commissioner: Nicholas Provenzo, OSG Knight and GSM of the 107th Dogwood Group in Alexandria, VA! Nick has been active with Outdoor Service Guides since...

New BOARD!

Outdoor Service Guides just elected a new board. As of Feb 22, 2022, our board will be: Chief Commissioner: Richard Sowdon Secretary: Mathias Neuber Treasurer: Aislinn McEwen In OSG, our elected board serves for...

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...

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...