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Outdoor Ethics

From a Cub Scout’s first hike in a local park to the thrill of our High Adventure bases, from our backyard to the backcountry, our outdoor ethics guide us to be responsible outdoor citizens — protecting our natural world for generations to come and being considerate of other visitors.  Scouting has a long, proud tradition of conservation service to the nation. How do we maintain our outdoor ethics and preserve that tradition? By heeding the challenge in the Outdoor Code:

As an American, I will do my best to—
Be clean in my outdoor manners.
Be careful with fire.
Be considerate in the outdoors.
Be conservation-minded.

Building upon this foundation, the Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Venturing, and Sea Scout programs all include outdoor stewardship, care for the environment, and Leave No Trace as part of their programs. At the Boy Scout level, youth are encouraged to take leadership positions in encouraging proper outdoor ethics using the principles of Leave No Trace. Many Venturing crews have similarly adapted Leave No Trace principles to guide their outdoor recreation activities. Through the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace, we can take responsibility for our own impacts. We can provide leadership to those around us to reduce their impacts by making good choices. Together, we can preserve and conserve our rich environmental heritage.

  • To learn more about the Principles of Leave No Trace, click here.
  • To learn more about Tread Lightly, click here.

Scouts and Venturers who embrace the Outdoor Code and the principles of Leave No Trace often find that they wish to give back and help protect the environment that has given them so much. Some may find that they are “wild with love for the green outdoors—the trees, the tree-top singers, the wood-herbs, and the nightly things that left their tracks in the mud,” in the words of Ernest Thompson Seton, the first Chief Scout. These Scouts and Venturers have begun to feel what Aldo Leopold called the “Land Ethic.” The Land Ethic extends our concern beyond our fellow Scouts and Venturers, our families and friends, and even humanity itself to the entire environmental community of which we are a part—the deserts, forests, fish, wildlife, plants, rocks, oceans, and web of life encompassing them—what Leopold called “the Land.”

  • To learn more about the Land Ethic, click here.

Outdoor ethics is not just for youth. Adult volunteers are encouraged to seek training in basic outdoor skills and even take specialized courses to learn Leave No Trace skills. Many councils have Outdoor Ethics advocates who provide leadership to their local units in learning and practicing good outdoor ethics.

Do you have questions about Scouting’s outdoor ethics? Email us at outdoorethics@scouting.org 

Outdoor Ethics Awareness and Action Award Requirements

 

Upcoming Minsi Trails Council Training 

NRA Pistol Instructor Date - Saturday April 1st 2023 Location- Camp Trexler Nature lodge 8am to 6 pm Saturday This is part two of a 16 hr....
Minsi Trails Council Spring 2023 Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS)   This is the second of the courses required to be taken to...
MINSI TRAILS COUNCIL, BSA LEAVE NO TRACE TRAINER COURSE                Sponsored...
WFA Flyer Course 2023 WFA Info Sheet 2023 WFA Course Registration...
WFA Flyer Course 2023 WFA Info Sheet 2023 WFA Course Registration...
Cub Scout Range Training                  (Range Master) Date -...
National Youth Leadership Training will be held August 6th-11th, 2023 at Akelaland, TSR A training designed for youth in Venture, Ships and...

 

 

22nd Annual ALLENTOWN TRADE-O-REE Scout Patch Collecting and Memorabilia Show www.AllentownTOR.com Hosted by:  OA...
NRA Pistol Instructor Date - Saturday April 1st 2023 Location- Camp Trexler Nature lodge 8am to 6 pm Saturday This is part two of a 16 hr....
The Northampton District Committee meeting is held the first Wednesday of every month at the Council Office.  Please contact Mike Caffrey...
Carbon/Luzerne Meetings      April will be something completely different. We will be having our regularly scheduled District...
The Minsi Trails Council Business Office & Scout Shop will be closed on this day.  Please plan accordingly.   If you need assistance,...
The Minsi Trails Council Business Office & Scout Shop will be closed on this day.  Please plan accordingly.   If you need assistance,...
This event has been postponed to later in the year Still accepting nominations for Fellowship and District Award of Merit for 2021 Contact Mike...
Monroe District Meeting and Council Roundtable This month is something completely different. Join us at Northampton Community College Monroe Campus...
Minsi Trails Council Spring 2023 Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills (IOLS)   This is the second of the courses required to be taken to...
2023 Lehigh District Pinewood Derby Registration Information NEW LOCATION   Saturday April 15, 2023 $10.00 per Scout Fee includes patch for...
    For your convenience you can now pay online  For printable event flyer please click here For current Minsi Trails Council PWD...
Monthly meeting of the Minsi Trails Council Commissioners 3rd Tuesday at 7:30 pm https://powerschool.zoom.us/j/95244083745?from=addon Council...
2023 Pocono Friends of Scouting Dinner PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR FULL PRINTABLE EVENT BROCHURE CLICK HERE TO DONATE...
MINSI TRAILS COUNCIL, BSA LEAVE NO TRACE TRAINER COURSE                Sponsored...
WFA Flyer Course 2023 WFA Info Sheet 2023 WFA Course Registration...
Join us for a Community Day at Camp Minsi! The event is free for Scouts and Non-Scouts of all ages, so current Scouts are encouraged to bring their...
Friends from Lake Naomi Friends are invited to visit Camp Minsi. When was the last time you were at summer camp to enjoy the smell of a campfire or...
WFA Flyer Course 2023 WFA Info Sheet 2023 WFA Course Registration...
This meeting will be...
Lehigh District Annual Recognition Dinner Date; Thursday, April 27, 2022 Time; Doors Open at 6:30 PM, Dinner and Program at 7:00 PM $35.00 per...
 Monroe District will be having a Trail to Eagle informational session.   Who: Any Scout of Star or Life rank, their...
The Northampton District Committee meeting is held the first Wednesday of every month at the Council Office.  Please contact Mike Caffrey...
Carbon/Luzerne District Recognition Gathering In place of our May meeting we will be celebrating our Carbon/Luzerne District volunteers. Join...
2023 Lehigh District's Merit Badge Weekend...
THIS WEEKEND FILLS FAST! Akelaland Beaver Weekend is a Family Scouting Work Weekend. It is a unique opportunity for service, fellowship,...
This free weekend of camping is an opportunity to visit Trexler Scout Reservation even earlier!   Troops converge at camp for a weekend of...
Cub Scout Range Training                  (Range Master) Date -...
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