Boy Scouts of America

Conservation Resources

Council Conservation Committee Guidebook

The Council Conservation Committee Guidebook, Second Edition, is designed for Scouting volunteers, professionals, and partner organizations that have an interest in maintaining the conservation program emphasis in Scouting. It is also designed for those dedicated individuals who maintain BSA council properties to ensure that our camps’ natural resources and open spaces continue to provide for the needs of Scouting’s outdoor programs—sustainably—for future generations.

This guidebook is intended to be used for establishing and strengthening council conservation committees. Included are recommendations for organizing, staffing, and operating the committee and tools for managing your camp’s natural resources and ecology program.

Council Conservation Success Stories

Here are some success stories of local council camps doing good things in the name of conservation.

Resica Falls Scout Reservation

 

 

Conservation Resource Sheets

Recognizing and Mitigating Hazard Trees

The Truth About Conservation Easements

The Camp Nature Trail

Financial and Technical Assistance Programs for Conservation on Scout Camp Properties

Invasive Species Management Plan Template

Considerations for Harvesting Timber on Scout Camp Properties  

Hunting Lease Templates

Conservation Plan Template

Conservation Plans for Camp Properties

Considerations for Wildland Fire Prevention and Restoration

Sustainable Trails: Doing It Right the First Time

Considerations for Keeping Captive Fish and Wildlife in a Scout Camp

The Dark Sky Camping Guide

Sustainability Resources

For more than a century, Scouting America has been a leader in conservation education and environmental stewardship. In fact, you might say we were green when green was just a color. Today, we are moving from green to deep green, working across the organization to make sustainability both something we teach and something we live. 

Sustainability merit badge

Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.