Guided by the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace, millions of Scouts have enhanced their awareness of the natural world around them, minimizing impact to the land. For Scouts who have a deep interest in the outdoors, nature, and the environment, Scouting's outdoor ethics will give you an ever-deeper appreciation of the richness of the land and how we fit into it. If you are prepared to venture down the path of really becoming aware of your surroundings, of building the skills that will allow you to leave no trace on the land, then the Outdoor Ethics Awareness and Action Awards are for you.
The Awareness Award is the patch shown above. The Action Award is a Name Tag, with a program device attached, shown below:
- Scouts BSA and Scouter
- Varsity Scout and Scouter (Discontinued)
- Venturer and Scouter
For more information, see the following brochures:
- The Outdoor Ethics Awareness and Action Awards Program (for Boy Scouts) - 430-063
- The Outdoor Ethics Awareness and Action Awards Program (for Venturers) - 430-064
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Cub Scouting No Longer Available |
Boy Scouting | Varsity Scouting | Venturing |
The knowledge, skills, and attributes acquired through the Cub Scout Outdoor Ethics Awareness and Action Awards have been incorporated into, and made an integral part of, the new Cub Scout adventures. To avoid redundancy, the Cub Scout Outdoor Ethics Awareness and Action Awards have been retired and will no longer be available for Cub Scouts and Cub Scout leaders to earn. To see what the requirements were, before the awards were discontinued, Click Here.