Legal principles aren’t difficult to learn if you use this new resource
See how the Law merit badge digital resource guide brings the Scout Law and Scout Oath into focus.
Here’s how to make outdoor fun even better
Use the new Camping digital resource guide and make the great outdoors your home away from home.
Set yourself up for success with the Personal Management merit badge digital resource guide
The choices you make now could pay huge dividends down the road. This resource makes it easier.
New Space Exploration merit badge digital resource guide launches
NASA collaboration helps latest resource blast off.
Wildland Fire Management merit badge digital resource guide is available and timely
This release encourages Scouts to think critically about stewardship, public safety and environmental responsibility.
Wildland Fire Management merit badge helps Scouts understand a growing global challenge
Recent wildfires — including one at a Scout camp in Texas — underscore the need for education and a future workforce.
New Sustainability merit badge digital resource guide makes a lasting impact
Using this new resource helps Scouts and Scouters make a complex topic engaging and fun.
There’s more to competitive gaming than just playing videogames
Scouting experts say the new Competitive Gaming merit badge teaches valuable skills. Research backs that up.
Survey says: Digital Resource Guides are a hit with Scouts and Scouters
Questionnaire at Jamboree highlights benefits of new merit badge program
New Cycling merit badge digital resource guide gets you ride-ready
Scouting America’s expanding roster of digital resource guides offers another option for merit badge success.
New Fingerprinting merit badge digital resource guide makes a mark
Explore fingerprinting and how it’s used in everyday life, from forensic investigations to personal identification systems.
Introducing the new Environmental Science digital resource guide
Explore how Earth’s natural systems function and examine the relationships between humans and the environment.
Citizenship in the World merit badge digital resource guide now available
Scouting America’s new Citizenship in the World merit badge digital resource guide helps Scouts earn this Eagle-required badge with interactive resources and activities.
Want to be a merit badge counselor? Read this to get started!
With 141 merit badges available to Scouts, merit badge counselors are in high demand. Thinking about taking on this crucial role? Read this, and get started.
New digital tools to help earn merit badges
These free online pages for each merit badge will house informational videos, downloadable resources and helpful links for extended learning.
Shoot for the moon in your merit badge quest
The Orion spacecraft is set to launch tomorrow as part of the Artemis II mission. Here’s how this around-the-moon trip relates to merit badges.
Merit badge test lab turns 1. We ask an expert how it’s working.
Nine concepts are currently in the Scouts BSA Test Lab. Here’s how the lab is shaping future of Scouting.
First Aid is first — again. 2025 merit badge rankings are here.
The latest merit badge rankings show First Aid is still popular. Golf made the biggest jump for the second consecutive year. What else is trending?
Scouts learn lifesaving skills in this Indiana council program
See how “100 Hearts in 100 Days” will teach families how to perform CPR and use an AED.
80 merit badges updated for 2026
Some merit badges were tweaked. Some experienced an overhaul. The goal is to modernize and refresh the merit badge program so it runs more efficiently.
How the Super Bowl can inspire Scouts to earn merit badges
Sure, the Super Bowl is all about athletics, and, yep, there’s a merit badge for that! But there are merit badges for plenty of other non-sports-related activities at the Super Bowl too!
Your golden gateway to summer fun is here
Whether your Scouts dream of scaling granite cliffs, mastering horsemanship, riding ATVs and mountain bikes, or trekking beneath towering redwoods alongside the Russian River, GGAC has a camp built for that passion.
Six New Year’s resolutions from the Personal Fitness merit badge
We took a look at the Personal Fitness merit badge to inspire six goals attainable for Scouts and adults, alike, who want to pay special attention to their health in 2026.
Scouts triumph in multisport events as part of new merit badge
Scouts from across the country have been working on this badge and participating in local events or organizing their own.
This New Hampshire council camp has gone to the cows
For the past three years, T.L. Storer Scout Reservation, a Spirit of Adventure Council camp, has invited more than Scouts to its property.
Scouting America launches merit badges in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence
Scouting America’s merit badge program continues to expand, this time with the launch of two badges aimed at giving Scouts some of the skills to be successful in our constantly evolving digital world.
Scouter shares the gift of music with troop bugler
Dennis Wagner’s bugle was relegated to sitting on a shelf – still in its box – at his parents’ home. Later, it got moved into his garage. Until he met Mariano Atanassov.
Two new merit badge concepts join the Scouts BSA Test Lab
As promised, the Scouts BSA Test Lab is growing! Two exciting new concepts are now available for Scouts to explore
Scouting can help youth find a career in this field that desperately needs workers
Earning one or more of these merit badges could be a Scout’s first step into a rewarding — and highly paying — career in shipbuilding.
Why the Multisport merit badge was the perfect outdoors activity for these Scouts
For three Scouts from Troop 737 in Evergreen, Colorado, the Multisport merit badge arrived at just the right time.