Outdoor Activity Award
This award encourages boys to get outdoors during the summer and to teach respect for nature. The award can be earned for each year a boy is in scouting and the requirements vary by rank. The Treasure Hiking program will take care of almost half the requirements for a boy to achieve this award.
Treasure Hiking will meet the following Outdoor Activity Award requirements
- (1) Nature hike
- (3) Buddy system
- (6) Conservation project - the program includes an activity at the beginning of the hike to clean up the area and also has the boys pick up trash while on the hike
- (7) Summertime Pack Award - if the Pack holds a Treasure Hiking event in each month of summer.
- (8) Nature Observation
- (13) Explore public park
A Treasure Hike can be combined with a picnic for the boys afterwords that would qualify for these requirements
- (2) Outdoor activity
- (11) Outdoor sporting event - have the kids play soccer or kickball.
Rank Requirements
The requirements for the Outdoor Activity Award vary by rank. Here is how Treasure Hiking can meet these requirements.
| All | Rank | Rank Specific Requirements | # of Activities Required |
√ | Tiger | Achievement 5 √ | 3 √ |
| Wolf | Elective 23b | 4 √ | |
√ | Bear | Leave No Trace √ | 5 √ |
| Webelos | Outdoorsman Badge | 6 √ |
For more information on the Outdoor Activity Award refer to http://www.scouting.org/cubscouts/resources/13-228/index.html.
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