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.

For more information on the Outdoor Activity Award refer to http://www.scouting.org/cubscouts/resources/13-228/index.html.

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