Colorado Scouting

My Trail to Eagle Poster

Several years ago, the BSA Supply Service sold a poster to allow boys to track their progress through the boy scout ranks, from Scout to Eagle. The poster was sold along with a set of stickers that the boys could place on the poster as they attained each rank. The BSA Supply Service still sells the My Trail to Eagle Insignia stickers (33419), but not the poster. Here is a version of the poster, updated with the 2003 rank requirements, in Adobe Acrobat format (PDF, 92 kb) and Microsoft Word format (DOC, 48 kb). The poster has been formatted for printing on 11 x 17 (tabloid) size paper.

Special Award Programs

The BSA Religious Emblems program encourages scouts to learn more about their faith. The P.R.A.Y. (Programs of Religious Activities with Youth) Publishing handles the publication and distribution of handbooks and emblems for many, but not all, faiths. Their web site also features a new video on the BSA religious emblems program that can be viewed online or purchased in VCR format. Catholic scouts can get information about their awards program at the Archidiocese of Denver Catholic Committee on Scouting and Campfire web site.

The BSA is a national member of the Leave No Trace organization, and has adopted Leave No Trace principles as the scout method of camping. The Leave No Trace Awareness Award can be earned by scouts and adults.

The United States Heritage Award was designed by scouts and adults to give youth recognition for learning about the heritage of the United States of America, and showing patriotism. By earning this award, youth can cultivate an appreciation for the wonderful heritage of the United States of America

The Service to America program is a joint BSA-National Park Service project to encourage the contribution of service by boy scouts in the national park system.