A bear is at home in the outdoors, and so is a Bear Cub Scout. In this Adventure, you’ll learn how to plan a one-mile walk with your den. Your walk may be around where you live, it may be on a historical trail that has been in use for hundreds of years, or it may be on a nature trail.
When we are outside we also have responsibilities to make sure that others can enjoy the outdoors, too. Knowing and following the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids helps us do just that.
Safety MomentPrior to any activity, use the BSA SAFE Checklist to ensure the safety of all those involved.
All participants in official BSA Scouting activities should become familiar with the Guide to Safe Scouting and applicable program literature or manuals.
Be aware of state or local government regulations that supersede BSA practices, policies, and guidelines.
To assist in the safe delivery of the program you may find specific safety items that are related to requirements for the Adventure.
Before starting this Adventure complete the following:
If there is someone in the den, youth, or adults, who carries an EpiPen due to severe allergies make sure that at least one other adult knows how to administer the EpiPen. To learn more, review this Safety Moment on anaphylaxis.
During the Adventure:
Before starting this Adventure, review Digital Safety and Online Scouting Activities.
Prepare for a one-mile walk by gathering the Cub Scout Six Essentials and weather appropriate clothing and shoes.
“Know Before You Go” Identify the location of your walk on a map and confirm your one-mile route.
“Choose the Right Path” Learn about the path and surrounding area you will be walking on.
“Trash your Trash” Make a plan for what you will do with your personal trash or trash you find along the trail.
“Leave What You Find” Take pictures along your walk or bring a sketchbook to draw five things that you want to remember on your walk.
“Be Careful with Fire” Determine the fire danger rating along your path.
“Respect Wildlife” From a safe distance, identify as you look up, down, and around you, six signs of any mammals, birds, insects, reptiles.
“Be Kind to Other Visitors” Identify what you need to do as a den to be kind to others on the path.
Go on your one-mile walk while practicing your Leave No Trace Principles for Kids.
Prepare for a one-mile walk by gathering the Cub Scout Six Essentials and weather appropriate clothing and shoes.
Cub Scouts learn to pack a backpack for a walk.
“Know Before You Go” Identify the location of your walk on a map and confirm your one-mile route.
Cub Scouts use digital mapping devices to view a one-mile route.
Cub Scouts use paper maps to review the route of the one-mile walk.
“Choose the Right Path” Learn about the path and surrounding area you will be walking on.
Invite a guest with knowledge of the path to speak about the history of the path.
Cub Scouts learn about special attributes of the Bear Walk route.
“Trash your Trash” Make a plan for what you will do with your personal trash or trash you find along the trail.
Play trash timeline game to understand decomposition time and the need to trash the trash.
“Leave What You Find” Take pictures along your walk or bring a sketchbook to draw five things that you want to remember on your walk.
While on a walk, Cub Scouts take pictures or bring a sketchbook to draw five things that they want to remember.
“Be Careful with Fire” Determine the fire danger rating along your path.
Play a fire danger level matching game.
“Respect Wildlife” From a safe distance, identify as you look up, down, and around you, six signs of any mammals, birds, insects, reptiles.
While on a walk, Cub Scouts identify six signs of any mammals, birds, insects, or reptiles.
“Be Kind to Other Visitors” Identify what you need to do as a den to be kind to others on the path.
While on a walk, Cub Scouts find one way to be considerate to other visitors on the path.
Go on your one-mile walk while practicing your Leave No Trace Principles for Kids.
Cub Scouts go on a one-mile walk while practicing Leave No Trace Principles for Kids.
Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies
Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments
Managing Member Calje
David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.
President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.
Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.
