Everyone on our planet has a duty and an obligation to protect it. Sometimes a little friendly reminder is in order as well. We live in a disposable society where everything is single-use, broken then replaced instead of repaired, convenience trumps all... but at what cost? Earth Day, founded in 1970, is a day where we have that annual reminder to encourage one another to support sustainability, environmental protection and do more
Cub Scouts learn to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle but do we know what that really means?
Reduce -- use less. Buy reusable items so that your trash output is reduced.
Reuse -- find ways to repurpose what you have or let others reuse them -- donating old clothes is a great way to reuse things that still have lots of life in them
Recycle -- whenever possible, find ways to recycle everything you can.
Conservation is a big part of Scouting and what a better time to focus on that than on Earth Day!
In fact, Cub Scouts actually has a special award for dens going above and beyond to focus on that very thing -- The Cub Scout World Conservation Award. Wolves, Bears or Webelos have the opportunity to earn this additional award. Check out the requirements HERE.
