Learn all about Scoutrees, Scouts Canada’s fundraising partnership with the Canada’s Forest Trust Corporation.

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Scouter Ken is joined by Kashmira Bulsara, Scouts Canada’s Deputy National Youth Commissioner for Marketing and Communications. Kashmira was invited to come on the podcast to discuss Scoutrees, a national fundraiser that sees Scouts Canada partner with Canada’s Forest Trust Corporation (CFTC) to plant trees in the Scouts Smart Forest in Ontario.

The Scoutrees initiative allows groups to raise funds by way of selling tree sponsorships; donors don’t receive a little sapling directly, but instead contribute to planting even more trees in the Smart Forest; they’ll gain access to a dashboard that allows them to track the growth of the tree and learn about its contribution to the environment.

Learn more about Scoutrees here!

And learn more about the CFTC here!

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Upbeat Rock (Good News), by Alex Grohl

Pack Light, Dream Big, by Jamboree Powell

Scouts around the world help out their communities in different ways. And which is better: a foam mattress, or an air mattress?

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Gear Recommendation: Should you use a foam mattress or an air mattress beneath your sleeping bag? There are pros and cons to each...but please use one or the other if you want to enjoy a warm night’s rest.

News Stories

• Youth-led farming is strengthening food security in Malawi
• Ação Bandeira 2025: A national moment for the ocean
• The Gambia Scout Association revamps Youth Programme with innovative, youth-centred reforms
• Scouting: learners and educators co-creating educational experiences

Discussion

Not much discussion this week. Scouter Ken might have some big news to share later this month, but for now has to keep it under wraps.

There is the matter of the Scouting Stuff neckerchiefs. Those should have hit the podcast website for sale at some point last year, and didn’t. Once a viable means of adding a storefront to the site can be found, they’ll hopefully be available this year!

Survival Tip: Did you know that you can improvise a makeshift compass using a metal needle, a container of water, a leaf, and a magnet or some silk, fur, or hair?

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Pack Light, Dream Big, by Jamboree Powell

Scouts Canada returns to academic year registrations, Mafeking Rover Camp burns down...and Princess Kate partners with Scouts. Again.

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Gear Recommendation: The Swedish Fire Knife, by LightMyFire, is a handy combination of a basic Morakniv knife and a firesteel rod.

News Stories:

• Scouts expand community programme to nurture youths
• Kate’s foundation joins forces with Scouts for important update
• ‘It’s the loss of a meeting place’: Beloved scout camp reduced to ashes

Discussion: This week, Scouter Ken is rejoined by Scouter Corey to discuss Scouts Canada’s changes to its registration timelines.

In response to the COVID pandemic, Scouts Canada shifted away from an “academic year” registration model (membership and programming would run from September through to August, with many groups opting to wind down in May or June to leave the summer months open) and adopted a “calendar year” model (membership and programming would run from January to December).

On paper, this made sense; it centered the summer months - prime camping weather - in the middle of the program year, and should have encouraged more Scout groups to do more during the warmest part of the Canadian year. Sadly, this idea never took off, and the most recent Scouts Canada AGM saw a vote take place that supported moving back to “academic year” registrations starting with the 2026-2027 Scouting year.

Survival Tip: Did you know that, in the Northern Hemisphere at least, you can use your hand to measure roughly how many hours are left until sunset?

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Pack Light, Dream Big, by Jamboree Powell