Conservation Award Weekend

The Capitol Area Council invites all Scouts to earn the BSA Distinguished Conservation Service Award, Scouting’s highest conservation award available.

Each Scout will work alongside conservation professionals to identify their individual project, research it, develop a media and public education campaign around it, lead volunteers to carry out the project and monitor the results.

 

Where

• Event is at Lost Pines Scout Reservation in Bastrop, TX

 

How Much

• Youth Participants - $90
• Adult Participants - $40
• Price includes camping, classes, class supplies, event SWAG and meals (Friday night cracker barrel, Saturday Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner and Sunday Breakfast)

 

Event Schedule (subject to change)

Friday Evening

06:00pm---Check in opens

06:30pm---Insect Study Evening Class Begins

09:00pm---Check in closes

10:00pm---Insect Study Evening Class Ends

10:30pm---Lights Out

Saturday Morning

06:00am---Check in opens

07:30am---Check in closes

07:00am---Breakfast Serving Begins

07:45am---Breakfast Serving Ends

08:00am---Morning Flags Ceremony and announcements

08:30am---Saturday Morning Classes begin

12:00pm---Saturday Morning Classes end

12:00pm---Lunch begins

01:30pm---Lunch ends

01:30pm---Saturday Afternoon Classes begin

05:00pm---Saturday Afternoon Classes end

05:10pm---Evening Flag Ceremony and Announcements

05:30pm---Dinner Begins

06:30pm---Dinner Ends

06:30pm---Saturday evening Classes begin

08:00pm---Saturday evening check-out begins

10:00pm---Saturday evening Classes end

10:00pm---Saturday evening check-out end

10:30pm---Lights out

Sunday Morning

07:00am---Breakfast begins

07:30am---Breakfast ends

07:50am---Scouts Own Service

08:00am---Breakfast ends

08:00am---Morning Flags Ceremony and announcements

08:30am---Sunday Morning Classes begin

11:00pm---Check out begins

12:00pm---Sunday Morning Classes end

12:00pm---Closing flag ceremony

01:30pm---Check out ends and all souls should be off camp property

 

Classes Offered

Paperwork Needs

BSA camping rules: All adults staying overnight must have a current Youth Protection Training certificate and must be registered with BSA in an adult fee-required position effective September 1, 2023.

• For every participant: bring a paper copy of your BSA Medical form parts A&B.
• For every participant: bring a paper copy of your BSA registration for every participant. 
• For all adults: bring a paper copy proof of unexpired YPT and your current BSA Leader Registration.

See https://www.scouting.org/health-and-safety/gss/gss01/ for more information.

 

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