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Outdoor Code

As an American I will do my best to be:

Clean in my outdoor manners: We will clean up after ourselves using pack it in, pack it out techniques. We avoid leaving graffiti, fire rings, camp gadgets, and other signs of our presence.

Careful with fire: Fire is an important tool, but one that can be devastating if it gets out of hand. We think about the need for fire, how best to use it, and how to minimize its impacts.

Considerate in the outdoors: We will think about others as well as ourselves and how our presence impacts them. We think about not just our impact on other humans, but also on wildlife and the environment.

Conservation minded: We will think about our impacts on the environment. We take steps to correct and redress damage to the environment.

Comments:

Jan 16, 2015 - John

Would one use the Scout sign while repeating the Outdoor Code? I can't find any information on in. It has always been a practice when ever I've seen it but was wondering.

Jan 16, 2015 - Scouter Paul

@John - There is no official stipulation that the scout sign should be made when reciting the Outdoor Code. Typically, troops that recite it just include it along with the Scout Oath and Law so they already have the sign in place and continue that through the Outdoor Code.

Apr 14, 2017 - Joshua Garcoa

Like they teach us....."Do your best".... I try to do my best to follow these rules when we go out for a hike, walk, camping, etc.....Everybody should learn this!

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