Boy Scout Jamboree Site Adopts Water Reuse

摘要

Sustainability is a core principal for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). So much so that the organization promotes it in every aspect of the program, all the way through the highest rank -Eagle Scout-in which candidates are required to earn a merit badge in either Environmental Science or Sustainability. The century-old organization's 15,000-acre property-the Summit Bechtel Reserve in southern West Virginia-is the new permanent home of the National Scout Jamboree, which attracted more than 30,000 Scouts and their leaders during its grand opening 2013 Jamboree. When its not used for Jamboree events-which occur every four years-it serves as a high-adventure camp to be used every few months or more often, mostly in the summer and occasionally in the winter.