Outdoor Ethics- Heart of America Council

08/29/2026

What's better than sleeping under the stars while learning, contemplating, and listening to the hum of all the amazing creatures mother nature provides?! 🌎🐇🐿🐁🐞🦋🐌🪱🐛🐜🐝🌳 Try it out! You might just hear something you never have before!

07/10/2026

We love this ❤️ Check it out!

07/10/2026

The same spot can handle five people fine and struggle with fifty. Crowding doesn't just make the outdoors feel less peaceful — it accelerates erosion, pushes wildlife farther from habitat, and puts more pressure on waste and water systems built for a fraction of the traffic.
Peak season means peak impact. Plan around it.

07/09/2026

Rock scorching, scattered ash, and a canyon full of dry vegetation. Your campfire choices have consequences that outlast your trip. Fire season is already intense, so know the restrictions and understand the impact. Sometimes the right call is no fire at all.

07/09/2026

Check out the next Wood Badge course and learn a little about Outdoor Ethics while you are there!
Our Outdoor Ethics Fall course information will be out soon, so stay tuned!

06/14/2026

Our crew had a fantastic time at the 100th anniversary of Theodore Naish Scout Reservation! Thank to all the scouts and scouters who came by to chat with us, play our Outdoor Ethics game, checked out our new *passport cards* to earn the OE Awareness Award, as well as picked up our new business card to spread awareness about outdoor ethics!
If you are interested in having us visit your unit to do an awareness talk, please message us here, or via our email!

05/30/2026

A win for Louisiana!

Balloon releases will soon be illegal in Louisiana.

05/15/2026

In keeping with our last post about storing food and disposing of waste properly, we would like to share picture with you taken in Lawrence, KS this week.
Someone left, dropped or purposely gave this squirrel a dorito chip. The squirrel was certainly not scared of the photographer. What if this was a bigger animal? A bear or a bobcat?

05/14/2026

An animal that gets food from humans learns to expect it. That changes how it behaves — and where it goes looking. Animals that associate humans with food are more likely to end up in conflict situations. Feeding wildlife isn't kindness. It's a slow harm.

05/07/2026

Principle 6 says, "Respect Wildlife"

Give them space. You may be surprised to see them, but please leave them be! 🐍