Boy Scouts of America | Hawkeye Area Council

The Iowa State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the Hawkeye Area Council have teamed up to offer a hunters safety course for registered youth Scouts and their siblings ages 11 and up.

For more information please view the event calendar.

Registration can be completed online or via the Council Service Center.

For questions contact volunteer Council activities chairman, John Myers.

Adventure Base 100 in Cedar Rapids! NINE DAYS AWAY! Looking great, does your pack, troop or crew have an interesting skit or song they would like to show on the stage?? Let us know! Email us at 172Info@scouting.org by Friday, June 11th. Want to volunteer, email us as well, a few spots remain!

Due to annual maintenance, the MyScouting and Internet Advancement systems will be unavailable from Friday, June 4 at 9pm until Sunday, June 6 at 11pm.  

Also note that due to high volumes of Scouters taking Youth Protection training that MyScouting.org has been experiencing delays.  The National Council expects to resolve this issue during the annual maintenance period.  Please try back later.

For specific assistance with MyScouting or Internet Advancement please contact the National Council by sending an e-mail to myscouting@netbsa.org with your logon user name and contact information. Please include your council name and headquarters city. The representatives are available between 7 a.m. (CT) and 7 p.m. (CT) Monday through Friday. You will receive a response by the close of business on the day following your inquiry.

Please take a moment to review this important message from Assistant Chief Scout Executive, Jim Terry regarding new Youth Protection Guidelines.

Message from Jim Terry

For more information view this FAQ from the National Council

Thank you for your continued support of Scouting and for your dedication to keeping the Scouts of Eastern Iowa safe!  Please contact the Council Service Center with any questions at 319.862.0541.

The glitch that prevented the registration form for "Pitch for Scouting", Scout Night at the Kernels has been resolved and the registration is fully active.

To access the July 16th event, click here.

To access the August 7th event, click here.

Please note that in order to register for this event you must be either a Cubmaster/Scoutmaster, Unit Committee Chairman, or approved as the unit's registration coordinator.  For help on this please call the Council Service Center at 319.862.0541 or contact us.