The wording below is from the back of the Outdoor Code Wallet Card shown above (#33428A) and may differ from that in the Boy Scout Handbook.
I agree to join with the Boy Scouts of America in protecting my country's natural beauty and conserving her natural resources.
The Outdoor Code
As an American, I will do my best to -
- Be clean in my outdoor manners. I will treat the outdoors as a heritage.I will take care of it for myself and othersI will keep my trash and garbage out of lakes, streams, fields, woods, and roadways.
- Be careful with fire.
I will prevent wildfire.I will build my fires only where they are appropriate.When I have finished using a fire, I will make sure it is cold out.I will leave a clean fire ring, or remove all evidence of my fire.
- Be considerate in the outdoors.
I will treat public and private property with respect.I will use low-impact methods of hiking and camping.
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- Be conservation mindedI will learn how to practice good conservation of soil, waters, forests, minerals, grasslands, wildlife, and energy.I will urge others to do the same.