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At Philmont Scout Ranch last year, crew members helped recycle 59 tons of cardboard, 2.8 tons of plastic and 900 pounds of aluminum, resulting in��$91,000 in��savings to Philmont.

At Camp Emerald Bay in California, spring-loaded water fountains and pull-string showers have drastically cut water use in a drought-stricken area.

And at��Camp Guyasuta in suburban Pittsburgh, a new, 12,000-square-foot education center has achieved��green-level LEED certification, turning a struggling camp into one that serves 33,000 visitors a year.

What’s the takeaway?��The Boy Scouts of ����Ӱҵ has this sustainability thing figured out. But we can do more.

These and other great findings were included in the 2014��BSA Sustainability Report, released last week at the����in West Virginia.

I’ve included a link to the report below,��and I’ve pulled out seven��takeaways��that jumped out at me.

While reading the report, one thing became clear:��Under the leadership of John F. Stewart, BSA Sustainability Director, great things are happening in the Boy Scouts of ����Ӱҵ as we go from “green to deep green.”

“We in Scouting are intent on helping our members move from leaving no trace to leaving a positive legacy,” Stewart wrote in a recent email to BSA Scout Executives. “We are working hard to integrate sustainability at every level of our organization and are committed to developing the next generation of responsible leaders.”