[HungarianGypsy]

Interestingly, participating in scouts or other forms of environmental education programs had no effect on adult attitudes toward the environment.

I beg to differ. My son came home from Scout Camp insisting that his siblings do a plot study in our back yard.

[fgoodwin]

That's great, but the question posed by the Cornell Study is, will your son's appreciation for the environment stay with him into adulthood, as a result of Scouting?

As a Scouter myself, I can say that Scouting has very much increased my awareness of environmental issues (altho I still think Algore is full of hot air!).

But, in my own case, I don't think I developed that awareness as a child in Cub Scouts -- it came about due to my involvement as an adult.

I hope your son sticks with it!