There are three Boy Scouts of America local councils in Nebraska.

All of Nebraska lies within Central Region, except for Sioux, Scotts Bluff, Banner, Kimball, Cheyenne, Dawes, Box Butte, Morrill, Cheyenne, Sheridan, Garden, Deuel and Grant counties, as part of Western Region.

The first Eagle Scout in Nebraska was Alva R. Fitch of Norfolk.

The 1967 National Order of the Arrow Conference was held at the University of Nebraska.

The Cornhusker Council serves eastern Nebraska, with headquarters in Lincoln and its main offices in Walton at the Outdoor Education Center (OEC).

[citation needed] In 1919, the University Place (#329) and in 1917 the Lincoln (#324) councils were formed.

[citation needed] The Adventure West Council is headquartered in Greeley, Colorado.

Named after the tallest peak in the council territory, Longs Peak Council serves Scouting youth in northeastern Colorado, southeastern Wyoming and western Nebraska.

The Mid-America Council offers programs in 58 counties in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota.

[7] The Order of the Arrow Lodge is "Tatanka Anpetu-Wi, #94"[citation needed] There are two Girl Scout councils in Nebraska.

Spirit of Nebraska council serves over 18,000 girls and has 6,000 adult volunteers in Nebraska, except Dakota County, and also the town of Carter Lake, Iowa (due to a change in the course of the Mississippi river, Carter Lake is surrounded by Nebraska and across the river from the rest of Iowa).

[citation needed] American Heritage Girls operates one unit in Omaha, Nebraska.