BSA CONSERVATION AWARDS

Nov 18, 2013

Why Conservation?

Boy Scouts is an outdoor program Since its founding, the Scouting

movement has encouraged members to respect and protect the natural environment Leave No Trace Outdoor Code (Environmental) Stewardship

Leave No Trace

Plan ahead and prepare. Travel and camp on durable surfaces. Dispose of waste properly. Leave what you find. Minimize campfire impacts. Respect wildlife. Be considerate of other visitors.

Outdoor Code

As an American, I will do my best to Be clean in my outdoor manners, Be careful with fire, Be considerate in the outdoors, and Be conservation-minded.

Stewardship

Meaning: To take care of that which has been entrusted to

your care By Extension:

Make things better than you found/received them Think about:

When you visit a place you see it once (today) but the site sees the accumulated wear and tear of everyone that came to visit.

The more special a place, the more people that want to see/experience it.

BSA Recognition

Conservation Good Turn Award

Wm T. Hornaday Unit Award

World Conservation Award

Keep America Beautiful Hometown USA Award

Wm T. Hornaday Series

Troop Awards Individual Awards

There are other awards for other scouting groups (e.g. Cubs, Venturing etc.)

Some Awards have Conservation Projects as part

of the Requirements

50 Miler Historic Trails Leave no Trace Paul Bunyan Woodsman

Conservation Good Turn Award

The Conservation Good Turn is an opportunity for Cub Scout packs, Boy Scout troops, Varsity Scout teams, and Venturing crews to join with conservation or environmental organizations (federal, state, local, or private) to carry out a conservation Good Turn in their home communities. The Scouting unit contacts a conservation agency

and offers to carry out a Good Turn project. The agency identifies a worthwhile and needed

project that the unit can accomplish. Working together in the local community, the unit

and the agency plan the details and establish the date, time, and location for carrying out the project.

World Conservation Award

As a Boy Scout, you can earn this award by earning the following merit badges: Environmental Science merit badge. Soil and Water Conservation or

Fish and Wildlife Management merit badge. Citizenship in the World merit badge.

Keep America Beautiful Hometown USA Award

The Hometown U.S.A. Award is a joint program between Keep America Beautiful Inc. (KAB) and the Boy Scouts of America. It is designed to give recognition to the outstanding efforts of Scouts in their communities in regard to citizenship and environmental improvement.Merit badges. Earn three merit badges from the following list of twelve: Citizenship in the Community, Communications, Environmental Science, Fish and Wildlife Management, Forestry, Gardening, Geology, Landscape Architecture, Nature, Plant Science, Public Speaking, Soil and Water Conservation. Community service project. In addition to earning the merit badges, a Boy Scout is required to perform a community service project. The project should involve a minimum of eight hours of time, two of which must involve management planning, with the other six consisting of carrying out the project. It should help keep America beautiful and benefit the community either physically or financially.

Wm T. Hornaday Series

William T Hornaday was the director of the NY Zoo; founder of the National Zoo; and lead the preservation of the American Bison, Alaska fur seal, and helped to ban bird feathers in women’s hats

BSA Award was established in 1914! 6 Levels:

The Unit Award - a Certificate awarded on the Council Level.

The Hornaday Badge The Hornaday Gold Badge, adult Scouters (3 years

service) The Bronze and Silver Medals (avg. 14/year nationally) The Gold Medal, adult Scouters (20 years service) –

only 50 ever awarded Gold Certificates, Corporations, or Organizations

unaffiliated with Scouting. (No more than 6 are awarded annually.) (3 years service)

The Hornaday Badge

Must be 1st Class Earn Designated Merit Badges (3 Primary;

2 Other)

Lead 1 Conservation Service Project (Eagle Level – no double dipping) from any of the 8 categories

Primary Group Elective Group

Energy Atomic Energy Mammal Study

Environmental Science

Bird Study Nature

Fish and WildlifeManagement

Fishing OceanographyGardening Plant Science

Forestry Geology Pulp and PaperPublic Health Insect Study Reptile and

Amphibian StudySoil and WaterConservation

LandscapeArchitecture Weather

The Hornaday Bronze Medal

Must be 1st Class Earn Designated Merit Badges (ES + 3

Primary; 2 Other)

Lead 3 Conservation Service Projects (Eagle Level – no double dipping) from 3 of the 8 categories

Primary Group Elective Group

Energy Atomic Energy Mammal Study

Environmental Science

Bird Study Nature

Fish and WildlifeManagement

Fishing OceanographyGardening Plant Science

Forestry Geology Pulp and PaperPublic Health Insect Study Reptile and

Amphibian StudySoil and WaterConservation

LandscapeArchitecture Weather

The Hornaday Silver Medal

Must be 1st Class Earn Designated Merit Badges (6 Primary;

3 Other)

Lead 4 Conservation Service Projects (Eagle Level – no double dipping) from 4 of the 8 categories

Primary Group Elective Group

Energy Atomic Energy Mammal Study

Environmental Science

Bird Study Nature

Fish and WildlifeManagement

Fishing OceanographyGardening Plant Science

Forestry Geology Pulp and PaperPublic Health Insect Study Reptile and

Amphibian StudySoil and WaterConservation

LandscapeArchitecture Weather

8 Hornaday Project Categories Energy Conservation Soil and Water Conservation Fish and Wildlife Management Forestry and Range Management Air and Water Pollution Control Resource Recovery (Recycling) Hazardous Material Disposal and

Management Invasive species control

Most of all… Have fun with it