BSA CONSERVATION AWARDS
Nov 18, 2013
Why Conservation?
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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
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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
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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
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Meaning:
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By Extension:
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To take care of that which has been entrusted to your care
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.
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BSA Recognition
Troop Awards
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Conservation Good
Turn Award
Wm T. Hornaday Unit
Award
Individual Awards
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World Conservation
Award
Keep America
Beautiful Hometown
USA Award
Wm T. Hornaday
Series
There are other awards for other scouting groups (e.g. Cubs, Venturing etc.)
Some Awards have Conservation
Projects as part of the Requirements
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50 Miler
Historic Trails
Leave no Trace
Paul Bunyan Woodsman
Conservation Good Turn Award
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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.
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World Conservation Award
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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
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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:
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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
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Must be 1st Class
Earn Designated Merit Badges (3 Primary; 2 Other)
Primary Group
Energy
Environmental
Science
Atomic Energy
Mammal Study
Bird Study
Nature
Fish and Wildlife
Management
Fishing
Gardening
Geology
Insect Study
Landscape
Architecture
Oceanography
Plant Science
Pulp and Paper
Reptile and
Amphibian Study
Weather
Forestry
Public Health
Soil and Water
Conservation
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Elective Group
Lead 1 Conservation Service Project (Eagle Level –
no double dipping) from any of the 8 categories
The Hornaday Bronze Medal
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Must be 1st Class
Earn Designated Merit Badges (ES + 3 Primary; 2 Other)
Primary Group
Energy
Environmental
Science
Atomic Energy
Mammal Study
Bird Study
Nature
Fish and Wildlife
Management
Fishing
Gardening
Geology
Insect Study
Landscape
Architecture
Oceanography
Plant Science
Pulp and Paper
Reptile and
Amphibian Study
Weather
Forestry
Public Health
Soil and Water
Conservation
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Elective Group
Lead 3 Conservation Service Projects (Eagle Level – no
double dipping) from 3 of the 8 categories
The Hornaday Silver Medal
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Must be 1st Class
Earn Designated Merit Badges (6 Primary; 3 Other)
Primary Group
Energy
Environmental
Science
Atomic Energy
Mammal Study
Bird Study
Nature
Fish and Wildlife
Management
Fishing
Gardening
Geology
Insect Study
Landscape
Architecture
Oceanography
Plant Science
Pulp and Paper
Reptile and
Amphibian Study
Weather
Forestry
Public Health
Soil and Water
Conservation
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Elective Group
Lead 4 Conservation Service Projects (Eagle Level –
no double dipping) from 4 of the 8 categories
8 Hornaday Project Categories
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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