| Hornaday Award |
I'm Very excited about this award!!! I have been meeting with David Parish who is in charge of the Hornaday Award for Duck Creek District. We have decided to try the program with 3 scouts. The program is designed to encourage learning about natural resource conservation and the environment, teach sound stewardship of the natural resources and the environment, and recognize those who are outstanding in this field. Since the original Hornaday medals and badges were established in 1914, slightly more than 1,000 bronze medals and 2,200 youth badges have been awarded. About 114 silver medals have been awarded since its establishment in 1975 and 357 adult gold badges since its establishment in 2000. These awards represent a substantial commitment of time and energy by individuals who have learned the meaning of a conservation/environmental ethic.
A good idea is to start with the badge and then work up to the bronze or silver medal. You must be a First Class Scout.
The following merit badges and project categories are the building blocks for a Scout to earn a Hornaday Award. See the Hornaday application for the Venturing requirements.
MERIT BADGES
Energy*
Environmental Science*
Fish and Wildlife Management*
Forestry*
Public Health*
Soil and Water Conservation
Bird Study
Fishing
Fly-Fishing
Gardening
Geology
Insect Study
Landscape Architecture
Mammal Study
Nature
Nuclear Science
Oceanography
Plant Science
Pulp and Paper
Reptile and Amphibian Study
Weather
*FOR THE HORNADAY BADGE, Scouts earn three of the merit badges listed above with a *, plus any two others. Then plan, lead, and carry out a significant project in natural resource conservation, from one of the project categories listed.
*FOR THE HORNADAY BRONZE MEDAL, Scouts earn the Environmental Science merit badge and at least three additional merit badges listed above in boldface, plus any two others. Then plan, lead, and carry out three significant projects from three separate categories listed.
*FOR THE HORNADAY SILVER MEDAL, Scouts earn all the merit badges listed above in boldface, plus any three others. Then plan, lead, and carry out four significant projects in natural resource conservation or environmental improvements, one each from four of the eight project categories listed.
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
LET ME KNOW WHO IS INTERESTED IN THIS VERY PRESTIGIOUS AWARD!!!
Submitted by: Stevan on Sep 09 2016
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