Important Information (please read):

Scouts are required to have access to a computer/laptop with video & microphone access and reliable internet. Once registered, Scouts will be emailed a Zoom invitation no less than 24 hours before their class.

This class will be capped at 40 Scouts.

Electronic blue cards will be emailed to Scouts upon completion of the badge.

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Requirements that need to be completed on own:

Req. 7: Do TWO of the following:

• Make a trip to two of the following places. Write a report of more than 500 words about the soil and water and energy conservation practices you saw.
• An agricultural experiment.
• A managed forest or woodlot, range, or pasture.
• A wildlife refuge or a fish or game management area.
• A conservation-managed farm or ranch.
• A managed watershed.
• A waste-treatment plant.
• A public drinking water treatment plant.
• Industry water use installation.
• Desalinization plant.
• Plant 100 trees, bushes and/or vines for a good purpose.
• Seed an area of at least one-fifth acre for some worthwhile conservation purpose, using suitable grasses or legumes alone or in a mixture.
• Study a soil survey report. Describe the things in it. Using tracing paperand pen, trace over any of the soil maps; and outline an area with three or more different kinds of soil. List each kind of soil by full name and map symbol.
• Make a list of places in your neighborhood, camps, school ground, or park having erosion, sedimentation, or pollution problems. Describe how these could be corrected through individual or group action.
• Carry out any other soil and water conservation project approved by your merit badge counselor.