Hiawatha Seaway Council: Hornaday Badge Requirements

	Hornaday Badge Requirements

Awarded to an individual Boy Scout, Varsity Scout, Sea Scout, or Venturer for outstanding service in conservation. (Application)

Merit Badge Requirement Groups

Group 1 Merit Badges: Energy, Environmental Science, Fish and Wildlife Management, Forestry, Public Health, Soil and Water Conservation

Group 2 Merit Badges: Geology Insect Study Landscape Architecture Mammal Study Nature Oceanography Atomic Energy Plant Science Bird Study Pulp and Paper Fishing Reptile and Amphibian Study Gardening Weather

For the Hornaday Badge, complete any three merit badges in Group 1, plus and any two others listed from Group 2. If special circumstances make it impossible to complete any of the required merit badges, the Scout Executive may grant a waiver or allow a substitution. An explanation of the waiver should be appended to the application.

Conservation 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
For the Hornaday Badge, plan, lead, and carry out one significant project in natural resource conservation or environmental improvement from the seven project categories listed above. There must be clear written evidence in your application that you did indeed plan, lead, and carry out one long-term, substantial project in any of the conservation categories.