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Eagle may be scouting's highest rank, but there are awards that are FAR rarer and more prestigious. The oldest of these is the Silver Hornaday medal. In many years, the number of these awarded nation-wide is in the single digits. Many scouts find their Eagle project to be a daunting challenge. Imagine having to do at least FOUR projects of equal or greater complexity, all of them focused on different areas of conservation....and requiring approval by national. Well, that's the kind of effort a highly motivated scout must have to earn a Silver Hornaday. My heart soared today at the news t
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With the relatively new conservation-specific projects required for Boy Scout advancement, I'm curious what kinds of projects your Scouts are getting into. As a conservation professional, I have been approached in the past by Scouting units looking for ideas. So I'm hoping you could share some successes from your respective units. Also, I'm starting to feel the gears spin in my head regarding the 50th anniversary of Project SOAR (Save Our Air and Resources). Not sure if BSA is looking to commemorate that anniversary, but I think it would be pretty fantastic to resurrect it and re-focus
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The new Life req's require that 3 of the 6 hours are "conservation related." Obviously stuff like picking up litter, planting trees, etc is ok. But how much latitude are you SM's out there allowing here (I'm looking for suggestions, not an official rule). Volunteering at a nature center? Volunteering at an animal shelter? A recycling center? I'm tending to want to cast a broad net here, but not get too far out of line.
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Have any of your Patrols decided to celebrate Earth Day this week with a conservation project?