mtroylet23 10 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Hello fellow Forum members! I have recently become very interested in the William T. Hornaday Awards and have been having trouble finding the answers to some of my questions and hoped you all could assist me. My main concern is where to find an advisor. Can this advisor just be anyone who works in a specific environmental field? does this person need to be a scout/leader? does this person need to be an official advisor if those exsist? do i need a different advisor for each project? How do i come in contact with an advisor in my area? Another concern I have if i can use my projects for more than one award: ex. can i use a project towards the silver medal if i used it towards the bronze medal? I have tried asking leaders in my troop about this award but no one in my troop even knew this award exsisted. So I am pretty much on my own on this one. Any other additional info would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Eagle Scout Michael Troylet Link to post Share on other sites
boomerscout 35 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 go to scouting.org. Click on Youth, then Boy Scout, then scroll down to Hornaday another site is usscouts.org Look in the lefthand margin until you come to Hornaday Link to post Share on other sites
Scouting4Ever 11 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Some more "unofficial" sites that might help http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Hornaday_Award http://www.hornadaybsa.org/ http://www.conservationbsa.com/ Link to post Share on other sites
Alabama Scouter 14 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 There is a reason very few, (less than 200?) of these have been awarded. There is a website that has a good run down on what needs to be done, when, and what resources you are expected to engage. The "typical" Hornaday project is about the equivalent of 5 Eagle projects. That is the level of effort needed. In my opinion, you need to have two advisors, a technical advisor, and a scouter/mentor advisor to help navigate the process. You should not expect your technical advisor to do this, You should do everything in writing. Make notes of your meetings and have each advisor sign off on the meeting. This may very well be a process of multiple years, and memories fade. Take pictures, before during and after of your efforts. Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites
BDPT00 41 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Yes, it's very few, but I recall that many years ago (at least a dozen), there was an article reagarding the 1000th awarded. BDPT00 Link to post Share on other sites
Troop24 12 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 mtroylet23, welcome to the forums. Here is a link to a site that does a pretty good job of describing what a Hornaday project is about: http://www.conservationbsa.com/ It has not been updated since April 2010 but I think the information is still valid. Good luck. Link to post Share on other sites
SctDad 10 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 There are many different levels of the Hornaday award. Some approved locally, some by National. My questions is, It says Troop Crew Team. But could it be done as something like an OA chapter/lodge service project. Or would those scouts go in as a troop? We have had a local recreation area that has trails and camping areas that we use that was majorly damaged by some tornadoes. The trails are blocked by trees and there is a lot of debris that needs to be removed. Sorry to hijack the thread but that was a question that I had. Link to post Share on other sites
ScoutNut 147 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 As all other Hornaday Awards are individual awards, I will assume that you are talking about the unit award. The unit award application specifically states that the project was designed, and executed, by a unit, in conjunction with a Conservation Adviser, with at least 60% of the units members participating. An OA Chapter, or Lodge, is not a BSA unit. A BSA unit is a chartered Pack, Troop, Team, or Crew. Link to post Share on other sites
mtroylet23 10 Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 I am referring to the William T. Hornaday Badge, Bronze Medal, and Silver Medal. Link to post Share on other sites
jr56 92 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 When my son was awarded the Bronze Hornaday medal, he had the local county person in charge of all the forest preserves act as his councelor. Try checking with your counties forest preserve district about the name of a conservation officer to contact. Link to post Share on other sites
Scouting4Ever 11 Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Other places to look for an advisor is the local Natural Resource Conservation Office, a "conservation" professor at a local college, a local county conservation district, etc. Link to post Share on other sites
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