Forest Conservation Award for Boy and Girl Scouts

Scout leaders and applicants are advised that there will be a delay in processing awards due to state office building occupation limitations due to COVID-19.

We apologize for the inconvenience and will strive to process awards as quickly as we are able.

Award Description

The purpose of the Forest Conservation Award program is to make Pennsylvania scouts more aware of the many benefits our forests provide and to give them an opportunity to learn more about forests as valuable natural resources.

This program recognizes both boy and girl scouts who are Pennsylvania residents for their outstanding efforts in completing merit badges, patches, and projects associated with our natural resources.

Upon completion of the outlined requirements, scouts receive a certificate and a multicolored shoulder patch.

Boy Scouts Award Application Information

To qualify for the award, a boy scout must be a Pennsylvania resident and must earn the forestry merit badge and any two of the following forestry-related merit badges:

• Nature
• Woodwork
• Wilderness Survival
• Environmental Science
• Pulp and Paper
• Orienteering
• Soil and Water Conservation
• Insect Study
• Botany
• Landscape Architecture
• Plant Science
• Weather

To apply, please fully fill out the Boy Scouts Forest Conservation Award Application.

Each council produces its own application. To expedite the processing of the applications, the following items must be included on the application:

• Name of scout printed neatly or typed.
• Complete address of where the troop meets.
• Time and day of week they meet.
• Scoutmaster's name, home phone number, and mailing address.
• Completion date of the forestry merit badge and the names and completion dates of any two of the appropriate merit badges.

Girl Scouts Award Application Information

To qualify for the award, a cadet/senior girl scout must be a Pennsylvania resident and complete the following:

• Complete the Legacy Naturalist Badge, according to your grade level:

• Brownie: Bugs
• Junior: Flowers
• Cadette: Trees
• Senior: Sky
• Ambassador: Water

• Complete the Adventure Skill Builder Badge, according to your grade level:

• Brownie: Letterboxer
• Junior: Geocacher
• Cadette: Night Owl
• Senior: Traveler
• Ambassador: N/A
          

• Complete the It’s Your Planet -- Love It! Journey, according to your grade level:

• Brownie: WOW (Wonders of Water)
• Junior: Get Moving!
• Cadette: Breathe
• Senior: Sow What?
• Ambassador: Justice

For your reference, the levels and associated grades are:

• Brownie: Grades 2-3
• Junior: Grades 4-5
• Cadette: Grades 6-8
• Senior: Grades 9-10
• Ambassador: Grades 11-12

To apply, please fully fill out the Girl Scouts Forest Conservation Award Application.

To expedite the processing of the applications, the following items must be included:

• Name of Girl Scout.
• The badges completed (with completion dates listed) that qualify her for the award.
• Complete address of the troop meeting place.
• Time and day of the week that the troop meets.
• Troop leader's name, home phone number, and mailing address.

Applying for and Receiving the Award

Upon approval of the application, the patch and certificate will be sent to the troop leader for presentation of the Conservation Award.