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| Weekend Info | Hornaday Award |
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The fundamental purpose of the William T. Hornaday Award Program is to encourage learning about natural resources and the environment and to recognize achievement in those areas. William T. Hornaday Award Programs seek to expand Scout’s knowledge base about ecosystems, interactions and the delicate balance between man and his environment. Since 1917, about 1,100 William T. Hornaday medals have been awarded. Dr. William T. Hornaday, an ardent conservationist, established this awards program to recognize Scouts who undertook and completed truly exceptional conservation projects. The Bay Area Council Hornaday Award Weekend is a great place to begin your journey! The following merit badges and project categories are the building blocks for a Scout to earn a William T. Hornaday Award:
Scouts earn three of the merit badges listed above in boldface, plus any two others. Then plan, lead, and carry out a significant project in natural resource conservation, from one of the project categories listed. FOR THE HORNADAY BRONZE MEDAL: Scouts earn the Environmental Science merit badge and at least three additional merit badges listed above in boldface, plus any two others. Then plan, lead, and carry out three significant projects from three separate categories listed. FOR THE HORNADAY SILVER MEDAL: Scouts earn all the merit badges listed above in boldface, plus any three others. Then plan, lead, and carry out four significant projects in natural resource conservation or environmental improvements, one each from four of the eight project categories listed:
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