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Scouts offered classes to earn badges, awards
ROCKFORD - The Natural Land Institute of Rockford is offering classes for Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts and Venturers to earn the prestigious William T. Hornaday Badge and other awards.
The conservation organization is working with local Boy Scout councils to guide youngsters and recognize them for service and learning projects that increase their awareness of the natural sciences.
Lynda Johnson, education coordinator for the Natural Land Institute, said most of the service work and study will be done at the Nygren Wetland Preserve west of Rockton. Scouts are required to earn first class rank, and they must plan, lead and carry out at least one project in conservation. They must also complete the requirements for five merit badges offered throughout the year in the areas of environmental science, fish, wildlife, forestry, nature and bird study.
"There will be field trips to the Sand Bluff Bird Observatory at Colored Sands Forest Preserve for bird study and to another preserve for forest study," Johnson said. "The Natural Land Institute is also offering the William T. Hornaday unit certificate, available to a pack, troop, team or crew upon completion of at least one local conservation or environmental project. We are also happy to discuss Eagle Scout projects," she said.
Dr. William T. Hornaday was an active and outspoken champion of natural resource conservation and a leader in saving the American bison from extinction. He was director of the New York Zoological Park and founder of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Hornaday Awards are highly prized and represent a substantial commitment of time and energy.
The conservation organization is working with local Boy Scout councils to guide youngsters and recognize them for service and learning projects that increase their awareness of the natural sciences.
Lynda Johnson, education coordinator for the Natural Land Institute, said most of the service work and study will be done at the Nygren Wetland Preserve west of Rockton. Scouts are required to earn first class rank, and they must plan, lead and carry out at least one project in conservation. They must also complete the requirements for five merit badges offered throughout the year in the areas of environmental science, fish, wildlife, forestry, nature and bird study.
"There will be field trips to the Sand Bluff Bird Observatory at Colored Sands Forest Preserve for bird study and to another preserve for forest study," Johnson said. "The Natural Land Institute is also offering the William T. Hornaday unit certificate, available to a pack, troop, team or crew upon completion of at least one local conservation or environmental project. We are also happy to discuss Eagle Scout projects," she said.
Dr. William T. Hornaday was an active and outspoken champion of natural resource conservation and a leader in saving the American bison from extinction. He was director of the New York Zoological Park and founder of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Hornaday Awards are highly prized and represent a substantial commitment of time and energy.
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