William T. Hornaday awards (Venturers and Sea Scouts)

William T. Hornaday awards (Venturers and Sea Scouts) requirements

Individual youth member awards

Eligibility:

• Any Venturer completing requirements before his or her 21st birthday may earn the William T. Hornaday award for Venturers.

OR

• A male Venturer 17 years old or younger, holding First Class rank or higher, and having earned all the required merit badges may complete this award under the Boy Scout requirements for the William T. Hornaday award for Boy Scouts and Varsity Scouts.

William T. Hornaday Silver medal

The William T. Hornaday Silver medal is the BSA's highest individual youth member conservation award.

1. Complete the Ecology and the Plants and Wildlife Ranger Award electives.

2. Plan, lead, and carry out four projects from four separate categories listed below

• Energy conservation
• Soil and water conservation
• Fish and wildlife management
• Forestry and range management
• Air and water pollution control
• Resource recovery (recycling)
• Hazardous material disposal and management
• Invasive species control

3. Submit required documentation:

a. Expectations

1. Describe the origination of the idea.

2. State the project's purpose and identify the conservation issue it addresses.

3. Conduct research, investigation, and study.

4. Develop project plans.

5. Implement and manage the projects.

6. Demonstrate leadership and involve others.

7. Describe how the project influenced the attitudes of others.

8. Record the time and resources devoted to each project.

9. Explain the relationships among projects, if projects are interrelated. Each project, however, must be from a different category of conservation, as described earlier.

b. Specific information

1. The research performed in connection with the conservation projects undertaken. The relevant research must be cited at the appropriate location in the conservation project documentation. A bibliography must be provided that lists sources cited. The bibliography must be formatted according to established standards.

2. The applicant's entire Hornaday effort. This evaluation, included in the application in a separate section, should contain information on alternatives considered for each project and an explanation of why each specific conservation project was selected, procedures used, processes used, staffing levels used, funding requirements, and so on.

3. The lessons learned. Included in the report in a separate section, this details what the applicant, in hindsight, would do differently on each project. The section should include recommended changes in project selection; procedures, processes, and staffing levels used; funding requirements; and evaluations of project effectiveness over time.

William T. Hornaday Bronze medal

1. Complete the Ecology and the Plants and Wildlife Ranger Award electives.

2. Plan, lead, and carry out three projects from three separate categories listed below:

• Energy conservation
• Soil and water conservation
• Fish and wildlife management
• Forestry and range management
• Air and water pollution control
• Resource recovery (recycling)
• Hazardous material disposal and management
• Invasive species control

3. Submit required documentation:

a. Expectations

1. Describe the origination of the idea.

2. State the project's purpose and identify the conservation issue it addresses.

3. Conduct research, investigation, and study.

4. Develop project plans.

5. Implement and manage the projects.

6. Demonstrate leadership and involve others.

7. Describe how the project influenced the attitudes of others.

8. Record the time and resources devoted to each project.

9. Explain the relationships among projects, if projects are interrelated. Each project, however, must be from a different category of conservation, as described earlier.

b. Specific information

1. The research performed in connection with the conservation projects undertaken. The relevant research must be cited at the appropriate location in the conservation project documentation. A bibliography must be provided that lists sources cited. The bibliography must be formatted according to established standards.

2. The applicant's entire Hornaday effort. This evaluation, included in the application in a separate section, should contain information on alternatives considered for each project and an explanation of why each specific conservation project was selected, procedures used, processes used, staffing levels used, funding requirements, and so on.

3. The lessons learned. Included in the report in a separate section, this details what the applicant, in hindsight, would do differently on each project. The section should include recommended changes in project selection; procedures, processes, and staffing levels used; funding requirements; and evaluations of project effectiveness over time.

William T. Hornaday badge

1. Complete the Ecology and the Plants and Wildlife Ranger Award electives.

2. Plan, lead, and carry out at least one project from one of the categories listed below:

• Energy conservation
• Soil and water conservation
• Fish and wildlife management
• Forestry and range management
• Air and water pollution control
• Resource recovery (recycling)
• Hazardous material disposal and management
• Invasive species control

Source: BSA's Scouting.org Web site, retrieved 11/9/2007
Boy Scout Requirements

Crew and ship unit award

Main article: William T. Hornaday award (unit)

Venturing crews or Sea Scout ships may complete a conservation project to receive a unit recognition certificate.