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Scouts learn quite a lot about nature in the ordinary course
of camping and hiking. They find out the properties of var-
ious trees, how to predict a coming storm, how to identify the
common birds, and where to find animal tracks.
This month we will try to enhance their knowledge of
nature with some systematic learning-by-doing and also
show them how to conserve our nation's wealth of natural
resources.
The Nature program feature makes one think of the wilder-
ness. But the natural world is everywhere, even in the heart
of a big city. In almost any city park, the troop can find trees,
plant, birds, and probably small mammals. So no matter
where your troop is located, you can find nature just outside
the meeting place door.
The big event will be a Nature Adventure. It might be a
weekend camp-out or a one-day outing. Ideally the site
would have a varied ecology—woods, meadows, a pond—
because the greatest variety of trees, plants, and wildlife will
be found in such a place.
Activities for the Nature Adventure might include build-
ing a nature trail, collecting specimens for a troop nature
museum, performing a conservation project, or learning how
to identify birds, trees, or other natural phenomena. Some
ideas are in these pages.
If the troop's leadership does not include a well-informed
naturalist, the patrol leaders' council might ask for help from
a Nature merit badge counselor or a counselor for one of the
other nature-related badges.
SCOUTING OUTCOMES
This month's activities should give your Scouts:
• An appreciation of the wonders of nature and possibly a
growing feeling of closeness to God.
• An understanding of how pollution affects the natural
world and how Scouts can help to stop it.
• A strengthened resolve to do their "duty to country" by
good conservation practices.
ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
By the end of the month, all Scouts should have met the
majority of their basic nature requirements through First
Class. Depending on the camp-out activities, they may also
complete all or part of the following rank requirements:
Tbnderfoot
Outdoor—Cooking, camping, hiking, nature
Citizenship—Flag ceremonies, Good T\irn
Patrol/troop participation—Patrol identification
Personal development—Scout Oath and Law
Second Class
Outdoor—Cooking, camping, hiking, nature
Citizenship—Flag ceremonies, Good Tiirn
Patrol/troop participation—Leadership
Personal development—Scout Oath and Law
First Class
Outdoor—Cooking, camping, nature, hiking
Patrol/troop participation—Leadership
Personal development—Scout Oath and Law
Merit Badges
Older Scouts may concentrate on the Nature and Camping
merit badges this month; they should be able to complete all
but the last two requirements. Depending on activities dur-
ing the camp-out, they may also complete requirements in
Cooking, Hiking, Pioneering, Mammals, Geology, Fish and
Wildlife Management, Insect Life, Botany, and Wilderness
Survival.
PARENT PARTICIPATION
The patrol leaders' council may involve parents this month
by:
• Asking qualified parents to help with troop meeting
instruction on nature.
• Inviting parents to come along on the Nature Adventure.
• Asking parents to provide transportation, if necessary, for
the Nature Adventure.
PATROL LEADERS' COUNCIL
The PLC should meet about the middle of the previous
month to plan activities for this program feature. If you don't
complete all the items on the following suggested agenda,
continue your planning at the PLC meetings following each
troop meeting.
• Decide on a site for the Nature Adventure. If possible,
choose a place with a variety of nature environments so that
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