One of the merit badges all 10 scouts will be working on Camp Hunt is the Fish & Wildlife Merit Badge. We've decided to all do this merit badge for a couple of reasons. One reason is it's an interesting merit badge. The second reason is it will help the boys qualify for one of the coolest scout patches--the World Conservation Patch. Or as Max P would say, "I want to get the panda patch!"
In order to earn the World Conservation Patch a scout needs to earn the following merit badges: Either Fish & Wildlife Mgt or Soil & Water Conservation, Environmental Science, and Citizenship in the World. (All the scouts who have not earned Enviro Science are signed up for that merit badge at Camp Hunt as well.)
To complete the Fish & Wildlife Mgt merit badge at camp, the scouts need to complete a requirement ahead of time. We thought it would be fun and interesting to build bird feeders and document the different birds that come to the feeder in the weeks prior to going to Camp Hunt.
Everyone already knows this, but we are so lucky to have Larry M as part of our program. We just asked if he could get some wood and design a bird feeder the boys could assemble on our scout night.
The results were awesome! The bird feeders were challenging enough to test the scouts' abilities to follow instructions and drive nails properly.
They also had to work in teams of two or more and it was great to see the scouts work together to accomplish their goal.
The end result was a nice bird feeder that each scout could take home, fill with bird seed, and observe what birds are attracted to their feeder.
Now each scout can be ready to complete the merit badge at Camp Hunt and be well on their way to earning the awesome "panda patch" as well.
Well done Larry for getting the supplies ready and guiding the scouts to a successful step earning another merit badge on their way to becoming Eagle Scouts!
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