Conservation Awards
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Conservation Good Turn Award
- The Conservation Good Turn is an opportunity for Scouts BSA troops, Venturing crews, and Sea Scout ships to join with conservation or environmental organizations (federal, state, local, or private) to carry out a Conservation Good Turn in their home communities.
National Outdoor Badge–Conservation
- This award it to encourage troops to do more outdoor trips and long-term camping, have an annual program plan, have an activity with a Webelos den, conduct a Leave No Trace program, and teach outdoor-related merit badges.
- Requirement #6 for this award is, “The troop conducted at least one Leave No Trace program during the calendar year for a minimum of 50 percent of the members.”
- Return completed application form to the Dan Beard Council Scout Achievement Center in person at the front desk.
World Conservation Award
- The World Conservation Award provides an opportunity for individual Scouts BSA, Venturers, and Sea Scouts to think globally and act locally to preserve and improve our environment. This program is designed to help youth members gain awareness that all nations are closely related through natural resources and that we are interdependent with our world environment.
- The World Conservation Award for individual Cub Scouts was discontinued in June 2024.
Distinguished Conservation Service Award (DCSA)
- The Scouting America Distinguished Conservation Service Award Individual awards are granted by the National Council through the local Council’s Conservation Committee to a member of a Scouts BSA, Sea Scout, or Venturing unit for exceptional and distinguished service to conservation and environmental improvement.
