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Hornaday Awards

The William T. Hornaday Awards program encourages and Seven types of Hornaday awards are available. The local council
recognizes units, Scouts, Venturers, and Scouters who design, may present:
lead, and carry out conservation projects that are based on • The William T. Hornaday unit certificate for a conservation
sound scientific principles and practices. The projects should project by a pack, troop, team, or crew
contribute to sound conservation and environmental improvement
• The Hornaday badge to individual Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts,
in the local community, the region, or the nation. The applicant
and Venturers for outstanding service in conservation
is expected to research potential projects and to choose, with
guidance from a Hornaday adviser, a worthy project from a • The Hornaday gold badge to adult Scouters who have given
recognized conservation category: significant leadership to conservation at a council or district
level
• Energy conservation
• Soil and water conservation The National Council confers the other awards.
• Scouts and Venturers may apply for the bronze and silver
• Fish and wildlife management medals.
• Forestry and range management • Adult Scouters may be nominated for the gold medal.
• Air and water pollution control • Organizations unaffiliated with Scouting may be nominated for
the gold certificate.
• Resource recovery (recycling)
• Hazardous material disposal and management For more information on the William T. Hornaday Awards
program, visit http://www.scouting.org.
• Invasive species control

Conservation Good Turn CERTIFICATE application


(Submit application to the council service center.)

Name_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Unit type and no. ________________________________________________ Date ________________________


(pack, troop, team, crew)
Participating agency/organization___________________________________________________________

Type of project___________________________________________________________________________________

Number of workers youth _________ adult _________ Total hours worked ___________

Unit leader’s name ______________________________________________________________________________

Address_____________________________________________________________________________________________

City ___________________________________ State _______________ Zip code___________________________

For council use:

Certificate prepared ___________________________________________________________________________

Certificate returned to unit leader________________________________________________________

Project information recorded ______________________________________________________________

No. 21-386 2007 Boy Scouts of America

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