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Pennsylvania Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources
BSA Forest Conservation Award
Information

The purpose of this award is to make scouts more aware of the many tangible and intangible benefits received from our forests and to give them an opportunity to learn more about this valuable natural resource.

To qualify for the award, a Boy Scout must earn the Forestry merit badge plus two forestry-related merit badges. The scout will receive an 8½" x 11" parchment certificate and a multicolored shoulder patch once he qualifies for the award.

A scout can receive the award by earning the Forestry merit badge and any two of the following 13 badges:

Each council produces its own application. To expedite the processing of the applications, the following items must be included:

1. Name of Scout printed neatly or typed.
2. Complete address of where the troop meets.
3. Time and day of week they meet.
4. Scoutmaster's home phone number and mailing address
5. Completion date of the Forestry merit badge and the names and completion dates of any two of the appropriate merit badges.
6. IMPORTANT: Council approval. We like to communicate with the council rather than the individual troops. We will not approve an application that is not confirmed by the council.

Example of Forest Conservation Award Application - Adobe PDF (24 Kb)

The council should forward the application to:

DCNR - Bureau of Forestry
Division of Forest Fire Protection
P.O. Box 8552
Harrisburg, PA 17105-8552

Upon approval of the application, the patch, certificate, and a copy of the application are sent to the District Forester in charge of your troop's area. The District Forester or one of his staff will contact the scoutmaster and if time allows, present the award. If the award presentation cannot be completed in a timely fashion, the District Forester will forward the award to the scoutmaster for presentation.