Requirements

  1. Discover the difference between renewable natural resources and nonrenewable natural resources.
  2. Learn about the three R’s: reduce, reuse, recycle.
  3. Discover what happens to the recyclables in your community.
  4. Participate in a conservation project.

Tips and Tricks

  • At least for me, I was raised on “Recycle, Reduce, Reuse.” However, the order which is taught now is the order of importance, which you can explain to your Scouts.
  • The handbook recommends visiting a recycling center if possible. I’ll try that this year and let you all know. But it sounds like a fun opportunity for more inquisitive minds.
  • Let your Scouts see if they can figure out a conservation project themselves. You can start by offering locations for projects and see if that sparks ideas.

Special Needs Considerations

  • The conservation project may prove to be difficult for Scouts with physical limitations. Consider how to use them in the project based upon those limitations (e.g. serve as a planning leader instead of the manual labor portion).

References

Scouting America – Champions for Nature (Wolf)