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Camp, the best time in the entire scout year... |
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Summer Camp Program |
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Boy Scouts of America |
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Merit Badge Program |
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Scoutcraft Area—Paperwork for the different merit badges may be done before camp. You need 20 days and 20 nights of camping experience. One camp week (six days and nights) may count in this total. Scouts working on the Cooking merit badge will need to bring to camp the following: food lists, price lists, weights, and grocery ads from several week’s newspapers. Paperwork should be done prior to camp. Camping—M Cooking—M Pioneering—M Wilderness Survival—M Hiking—H |
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Handicraft Area—Each Scout will need additional money to purchase materials used in handicraft projects Art—E Basketry—E, $10 Indian Lore—M, $10 Leatherwork—E, $9 Wood Carving—E, $7 Graphic Arts—E, $3
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Aquatics Area—Scouts participating in Aquatics merit badges will need extra towels, long-sleeve button shirt, sneakers, long pants and a belt. Be sure the parents of your Scouts know all of these clothes will get wet. Canoeing—M Rowing—M Swimming—H Life Saving— H
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Shooting Sports Area—Scouts should be told that a substantial amount of practice time is needed to achieve scores. It is often difficult to complete these badges in one week. There are nominal fees for the merit badges. Archery Merit Badge—D, $ Fishing—E Rifle—H Shotgun—H |
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Nature/Ecology Area— Verification of previous projects, photographs or sketches must be brought to camp. Astronomy—E Bird Study—D Environmental Science—H Fish/Wildlife Management—M Forestry—M Geology—M Insect Study—H Mammal Study—M Nature—M Reptile/Amphibian Study—M Soil/Water Conservation—M Weather—M
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Eagle Scout Area— Scouts working on these merit badges will need to dedicate much of their week attending the sessions and working on the assignments if they wish to complete the badges during the week. Citizenship in the Nation—H Citizenship in the World—H Communications—H First Aid—M (Located at the Health Lodge)
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Icon Key For Difficulty of Merit Badges: H = Hard, M = Medium, E = Easy If merit badge has any fees, the amount is indicated. |