Bronze	Silver	Gold (Adults)

   The successful attainment of all awards will take at least 18 months to accomplish. The following highlights the requirements. Complete requirements are listed on the Hornaday Awards application.:

1. Earn the Enviormental Science merit badge, and two of the following Primary Conservation and Quality-of-the-Enviornment group merit badge (all are required for the Silver Award):
   • Forestry
   • Soil and Water Conservaiton
   • Fish and Wildlife Management
   • Public Health
   • Energy
2. Earn three of the following merit badges from the Nature and Conversation group:
   • Bird Study
   • Geology
   • Insect Study
   • Reptile and Amphibian Study
   • Oceanography
   • Mammal Study
   • Nature
   • Weather
3. Identify, plan and carry out, under the guidance of the conservation advisor, a local project in four of the following project areas:
   • Energy Conservation
   • Soil and Water Conservation
   • Fish and Wildlife Management
   • Forestry and Range Management
   • Air and Water Pollution Control
   • Resource Recovery
        Note: Projects accomplished for the Hornaday Awards may not be the same as projects accomplished for earned merit badges, or for other advancement.
4. Give leadership to others in undertaking conservation projects, and influencing them to understand conservation objectives. These might include the following:
   • Letters to editors
   • News stories published
   • Exhibits and displays
   • Leadership in the accomplishment of unit projects.
   • Talks at public meetings.
   • Service projects with the a state fish and game department or local conservaion and public interest groups.
5. Submit a résumé covering a summary of the local or regional project in the conservation and quality-of-the-environment fields together with a summary of the efforts to influence other people to practice conservation.
6. The complete program of the applicant, as planned and carried out, will be reviewed and approved by the council for the award of the certificate or badge or both and, further, if deemed qualified, will be recommended to the William T. Hornaday Awards Committee for consideration for the Silver or Bronze medals.