Requirement
5. Choose one management project, and check how long it takes
Required Often forgotten
Four routes, running from two weeks to a whole nesting season. One of them is tied to the calendar rather than to effort.
Notes and warnings
Warning. THESE FOUR OPTIONS ARE NOT THE SAME LENGTH AND NOTHING ON THE PAGE SAYS SO. Nest boxes need written records FOR ONE NESTING SEASON. Bird feeders need written records DAILY OVER TWO WEEKS. They are printed one after the other as (a) and (b), they are the same shape of task, and one is roughly ten times the other. The nest box option is also the only thing on this badge tied to the calendar rather than to effort: boxes put up in late summer have nothing to record until the following spring. Read all four before choosing, and if the timing matters, 5(b) can start any week of the year.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Fish & Wildlife Management Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-05-05), Requirement 5