Requirement
5. Choose one visit, with parent and counselor approval first
Required Often forgotten
Three routes and all of them need another person and an arrangement. The preamble requires both your parent or guardian's approval and your counselor's before you go. Each ends in a brief written report.
Notes and warnings
Warning. ALL THREE ROUTES NEED SOMEBODY ELSE, AND TWO APPROVALS BEFORE YOU GO. The preamble requires your parent or guardian's AND your counselor's approval, and it applies to whichever route you choose. Then 5(a) needs a forest manager or a forester familiar with the site, 5(b) needs a knowledgeable individual plus a logging operation or mill willing to host you, and 5(c) needs a fire prevention campaign that is actually running plus your fire warden, state wildfire agency, forester or counselor. Nothing here can be arranged on the day, so raise requirement 5 at an early meeting rather than when you reach it.
What this is made of
Where this step comes from
- Forestry Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-01-27), Requirement 5 · The requirement opens by requiring a parent or guardian's and the counselor's approval.