Requirement
8. A local forester, or the occupation
Required
Either visit one or more local foresters and write a brief report about them, or write about a forester's occupation including education, qualifications, career opportunities and duties. Only the first needs somebody to agree to meet you.
Notes and warnings
Note. Two ways through, and only one of them needs another person. Visiting one or more local foresters and writing about them means finding a forester who will meet you; writing about the occupation itself, covering education, qualifications, career opportunities and duties, can be done from published sources. Both satisfy the requirement equally.
Where this step comes from
- Forestry Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-01-27), Requirement 8