National Outdoor Badge for Conservation
Rank, five conservation tools, three conservation merit badges, then 25 hours of conservation work in Scouting.
6 steps. · Version 1, published 9 October 2026 · About National Outdoor Badge for Conservation
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This is the whole plan: everything that could apply to anybody.
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The steps
Stage 1 of 6
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Your unit leader signs it off Milestone
There is no counselor for the badge itself. You sign the application to say you have done the requirements, and your unit leader signs to affirm it. Any merit badges inside it are earned the usual way.
Stage 2 of 6
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1. First Class, Apprentice, or Ranger 1 to 6 Milestone
Earn First Class rank, or the Sea Scout Apprentice rank, or complete Venturing Ranger Award requirements 1 through 6.
Usually comes after Your unit leader signs it off.
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2. Use five conservation tools safely Requirement
Five of the ten listed, from pick to Pulaski, and discuss using them ethically.
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3. Three conservation merit badges Requirement
Environmental Science or Sustainability; Soil and Water Conservation; and one of Fish and Wildlife Management, Forestry or Mammal Study.
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4. 25 hours of conservation work Requirement
Under the auspices of Scouting America, including hours from requirements 1 to 3.
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Submit it, then get the badge Milestone
Through Internet Advancement (preferred) or a signed copy to the council service center, then buy the segment at a Scout shop. Your first National Outdoor badge comes with the center emblem.
This plan is a planning aid: the current Boy Scouts of America publication is always the authority, and the sources used here are listed in full. Each step names its own.