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Event · part of 8(C)(6)(b). (b) Transect Study

8(C)(6)(b)(1). Two sites, one of them new

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At least one must be different from the site you visited for 8(C)(1).

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  1. Plant Science Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2025-12-31), Requirement 8(C)(6)(b)(1) · States that at least one of the two sites must differ from the site visited for Field Botany requirement 1.

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