Major Players in the William T Hornaday Boy Scout Conservation Award Process
This article pertains only to Boy Scouts, Venturers, and Units seeking to earn a Hornaday award.
Recall that Scouters, organizations, and individuals do not need to complete projects, nor do they apply for the award, rather they are nominated.
Any Scouts interested in earning a Hornaday award must first contact the Conservation Committee Chairman to receive additional information and get a Conservation Advisor.
At this point, the candidate should start thinking about the most appropriate award given their Merit Badge and project leadership experience.
Scouts are required to be First Class or higher before applying for a Hornaday award.
This is a requirement simply so that Scouts have some Merit Badge and project leadership experience before undertaking one of these significant awards.
Hornaday Project Advisory Group 1.
Candidate: Develops project ideas, Plans and researches projects, Documents project, Obtains labor and materials, Records budget information, Completes Hornaday workbook, Finds publicity outlets, Ensures project is long-lasting, Contacts advisors and professionals, Integrates Eagle project (if desired), Contacts media for publicity 2.
Hornaday /Conservation Advisor: Facilitates Hornaday application, Answers application questions, Discusses project ideas, Delivers application, Helps select appropriate project, Shows how to document project, Introduces Candidate to his role in conservation 3.
Benefiting Organization: Gives location to complete project, Provides materials or funding for project (if requested) 4.
Eagle Advisor (optional): If needed, ensures project meets Eagle requirements The four individuals listed above are the major players in a Hornaday project.
Consult this chart to determine who should be responsible for the major tasks of a project.
Your Hornaday Advisor Scouts will be assigned a Hornaday Advisor who will double as their Conservation Advisor.
This individual will have knowledge both about appropriate conservation practices as well as experience working with Scouts interested in earning a Hornaday award.
Your advisor will assist you with the following items: Technical: Hornaday Advisors are experts in different fields of conservation.
They know how to devise a technically accurate project that will benefit conservation efforts, while also being doable for the Scout.
Technical designs like architectural plans, structure sketches, or species management plans need to be reviewed by the advisor in order to ensure that the work completed will maximize the benefit of the project.
Project Options: The Scout is responsible for finding a project to complete.
As such, he must actively seek out organizations to work with that have adequate conservation projects to complete.
However, a Hornaday Advisor will know about general project categories and potential organizations to perform projects with.
Often, the Hornaday Advisor will work for a company or government service that can serve as a benefiting organization for a Hornaday project.
Approval Role: The Hornaday Advisor serves as a representative of the Council Conservation Committee throughout a Scout's planning and completion phases of a Hornaday project.
There are three milestones that are important for Hornaday projects.
First, the Advisor must approve the project plan that contains information detailed in the following pages.
The advisor should be review all documentation associated with the project plan, as well as major decisions that occur when executing the project.
Major changes that occur to the project plan should also be reviewed.
Finally, the Hornaday Advisor is the pre-approval person for the final Hornaday application.
The advisor will provide feedback and suggestions on the report before it is finished and presented to the appropriate Conservation Committees.
Resources and Contacts: A chief role of the Hornaday Advisor is to provide the Scout with Hornaday related resources, professional organizations, conservation guidelines, and general advice that will help throughout the project.
The Hornaday Advisor need not serve as the chief help resource for the project; this is typical, however.
Benefiting Organization The benefiting organization is the owner of the space where the project takes place.
This organization can be virtually any group.
Often, Scouts find that it is simple to do their first project at Scout owned property, although this may not be used as an Eagle project and only for one Hornaday project.
Examples of benefiting organizations include the local Council Scout Reservation, Habitat for Humanity, local schools, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of Forestry, local parks and recreation, religious organizations, service organizations, United States Department of Agriculture, National Parks and Forests, river authorities, and many others.
Candidates should choose a benefiting organization that does work of interest to them.
Many organizations where the Scout works or volunteers will benefit from a conservation project.
If this is not an option, try working with a group that has some relation to Scouting in the Candidate's unit.
An established connection with the group will make it easier for the organization to allow Scouts to work on their projects.
Sometimes, the Scout can find a collaborative opportunity with an organization that lets the Scout work on a portion of current research or implementation.
The organization is able to save money and resources by using Scout supplied labor, while also getting meticulously planned and executed work.
Council Conservation Committee The Council Conservation Committee serves, not only as an approval step for the Hornaday application, but a potential resource for information pertaining to excellent Hornaday projects and advisors.
Scouts can obtain information on members from Dr.
Bill Shiner, Conservation Committee Chairman.
Members of the Committee work in and are associated with myriad organizations that can help provide benefiting organization ideas and general advice on most all aspects of a Hornaday project.
Many members are specialists in certain aspects of conservation and they can supplement the insight from the Hornaday Advisor.
All members of the Committee are available to help with Hornaday projects if asked.
Recall that Scouters, organizations, and individuals do not need to complete projects, nor do they apply for the award, rather they are nominated.
Any Scouts interested in earning a Hornaday award must first contact the Conservation Committee Chairman to receive additional information and get a Conservation Advisor.
At this point, the candidate should start thinking about the most appropriate award given their Merit Badge and project leadership experience.
Scouts are required to be First Class or higher before applying for a Hornaday award.
This is a requirement simply so that Scouts have some Merit Badge and project leadership experience before undertaking one of these significant awards.
Hornaday Project Advisory Group 1.
Candidate: Develops project ideas, Plans and researches projects, Documents project, Obtains labor and materials, Records budget information, Completes Hornaday workbook, Finds publicity outlets, Ensures project is long-lasting, Contacts advisors and professionals, Integrates Eagle project (if desired), Contacts media for publicity 2.
Hornaday /Conservation Advisor: Facilitates Hornaday application, Answers application questions, Discusses project ideas, Delivers application, Helps select appropriate project, Shows how to document project, Introduces Candidate to his role in conservation 3.
Benefiting Organization: Gives location to complete project, Provides materials or funding for project (if requested) 4.
Eagle Advisor (optional): If needed, ensures project meets Eagle requirements The four individuals listed above are the major players in a Hornaday project.
Consult this chart to determine who should be responsible for the major tasks of a project.
Your Hornaday Advisor Scouts will be assigned a Hornaday Advisor who will double as their Conservation Advisor.
This individual will have knowledge both about appropriate conservation practices as well as experience working with Scouts interested in earning a Hornaday award.
Your advisor will assist you with the following items: Technical: Hornaday Advisors are experts in different fields of conservation.
They know how to devise a technically accurate project that will benefit conservation efforts, while also being doable for the Scout.
Technical designs like architectural plans, structure sketches, or species management plans need to be reviewed by the advisor in order to ensure that the work completed will maximize the benefit of the project.
Project Options: The Scout is responsible for finding a project to complete.
As such, he must actively seek out organizations to work with that have adequate conservation projects to complete.
However, a Hornaday Advisor will know about general project categories and potential organizations to perform projects with.
Often, the Hornaday Advisor will work for a company or government service that can serve as a benefiting organization for a Hornaday project.
Approval Role: The Hornaday Advisor serves as a representative of the Council Conservation Committee throughout a Scout's planning and completion phases of a Hornaday project.
There are three milestones that are important for Hornaday projects.
First, the Advisor must approve the project plan that contains information detailed in the following pages.
The advisor should be review all documentation associated with the project plan, as well as major decisions that occur when executing the project.
Major changes that occur to the project plan should also be reviewed.
Finally, the Hornaday Advisor is the pre-approval person for the final Hornaday application.
The advisor will provide feedback and suggestions on the report before it is finished and presented to the appropriate Conservation Committees.
Resources and Contacts: A chief role of the Hornaday Advisor is to provide the Scout with Hornaday related resources, professional organizations, conservation guidelines, and general advice that will help throughout the project.
The Hornaday Advisor need not serve as the chief help resource for the project; this is typical, however.
Benefiting Organization The benefiting organization is the owner of the space where the project takes place.
This organization can be virtually any group.
Often, Scouts find that it is simple to do their first project at Scout owned property, although this may not be used as an Eagle project and only for one Hornaday project.
Examples of benefiting organizations include the local Council Scout Reservation, Habitat for Humanity, local schools, Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, Department of Forestry, local parks and recreation, religious organizations, service organizations, United States Department of Agriculture, National Parks and Forests, river authorities, and many others.
Candidates should choose a benefiting organization that does work of interest to them.
Many organizations where the Scout works or volunteers will benefit from a conservation project.
If this is not an option, try working with a group that has some relation to Scouting in the Candidate's unit.
An established connection with the group will make it easier for the organization to allow Scouts to work on their projects.
Sometimes, the Scout can find a collaborative opportunity with an organization that lets the Scout work on a portion of current research or implementation.
The organization is able to save money and resources by using Scout supplied labor, while also getting meticulously planned and executed work.
Council Conservation Committee The Council Conservation Committee serves, not only as an approval step for the Hornaday application, but a potential resource for information pertaining to excellent Hornaday projects and advisors.
Scouts can obtain information on members from Dr.
Bill Shiner, Conservation Committee Chairman.
Members of the Committee work in and are associated with myriad organizations that can help provide benefiting organization ideas and general advice on most all aspects of a Hornaday project.
Many members are specialists in certain aspects of conservation and they can supplement the insight from the Hornaday Advisor.
All members of the Committee are available to help with Hornaday projects if asked.