Fig. 1: Conser-AH06-Front
- Cloth: Heavyweight tan right twill
- Embroidery: Silk continuous
- Border: Clockwise, round & dense
Fig. 2: Conser-AH06-Magnified
- Design: Tan angled downward left to right road, tan sun, 13 rays, green grass, bluish green trees, white triangle above tan road
Fig. 3: Conser-AH06-Reverse
- Back: Brown imprint
Item Name: Conservation 1913 - 1921
Item ID: Conser-AH06
Collector Rating: 1
Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements August 1911 until October 1914
1. Be able to recognize in the forest all important commercial trees in his neighborhood; distinguish the lumber from each and tell for what purpose each is best suited; tell the age of old blazes on trees which mark a boundary or trail; recognize the difference in the forest between good and bad logging, giving reasons why one is good and another is bad; tell whether a tree is dying from injury by fire, by insects, by disease or by a combination of these causes; know what tools to use, and how to fight fires in hilly or in flat country. Collect the seeds of two commercial trees, clean and store them, and know how and when to plant them.
2. Know the effect upon streamflow of the destruction of forests at head waters; know what are the four great uses of water in streams; what causes the pollution of streams, and how it can best be stopped; and how, in general, water power is developed.
3. Be able to tell, for a given piece of farm land, whether it is best suited for use as farm or forest, and why; point out examples of erosion, and tell how to stop it; give the reasons why a growing crop pointed out to him is successful or why not; and tell what crops should be grown in his neighborhood and why.
4. Know where the great coal fields are situated and whether the use of coal is increasing, and if so at what rate. Tell what are the great sources of waste of coal, in the mines, and in its use, and how they can be reduced.
5. Know the principal game birds and animals in his neighborhood, the seasons during which they are protected, the methods of protection, and the results. Recognize the track of any two of the following: rabbit, fox, deer, squirrel, wild turkey, ruffed grouse and quail.
Requirements October 1914 until December 1916
1. Recognize in the forest all important commercial trees in his neighborhood; distinguish the lumber from each, and tell for what purpose each is best suited.
2. Know the principal game birds and animals in his neighborhood, the seasons during which they are protected, the methods of protection, and the results.
3. Know the principal natural resources of his town and of his state.
4. Know the principal natural resources of the United States, and have some idea of the history of the development of their use to the present time.
5. Understand what soil conservation, water conservation of minerals (including mineral fuels), and forest conservation involve; and know what the Government is doing to promote them.
6. Present evidence that he has actually been of some help in making effective the laws of his state for the protection of forests, or birds and animal life.
Requirement December 1916 until March 1927
1. Recognize in the forest all important commercial trees in his neighborhood; distinguish the lumber from each, and tell for what purpose each is best suited.
2. Know the principal game birds and animals in his neighborhood, the seasons during which they are protected, the methods of protection, and the results.
3. Know the principal natural resources of his town and of his state.
4. Know the principal natural resources of the United States, and have some idea of the history of the development of their use to the present time.
5. Understand what soil conservation, water conservation of minerals (including mineral fuels), and forest conservation involve; and know what the Government is doing to promote them.
6. Present evidence that he has actually been of some help in making effective the laws of his state for the protection of forests, or birds and animal life.