Our last meeting of the year will complete our Forestry/Conservation theme with a panel of esteemed Forestry experts, including Troop 24’s very own Eagle Scout, Erik Hartwig. Zoom details to follow.

Some possible questions for the panel are listed below.

If you want to take a look at the Forestry merit badge, click here … and to sign up for the December 19th seed-planting outing, click here.

If we’re lucky, with promising developments in 2021, we’ll have opportunities to enjoy many forest canopies next summer and fall.

Finally, if you want to prepare a musical video contribution for the Cantata residents, see the December 14th email for instructions on sharing it, by Friday the 18th if possible.
• Why are forests important?
• What types of forests are there?
• Do we have enough forests?
• What are the main human uses of wood in the United States? Globally?
• What are the best practices for maintaining recreational forests?
• What are the best practices for growing timber forests?
• What is the greatest challenge to forests? In the U.S.? Globally?
• Have you dealt with trying to protect forests from non-human threats–e.g. insects (emerald ash borer), forest fires, hurricanes, invasive plant species?
• Can you recommend any resources (books, websites) for Scouts interested in forests?
• What is your favorite type of tree, and why?
• What can people do to help trees and forests?
And for the Eagle Scouts …
• Do you use things you learned in scouting in your work?
• Did you earn the Forestry merit badge?