BSA Caving Merit Badge

Resource Pamphlet

Pamplets of this nature have a standard format. Two merit badges were selected because of they covered safety; Climbing, Whitewater. Four have been choosen based on relevancy to the environment. These have elements that can borrowed from or used as a jumping off point. The four that do not have sections on safety are also missing the "Note to Councelor" portion.
This is the arrangement of the Climbing pamphlet.

1. Title Page
2. Note to Councelor
3. Requirements
4. Contents
5. Introduction
6. Getting Started
7. Risk Management
8. Planning
9. Clothing and equipment
10. Knots
11. Harnesses, Anchors and Belay systems
12. Climbing
13. Rappelling
14. Climbing Ethics
15. Climbing Terminology
16. Climbing Resources

This is the arrangement of the White Water pamphlet.

1. Title Page
2. Note to Councelor
3. Requirements
4. Contents
5. Introduction
6. Canoeing Skill and Experience
7. Safety Principles
8. Special Safety Equipment
9. Interanational Scale of River Difficulty
10. Reading a River
11. Whitewater Canoes
12. Whitewater Paddles
13. Canoe Maneuvers
14. Kayak Maneuvers
15. Ferries, Eddies and Braces
16. Rescues and Safety
17. Cold Water
18. Potaging and Lining
19. Whitewater Buddies
20. Rafting
21. Tubing
22. On the River

This is the arrangement of the Nature pamphlet.

1. Title Page
2. Requirements
3. Contents
4. Wildlife Communities
6. Birds
7. Mammals
8. Reptiles and Amphibians
9. Insects and Spiders
10. Fish
11. Mollusks and Crustaceans
12. Plants
13. Soil and Rocks
14. Nature Resources

This is the arrangement of the Envrironmental Science pamphlet.

1. Title Page
2. Requirements
3. Contents
4. What is Environmental Science
5. The Roots of Environmental Science
6. Principles of Ecology
7. Human Impact on the Biosphere
8. Taking Action
9. Careers in Environmental Science
10. Activities in Environmental Science
11. Environmental Science Resources

This is the arrangement of the Soil and Water Conservation pamphlet.

1. Title Page
2. Requirements
3. Contents
4. What is Soil
5. How Water Behaves
6. Causes and Effects of Erosion
7. Conservation on the Land
8. Conservation in Watersheds
9. Water Polution
10. Conservation and Agriculture
11. How You can Help
12. Resources

This is the arrangement of the Geology pamphlet.

1. Title Page
2. Requirements
3. Contents
4. What is Geology
5. Earth Down Under
6. Streams Carving the Earth's Surface
7. Energy From the Earth
8. Minerals: Earth's Treasures
9. Earth History: The Story Rocks Tell
10. Careers in Geology
11. Geology Resources

This is the arrangement of the proposed Caving pamphlet

1. Title Page
2. Note to Councelor
3. Requirements list
4. Contents
5. Introduction
6. Cave Formation
7. Caving Practice
8. Cave Science
9. Cave Archeology
10. Planning
11. Clothing and equipment
12. Cold Water
13. Knots
14. Harnesses, Anchors and Belay systems
15. Climbing and Rappelling
16. Caving Ethics
17. Conservation
18. Caving Terminology
19. Caving Resources
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