Core values

Many federal agencies are resources for the BSA's Conservation Good Turn. These agencies include

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  U.S. Department of Agriculture
  
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  Natural Resources Conservation Service
  
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  Forest Service
  
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  Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
  
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  U.S. Department of the Interior
  
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  Fish and Wildlife Service
  
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  Bureau of Land Management
  
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  National Park Service
  
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  Geological Survey
  
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  Bureau of Indian Affairs
  
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  Bureau of Reclamation
  
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  U.S. Department of Commerce
  
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  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
  
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  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  

A Conservation Good Turn certificate is available at the council service center for units that participate and report on their efforts. The application is on the back of this brochure. A Conservation Good Turn patch is also available for purchase at the council service center to recognize individual youth and adult members who participate in a meaningful conservation project.

The World Conservation Award provides another opportunity for individual Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Venturers to "think globally" and "act locally" to preserve and improve our environment. This program is designed to make Scouts and Venturers aware that all nations are closely related through natural resources and that we are interdependent with our world environment. Applications for this award are available at the council service center.

Project Ideas

Conservation and environmental agencies typically have a backlog of needed projects that they have been unable to carry out for lack of funding or volunteers. The list of possible Good Turn projects is limited only by the needs of the agency and the willingness of the Scouting unit. In every community, whether urban, suburban, or rural, worthwhile projects await all Scouting units.