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      Requirement #1:  Make a timeline of the history of environmental science in America. Identify the contribution made by the Boy Scouts of America to environmental science. Include dates, names of people or organizations, and important events.

       
      HELPFUL LINKS TO "ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY TIMELINE"
      • Environmental History Timeline
      An excellent timeline dating events from BC until the present time.  Arranged in 13 time periods, it explains the key events, people, and places.  Occasional photos provide interest.
      • Environmental History Timeline 1830-1970
      Numerous links to sites of environmental organizations or related web pages.
      • LNT (Leave No Trace)
      • Scouting's Changing Attitudes
        • Fieldbook, BSA, 1984, P. 6 - 7.
      • Utah National Parks Council Leave No Trace BSA Guide
        • Requires Acrobat© Reader) 
      • National Park Service and the Boy Scouts of America
      A cooperative program between these groups has provided thousands of hours of service. Learn how to earn this patch.
      • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
      Time from 400 B.C. until 1999 A.D.
      (While they last, single print copies of "Remember the Past; Protect the Future" are available from EPA Region 2).  Click the icon at the bottom of the page. 
      • Ecology Hall of Fame
        • Life histories of famous environmentalists
      • Environmental Movement Timeline
        • From Henry David Thoreau's "Walden Pond" until 1999.

       
       
      CREATING A TIMELINE 'POSTER'
      A troop or patrol may create a large timeline poster as a group as long as EACH scout participates in its creation.  Up to five scouts may create a poster.  Create another poster if you have more than five scouts with each writing at least 2 reports.  The poster must be at least 22" x 56" in size.
      		The poster may be made from two poster boards put together.  A long piece of tape down the back will create a nice hinge so it can fold open and close (make sure the hinge is on the short 22" sides).  Butcher paper and newspaper roll ends will also make a nice poster.
      		Label the poster with an appropriate name, including the troop or patrol's name.  Draw a long horizontal line across the middle of the page (the timeline).  Make hash marks to divide the timeline into periods.  Date some major years (1800, 1850, 1900, etc.)
      		The group (up to 5 scouts) must now choose at least ten dates they feel are significant in environmental history.  Print a large date on each page and write a good description of the event.  Include pictures if you can find them.  Each scout should sign the pages they created.  Bring to camp to show finished product.

       
       
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