Mecklenburg County Council
Boy Scouts of America
Venturing Program

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Awards
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FAQ

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Time Well Spent

Literature
Ranger History
History of Silver Award

 

Ranger Award MedalHelpful websites for the Ranger Award Medal
Ranger Award/ Outdoor Bronze Award
These are intended to broaden your horizons on these subjects, and provide background information useful in the pursuit of the Ranger Award.

Outdoor Bronze Award
See Also the Ranger Award Guidebook

Core Requirements

1. First Aid

http://www.acs.csulb.edu/~emyrw/kpe210/helpdelayed.html

2. Communications

http://www.connix.com/~sbicycle/ares/index.html

3. Cooking

http://www.globalserve.net/~codyak/CampCooking/COOK2.HTM
http://www.globalserve.net/~codyak/CampCooking/RECIPE4.HTM
http.com//gorp/publishers/countryman/stoves.htm
http://www.gorp.com//gorp/publishers/menasha/foo_dine.htm

4. Emergency Preparedness

http://www.redcross.org/disaster/safety/displan.html
http://disaster.cprost.sfu.ca/~pep/neighbourhood/contents.html

5. Leave No Trace

http://www.lnt.org

6. Land Navigation

http://www.orienteering.org/
http://geography.about.com/education/geography/library/misc/blgps.htm?iam=ask&terms=Orenteering/
http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/gps/gps_f.html
http://www.paddles.com/users/wildcamp/maps.html
http://www.paddles.com/users/wildcamp/coordexp.html

7. Wilderness Survival

http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/wildsafe.html
http://www.gorp.com//gorp/publishers/falcon/foo_cran.htm
http://www.desertusa.com/mag99/mar/stories/desertsur.html
http://memberpage.women.com/food/kanawa/target.html
http://www.northnet.org/ropeworks/text/arch.html

8. Conservation

http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/

Electives (Choose four)

1. Backpacking

http://www.backpacker.com/

2. Cave Exploring

http://intermind.net/~speleo/sngpage/info/cavegear.html
http://intermind.net/~speleo/sngpage/info/s&ecaving.pdf
http://intermind.net/~speleo/sngpage/info/cavesfty.html

3. Cycling/Mountain Biking

http://activetravel.about.com/travel/activetravel/library/weekly/aa030799.htm?iam=ask&terms=survival+priorities
http://store.yahoo.com/fixyourbike/ind.html
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/bicycle/pwbisafe.htm
http://www.greatoutdoors.com/imba/

4.  Ecology

http://clab.cecil.cc.md.us/faculty/biology/jason/nitrc.htm
http://www.yvw.com.au/schools/cycle_1.htm
http://earth.agu.org/revgeophys/keelin01/keelin01.html

5.  Equestrian

http://www.equiworld.net/

6.  First Aid

http://www1.pitt.edu/~paramed/

7.  Fishing

http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/fish/mofish/mofish.html

8.  Hunting

http://www.ihea.com/index.shtml
http://www.conservation.state.mo.us/manag/gameman/index.shtml

9.  Lifesaver

http://www.infinet.com/~combs/bsa/forms/lifeguard.pdf
http://www.firefighting.com/emtsue/

10.  Mountaineering

http://animas.frontier.net/~merryeye/ropes.html
http://animas.frontier.net/~merryeye/belay.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/13779/equipment/desc/belay.shtml

11. Outdoor Living History

http://www.living-history.org/
http://www.flint.lib.mi.us/fpl/resources/reenactment/livhis_www.html

12. Physical Fitness

http://cep.jmu.edu/kin100/lectures/Lec2pri/tsld002.htm
http://www.mayfieldpub.com/resources/presentations/health/03041/sld001.htm
http://www.ganesa.com/food/foodpyramid.html
http://www.thriveonline.com/shape/caloriecounter/index.html
http://www.eating-disorders.com/whatis.htm
http://www.injurypreventionweb.org/
http://www.swem.wm.edu/Class/Kin493km/kinst03.html
http://www.health.org/promos/parade98/

13. Plants and Wildlife

http://species.fws.gov/

14. Project COPE

http://www.literati.com/cope/index.html
http://www.pa.org/sitemap.html

Welcome to Project Adventure
Welcome to ClimbNow.com
Project COPE
What is Project C.O.P.E.?
Project C.O.P.E.
The world leader in Adventure education provides training, challenge (ropes) course design and installation, equipment and publications.
Ropes Online
The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT) - ACCT
Connecting Point Ropes Course
Welcome to OnBelay Online

15. SCUBA

http://www.padi.com/

16. Shooting Sports

http://www.usarchery.org
http://www.nmlra.org
http://www.nra.org

17. Water Craft

http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/boating/index.htm
http://www.moonstar.com/%7Ecoastals/awascode.htm
http://www.ussailing.org/commercial/levels.htm
http://www.ussailing.org/training/instructor_trainer_courses.htm

18. Winter Sports

http://www.nsc.org/lrs/lib/fs/communit/iceskate.htm
http://patrol.org/instructor/intro/pat101/index.htm



Mecklenburg County Council
Boy Scouts of America
1410 East Seventh Street
Charlotte, NC  28204
(704) 333-5471
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Last updated: Sunday, 26 February 2006 04:19 PM