Guide Boy Scout 1] Camp Merz, BSA Contents 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Boating ................................ 17 ................................ 18 ................................ 18 ................................ 19 ................................ 19 ................................ 20 ................................ 20 ................................ 21 ................................ 21 ................................ 22 ................................ 22 ................................ 23 ................................ 23 ................................ 24 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Hello, 5] Camp Merz, BSA Camp Merz Map 6] Camp Merz, BSA Camp Merz Events Schedule Camp Merz Events in Detail Time/Day Sunday Monday Tuesday OA Day Wednesday Outpost Night Thursday Fellowship Night Friday 6:30AM Polar Bear Polar Bear Polar Bear 7:50AM Line-Up Line-Up Line-Up Line-Up Line-Up 8:00AM Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast 9:00AM Merit Badge Session Merit Badge Session Merit Badge Session Merit Badge Session Merit Badge Session 12:10PM Line-Up Line-Up Line-Up Line-Up No Line-up 12:15PM Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Eat-In Site Lunch Siesta Siesta Siesta Siesta Siesta Staff vs Leader Staff vs Leader Staff vs Leader Staff vs Leader Vespers 2:00PM Merit Badge Session Merit Badge Session Merit Badge Session Merit Badge Session Merit Badge Session 5:00PM Open Area Open Area Open Area Closed Open Area Open Area Closed 5:50PM Line-Up No Line-Up Line-Up Line-Up Line-Up Line-Up 6:00PM Dinner Eat-In Site Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Volleyball Tourney Moonlight Trading Post 10:00PM SPL/ASPL Meeting 11:00PM Light's Out Light's Out Light's Out Light's Out Light's Out 9:20PM 1:00PM 8:00PM Check-In Leader's Outpost OA Cracker Barrel 7:30PM Leader Meeting Dessert Competition Merit Badge Sign-Ups Line-Up Opening Campfire Line-Up Water Carnival Line-Up Closing Campfire 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Day: Sunday Time: 1:00PM 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA SPL/ASPL 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Siesta Day: Monday Time: 1:00PM Staff vs. Leader Day: Monday Time: 1:00PM 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Eat - Day: Monday Time: 4:30PM The in joining you for dinner at 5:30pm. Please tell management of any special requests or if you will not want food from the camp - The meal will consist initiative we ask that all scouts use mess kits with reusable silverware. 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Moonlight Trading Post Day: Monday Time: 8:00PM Starting at 8:00PM our Trad Order of the Arrow (OA) Day Day: Tuesday If you are involved in the OA we ask that you were your sash or T OA Cracker Barrel Day: Time: 8:00PM We will be holding a Cracker Barrel for anyone who is in the Order of the Arrow or is interested in the organization. This e vent will be held at the Pavilion behind the Dining Hall. Outpost Night Day: Wednesday For more information Outpost will need a Mess Kit, reusable silverware, and a bottle of water. Part of Camp Merz Going Green is to reduce we are making sma 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA LeaderÕs Outpost Day: Wednesday Time: 8:00PM and awards. Fellowship Night Day: Thursday After t 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Eat - Day: Friday Food will be available for pick Scout Vespers Day: Friday Time: 1:00PM Nimawanachen Graduation Day: Friday Time: 5:00PM At th during the week such as FiremÕn Chit, TotinÕ Chip, or Paul Bunyan. Parents, family, and leaders are welcome to join. Family Picnic Day: Time: 5:50PM 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Closing Campfire Day: Friday Time: 7:30PM 16] Camp Merz, BSA Training Offered Leader Training Trainings will be offered every day at 9:00AM in the Conference Room. It is required that if a Leader does not have Youth Protection that they receive the training with in the first 24 hours of being at camp. ¥ Monday ¥ Tues 17] Camp Merz, BSA Waterfront Policies Fishing Thanks to your request we are having 18] Camp Merz, BSA Outpost Programs Outposts will be held on Wednesday, departing at 5:00PM. We recommend that all scouts participate in the adventure of an 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Waterfront Canoeing (required) This outpost is limited first to the scouts in the canoeing merit badge, because of requirements, then is limited by availabi canoes. All scouts in the outpost must be 14 years - There they will stay at Camp Mission Meadows. This outpost ¥ Swim Suite ¥ Change of Clothes ¥ Warm Clothes ¥ Large Garbage Bag, to keep items dry on trip over ¥ WATER SHOES ¥ Sleeping Bag ¥ Towel Waterfront Kayaking This outpost is open to all scouts who kayaking across the lake, about 2 to 3 miles. There they will stay at Camp Mission Meadows. This outpost is an overnight ou ¥ Swim Suite ¥ Change of Clothes ¥ Warm Clothes ¥ Large Garbage Bag, to keep items dry on trip over ¥ WATER SHOES ¥ Sleeping Bag ¥ Towel 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Wilderness Survival (required): This outpost is required for all scouts who are taking the Wilderness Survival merit 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Backpacking 22] Camp Merz, BSA Older Scout Program (OSP) New for summer 2011 is the reinvented Older Scout Program (OSP). The program now goes all day (9:00AM to 4:45PM) and will include the Climbing Merit Badge and a partial in Cycling. Scouts will enjoy the outdoors with cycling, hiking, kayaking, cam and and participate in the evening will involve activities for the older scouts looking for a little more out of their summer camp experience. Some restriction s apply and a fee may be required. Tentative OSP Schedule 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA OSP Outpost This outpost is required for all scouts who are hiking ike to Camp Monkey ¥ Sleeping Bag ¥ Water Shoes ¥ Towel ¥ Swim Trunks ¥ Gym Shorts for cycling ¥ Gym Shoes ¥ 24] Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge Schedule 9:00am-9:45am 10:00am-10:45am 11:00am-11:45am Lunch 2:00pm-2:45pm 3:00pm-3:45pm 4:00pm-4:45pm 5:00pm-5:30pm Open Area 9:00am-9:45am 10:00am-10:45am 11:00am-11:45am 2:00pm-2:45pm 3:00pm-3:45pm 4:00pm-4:45pm 5:00pm-5:30pm Inventing Basketry Photography Cinematography Basketry Leatherwork Wood Carving Art Painting Wood Carving 9:00am-9:45am 10:00am-10:45am 11:00am-11:45am 2:00pm-2:45pm 3:00pm-3:45pm 4:00pm-4:45pm 5:00pm-5:30pm Weather Environmental Science Astronomy Plant Science Geology Mammal Study Forestry Nature Insect Study Energy Environmental Science Space Exploration 9:00am-9:45am 10:00am-10:45am 11:00am-11:45am 2:00pm-2:45pm 3:00pm-3:45pm 4:00pm-4:45pm 5:00pm-5:30pm Paul Bunyan Award Leave No Trace Award Open Area 9:00am-9:45am 10:00am-10:45am 11:00am-11:45am 2:00pm-2:45pm 3:00pm-3:45pm 4:00pm-4:45pm 5:00pm-5:30pm Personal Fitness Geocaching Emergency Prep Pioneering Wilderness Survival First Aid Orienteering Camping 9:00am-9:45am 10:00am-10:45am 11:00am-11:45am 2:00pm-2:45pm 3:00pm-3:45pm 4:00pm-4:45pm 5:00pm-5:30pm Rifle Shooting Shotgun Shooting Rifle Shooting Shotgun Shooting Archery Archery Archery Archery Open Archery Open BB Gun 9:00am-9:45am 10:00am-10:45am 11:00am-11:45am 2:00pm-2:45pm 3:00pm-3:45pm 4:00pm-4:45pm 5:00pm-5:30pm Electricity Graphic Arts Computers Electronics Radio Journalism Communications Citizenship Community Citizenship Nation Communications Citizenship World Personal Management 9:00am-9:45am 10:00am-10:45am 11:00am-11:45am 2:00pm-2:45pm 3:00pm-3:45pm 4:00pm-4:45pm 5:00pm-5:30pm Mile Swim Award Canoeing Rowing Fishing Fishing Kayaking BSA Award Swimming Swimming Snorkeling BSA Award Swimming Motorboating Motorboating Open Swim Lunch Open Lab Field Activites Nimawanachen Nimawanachen Lunch Lunch Open Area Lunch Open Area Open Area Older Scout Program (includes. Climbing and Cycling Handicraft Nature/Ecology Nimawanachen Scoutcraft Open Shotgun Shooting Sports Lunch Cooking Open Area BOLD - Eagle Required Italicized - BSA Award Red - New for 2011 Open Area Lunch Open Rifle Open Archery Open Boating Open Fishing Waterfront Technology Open Boating Open Fishing Lunch Water Sports Small-Boat Sailing BSA Lifeguard Lifesaving BSA Lifeguard (cont'd) 25] Camp Merz, BSA Camp Merz Merit Badges in Detail Tenderfoot This is fun and I can do it! Second Class With some explanation I can do this. First Class If I work at it I can do it. Star This is somewhat challenging but I can do it. Life With a lot of effort I can finish this at camp. Eagle This will take a lot of time and hard work. 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge Program Area Time(s) Offered Difficulty Level Description Pre Requisites Age/Rank Restriction Items to Buy Archery Archery Range 10:00am 10:45am 11:00am 11:45am 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:00pm 3:45pm Archery is a fun way for Scouts to exercise minds as well as bodies, developing a steady hand, a good eye, and a disciplined mind. This merit badge can provide a thorough introduction to those who are new to the bow and arrow None None Arrow Kit From Trading Pos Art Handicraft 2:00pm 2:45pm This merit badge concentrates on two dimensional art, specifically drawing and painting in various media, including an introduction to design applications in the fields of graphic arts and industrial design, history and design principles, and how these fields relate to fine art. None None None Astronomy Nature 11:00am 11:45am In learning about astronomy, Scouts study how activities in space affect our own planet and bear witness to the wonders of the night sky: the nebulae, or giant clouds of gas and dust where new stars are born; old stars dying and exploding; meteor showers and shooting stars; the moon, planets, and a dazzling array of stars. Reqs. 4c, 6 None None Handicraft 11:00am 11:45am 4:00pm 4:45p None None 1 Round and 1 Square 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge/ B.S.A. Award Program Area Time(s) Offered Difficulty Level Description Pre Requisites Age/Rank Restriction Items to Buy B.S.A. Lifeguard Award Waterfront 9:00am 4:45am (break for lunch and siesta) BSA Lifeguard is a three year training designation awarded to Boy Scouts, Venturers, and Adult Leaders who meet prescribed requirements in aquatics skills, Safe Swim Defense, Safety Afloat, first aid, and emergency action. Part 24: Show evidence of current training in American Red Cross First Aid (valid for three years) and American Red Cross CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer (valid for one year) or equivalent (includes any training for a camp health officer recognized by BSA national camp standards). years or older Water Shoes Required Camping (Eagle Required) Scoutcraft 4:00pm 4:45pm Camping is one of the best Reqs. 9 None Mess Kit Required for Merit Badge Canoeing Waterfront 10:00am 10:45am For several centuries, the canoe was a primary method of travel for Must be a swimmer 14 years or alder Water Shoes Required Cinematography Handicraft 3:00pm 3:45pm Cinematography includes the fundamentals of producing motion pictures, including the use of effective light, accurate focus, careful composition, and appropriate camera movement to tell stories. None None May bring own video camera. Camp Merz is not responsible for lost or stolen items. 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge/ B.S.A. Award Program Area Time(s) Offered Difficulty Level Description Pre Requisites Age/Rank Restriction Items to Buy Citizenship in the Community (Eagle Required) Technology 10:00am 10:45am A nation is a patchwork of communities that differ from each other and may be governed differently. But regardless of how local communities differ, they all have one point in common: In the United States, local government means self government. Good citizens help to make decisions about their community through their elected local officials. Reqs. 3, 4, 7 Must be at least Life Rank None Citizenship in the Nation (Eagle Required) Technology 11:00am 11:45am As Scouts fulfill the requirements for this merit badge, they will learn how to become active citizens are aware of and grateful for their liberties and rights, to participate in their governments and protect their freedom, helping to defend their country and standing up for individual rights on behalf of all its citizens. Reqs. 2, 8 Must be at least Life Rank None Citizenship in the World (Eagle Required) Technol ogy 3:00pm 3:45pm Scouts who earn the Citizenship in the World merit badge will discover that they are already citizens of the world. How good a world citizen each person is depends on his willingness to understand and appreciate the values, traditions, and concerns of people in other countries. Reqs. 7 (optional, other requirements will be substituted at camp to fulfill) Must be at least Life Rank None 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge/ B.S.A. Award Program Area Time(s) Offered Difficulty Level Description Pre Requisites Age/Rank Restriction Items to Buy Communications (Eagle Required) Technology 9:00am 9:45am 2:00pm 2:45pm Communication focuses on how people use messages to generate meanings within and across various contexts, cultures, channels, and media. Reqs. 4, 5, 7 (optional), 8 None None Computers Technology 11:00am 11:45am While working on this merit badge scouts will learn about the premise of computers and how they work. Also information on None None None Cooking Scoutcraft 11:00am 11:45am The Cooking merit badge introduces principles of cooking that can be used both at home or in the outdoors. Scouts who earn this badge will learn about food safety, nutritional guidelines, meal planning, and methods of food preparation, and will review the variety of culinary (or cooking) careers available. Reqs. 5, 6, 7 None Mess Kit (with silverware) Required for Merit Badge Electricity Technology 9:00am 9:45am Electricity is a powerful and fascinating force of nature. As early as 600 BC, observers of the physical world suspected that electricity existed but did not have a name for it. In fact, real progress in unraveling the mystery of electricity. None None None 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge/ B.S.A. Award Program Area Time(s) Offered Difficulty Level Description Pre Requisites Age/Rank Restriction Items to Buy Electricity Technology 2:00pm 2:45pm Electronics is the science that controls the behavior of electrons so that some type of useful function is performed. Today, electronics is a fast changing and exciting field. None None Electronics Kit available in the Trading Post Emergency Preparedne (Eagle Option) Scoutcraft 3:00pm 3:45pm Scouts are often called upon to help. Earning this merit badge helps a Scout to be prepared by learning the actions that can be helpful and needed before, during, and after an emergency. Must earn First Aid Merit Badge before this badge can be started; Reqs. 2b None None Energy Nature 2:00pm 2:45pm Saving, producing, and using energy wisely will be critical to America's future. If we are to leave future generations with a world in whi ch they can live as well Reqs. 4 None None Environmental Science (Eagle Required) Nature 10:00am 10:45am 3:00pm 3:45pm While earning the Environmental Science merit badge, Scouts will get a taste of what it is like to be an environmental scientist, making observations and carrying out experiments to investigate the natural world. qs. 1 None None 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge/ B.S.A. Award Program Area Time(s) Offered Difficulty Level Description Pre Requisites Age/Rank Restriction Items to Buy/Bring First Aid (Eagle Required) Scoutcraft 2:00pm 2:45pm First aid caring for injured or ill persons until they can receive professional medical care is an important skill for every Scout. With some knowledge of first aid, a Scout can provide immediate care and help to someone who is hurt or who becomes ill. All First Aid Reqs in Tenderfoot, Sec ond and First Class None None Fishing Waterfront 2:00pm 2:45pm 3:00pm 3:45pm Every Scout ought to be able to fish in order to get food for himself. A tenderfoot [beginner] who starved on the bank of a river full of fish would look very silly, yet it m ight happen to one who had never learned to catch fish. Any scout age 16 or older must have their NYS fishing liscense; be able to do Req 4 None May bring your own fishing pole Water Shoes Required Forestry Nature 9:00am 9:45am In working through the Forestry merit badge requirements, Scouts will explore the remarkable complexity of a forest and identify many species of trees and plants and the roles they play in a forest's life cycle.They will also discover some of the resources forests provide to humans and come to understand that people have a very large part to play in sustaining the health of forests. Reqs. 5, 7 None None 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge/ B.S.A. Award Program Area Time(s) Offered Difficulty Level Description Pre Requisites Age/Rank Restriction Items to Buy/Bring Geocaching Scoutcraft 2:00pm 2:45pm Scouts will be working with GPS and learning how to read maps and coordinates while looking for the cache. Reqs. 7 None May bring your own GPS (GPS will be provided for the session) Geology Nature 3:00pm 3:45pm Geology is the study of Earth. It includes the study of materials that make up Earth, the processes that change it, and the history of how things happened, including human civilization, which depends natural materials for existence. Req. 4a (optional) None None Graphic Arts Technology 10:00am 10:45am The field of graphic arts includes many kinds of work in the printing and publishing industries. Graphic arts professionals are involved in the creation of all kinds of printed communication, from business cards to books to billboards. The scope of printing communications is huge. Reqs. 6a or b or c (optional) None None Insect Study Nature 11:00am 11:45am In earning the Insect Study merit badge, Scouts will glance into the strange and fascinating world of the insect. Reqs. 4, 7 None None 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge/ B.S.A. Award Program Area Time(s) Offered Difficulty Level Description Pre Requisites Age/Rank Restriction Items to Buy/Bring Inventing Handicraft 10:00am 10:45am Inventing involves finding technological solutions to real world problems. Inventors understand the importance of inventing to society because they creatively think of ways to improve the lives of others. Explore the world of nventing through this new merit badge, and discover your inner inventiveness. Reqs. 2 None None Journalism Technology 4:00pm 4:45pm One thing is for sure about journalism: It is never boring. For a reporter, almost every day is different from the last. One day you might interview the mayor of the city, the next day report on a car accident, and the day after that preview a new movie. Req. 4 None None Kayaking BSA Waterfront 4:00pm 4:45pm Kayaking BSA provides an introduction to kayaking skills and safety procedures and serves as a pro gram opportunity for Boy Scout units in camp or out. Mastery of Kayaking BSA skills is a first critical step towards satisfying Safety Afloat guidelines for safe kayak excursions. Must be a swimmer None Water Shoes Required Leatherwork 10:00am 10:45am Scouts who complete the requirements to earn the Leatherwork merit badge will explore leather's history and its endless uses. They will learn to make a useful leather item Bring an Item for Req 4 None ather Kit available in Trading Post 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge/ B.S.A. Award Program Area Time(s) Offered Difficulty Level Description Pre Requisites Age/Rank Restriction Items to Buy/Bring Leave No Trace Award Nimawanachen 4:00pm 4:45pm Leave No Trace is a set of principles for participation in outdoor recreation that seeks to minimize the impact on the natural environment. None None None Lifesaving Waterfront 10:00am 11:45am No Boy Scout will ignore a plea for help. However, the desire to help is of little use unless one knows how to give the proper aid. The main purpose of the Lifesaving erit badge is to prepare Scouts. Must be a swim mer; Reqs. 1a None Water Shoes Required Mammal Study Nature 4:00pm 4:45pm A mammal may weigh as little as 1/12 ounce, as do some shrews, or as much as 150 tons, like the blue whale. It may spring, waddle, swim, or even fly. But if it has milk for its young, has hair of some kind, is relatively intelligent, and has warm blood, then it is a mammal. None None None Mile Swim Award Waterfront 9:00am 9:45am The Mile Swim BSA Award is offered by many Boy Scout Summer Camps as a part of their aquatics program. Must complete 1/4 mile, 1/2 in sequence before the Mile Swim None Water Shoes Required Motorbaoting Waterfront 3:00pm 3:45pm 4:00pm 4:45pm With the fun of operating a motor boat comes the responsibility for keeping that boat in first class condition, knowing and obeying the nautical "rules of the road," and gaining the general knowledge and skills to operate a boat None Fee Applied (Please pay at the Trading Post) Water Shoes Required 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge/ B.S.A. Award Program Area Time(s) Offered Difficulty Level Description Pre Requisites Age/Rank Restriction Items to Buy/Bring Nature Nature 10:00am 10:45am There is a very close connection between the soil, the plants, and all animal life, including people. Understanding this connection, and the impact we have upon it, is important to preserving the wilderness, as well as to our own well being as members of the web of nature. None None None Camp Merz Nimawanachen Program Nimawanachen 10:00am 11:45am 2:00pm 3:45pm This is our First Year Camper Program. Most Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class requirements will be covered. None None Mess Kit Older Scout Program Field Activities 9:00am 4:45pm This is an all day program for scout 15 years of age or older. This program will involve climbing, cycling, hiking, kayaking, and more. Scouts should expect a rigorous daily schedule with intense physical activities. Climbing Merit Badge Req. 7 (should know knots) Cycl ing Merit Badge will only receive partial Fees Apply May bring your own bike (cannot ride around camp) Orienteering Scoutcraft 3:00pm 3:45pm Orienteering, the use of map and compass to find locations and plan a journey, has been a vital skill for humans for thousands of years. None None None Painting Handicraft 3:00pm 3:45pm This merit badge provides an opportunity for Scouts to learn more about painting, including both the artistic and practical aspects. None None None 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge/ B.S.A. Award Program Area Time(s) Offered Difficulty Level Description Pre Requisites Age/Rank Restriction Items to Buy/Bring Paul Bunyan Award Nimawanachen 9:00am 9:45am The Paul Bunyan Woodsman award patch is not for uniform wear and should only be affixed to a blanket or backpack. None None None Personal Fitness Scout Craft 10:00am 10:45am Personal fitness is an individual effort and desire to be the best one can be. Regardless of their current levels of personal fitness, in the twelve weeks it will take Scouts to complete the athletic requirements for this merit badge, they will be in better shape, feel better about themselves, have more energy, and gain self confidence in their overall abilities. Reqs. 1, 6, 7, 8 None None Personal Management Technology 4:00pm 4:45pm Personal management is about mapping a plan for your life that will involve setting short range and long range goals and investigating different ways to reach those goals. Reqs. 8 None None Photography Handicraft 2:00pm 2:45pm Beyond capturing family memories, photography offers a chance to be creative. Many photographers use photography to express their creativity, using lighting, composition, depth, color, and content to make their photographs into more than snapshots. None None None 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge/ B.S.A. Award Program Area Time(s) Offered Difficulty Level Description Pre Requisites Age/Rank Restriction Items to Buy/Bring Pioneering Scoutcraft 4:00pm 4:45pm The Pioneering merit badge was one of the Original 57 Merit Badges issued by the Boy Scouts of America in Reqs. 2a None None Plant Science Nature 2:00pm 2:45pm Plant scientists use their curiosity and knowledge to develop questions about the world of plants. Then they try to answer those questions with further observations and experiments in the laboratory and in the field. None None None Radio Technology 3:00pm 3:45pm Radio is a way to send information, or communications, from one place to another. Broadcast ing includes both way radio as well as two way radio. None None None Rifle Shooting Shooting Sports 10:00am 10:45am 2:00pm 2:45pm Unless a rifle is handled incorrectly or recklessly, it is not dangerous. A rifle, like any other precision instrument, is manufactured to perform a specific task and can do so at no risk to the user or others. None None None Rowing Waterfront 11:00am 11:45am Rowing is the use of oars as a means of propelling boats, has grown from a basic method of transportation to a competitive sport and an enjoyable method of exercising. Must be a swimmer None Water shoes requires 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge/ B.S.A. Award Program Area Time(s) Offered Difficulty Level Description Pre Requisites Age/Rank Restriction Items to Buy/Bring Shotgun Shooting Shooting Sports 11:00am 11:45am 3:00pm 3:45pm A shotgun is a precision instrument, designed to shoot a shot charge in a specific pattern to cover a designated area at a certain distance. Unlike a rifle, the bore of the shotgun is not rifled, so the shot emerging from th e muzzle is not spinning. None Fees Apply None Small Boat Sailing Waterfront 3:00pm 4:45pm Sailing is one of the most enjoyable pastimes on the Must be a swimmer None Water shoes requires Snorkeling BSA Award Waterfront 2:00pm 2:45pm The Snorkeling BSA requirements introduce Scout age children and adult leaders to the special skills, Must be a swimmer None Water shoes requires Space Exploration Nature 4:00pm 4:45pm Space is mysterious. We explore space for many reasons, not least because we don't know what is out there, it is vast, and humans are full of curiosity. Each time we send explorers into space, we learn something we didn't know before. We discover a little more of what is there. None None 2011 Season Boy Scout Allegheny Highlands [ Camp Merz, BSA Merit Badge/ B.S.A. Award Program Area Time(s) Offered Difficulty Level Description Pre Requisites Age/Rank Restriction Items to Buy/Bring Swimming Waterfront 10:00am 10:45am 11:00am 11:45am 2:00pm 2:45pm The Swimming merit badge was one of the Original 57 Merit Badges issued by the Boy Scouts of America in Req. 3 None Water shoes requires Water Sports Waterfront 10:00am 11:45am Scouts will be able to learn how to water ski or wake board. None Fees Apply Water shoes requires Weather Nature 9:00am 9:45am Weather is one of the elective merit badges for the William T. Hornaday Awards for Boy Scouts. None None Weather Kit available in Trading Post Wilderness Survival Scoutcraft 10:00am 10:45am Scouts will learn how to survive in the wilderness by building their own shelters and signaling for help. None None Wood Carving Handicraft 11:00am 11:45am 4:00pm 4:45pm Scouts will use their pocket knife to carve a piece of wood. Must have Totin' Chip None