Earning Young Cultivator Merit Badges

Out There Kids

4. Park Place

Beginner Level

• Go to a local park and pick up a bag full of trash or weed any areas that need maintenance.

Intermediate Level

• Identify 3–5 indigenous trees or plants in your park by both their common and Latin names.

Expert Level

• Contact your local park service and ask where you could plant a tree in your area. (This would be great activity for Arbor Day or Earth Day.)

July, 2011 Edition