tk Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 

 San Francisco Office ) 



FOREST BADGES 

 VOR BOY SCOUTS 



United States District Forester Coert JDuBois has just re- 

 ceived from the maker a supply of badges which are to be giszen 

 to the Bey Scouts who qualify next summer as National Frrest 

 '.ides. To become eligible tn receive a badge, the Scout is re- 

 quired to spend at least ten days on a National Forest performing 

 useful service during the fire season under the direction of 

 federal forest officers. At the end of this period he has to 

 -ass an examination in elementary forestry. 



The first Scout to receive the badge was a Mill Valley 

 boy who worked on the Tahoe Forest last summer under Forest Su- 

 pervisor ?.. I. P. Bigelow. He performed with credit the duties 

 assigned to him, being specially complimented by Bigelow for his 

 conduct at the Crystal Peak fire, and passed the examination with 

 a fair rating. 



The badge is of bronze, with the Forest Service pine 

 '. ree in relief encircled by the words "National Forest Aide", 

 e District Forester expects that a number of them will be 

 .rned by the Boy Scouts next season. 



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