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Spring Basic Backpacking
Feb 28-29, 2020
Winter Basic Backpacking
TBD, 2020
Desert Basic Backpacking
TBD 2020
Basic Backpacking
Learn the skills you need to take your scouts into the wild with confidence.
The course is organized around three components:
1. Classroom session focused on deep content (Friday evening / Saturday)
2. "In the field" map & compass day hike
3. Overnight backpacking trek with fellow classmates & a HAT Instructor
Syllabus
Adult Leadership
Bear Management
Clothing
Low Impact Camping
Mountain Medicine
Places To Go
Scout's Own
Stoves
Tents
Camps & Parks Guide
Backpacks
Boots
Food Planning
Map & Compass
Physical Conditioning
Putting It All Together
Sleeping Bags
Ten Essentials
Wilderness Survival
HAT Awards
John's Meadow, San Gorgonio Wilderness
Jim Spencer Conservation Award
Sponsoring Council
Greater Los Angeles
Award Dimensions
22'' x 2''
Summary
This is a unit award, granted when members of the Unit perform 1000, 2000, and 5000 cumulative hours of on-site work on USDA-Forest Service approved conservation projects.
Map Link (where applicable)
External Reference (where applicable)
Detailed Requirements
This award, which honors the accomplishments of long-time LAAC-HAT member Jim Spencer, is a Unit award. It is awarded when the following requirements are satisfied.
Requirements:
1. Members of the Unit perform 1,000, 2,000, and 5,000 cumulative hours of on-site work on USDA-Forest Service approved conservation projects.
a. Hours performed on all such projects since 1980 qualify for this award.
b. All qualifying hours apply, regardless of the awards or advancements earned by the individual participants,
2. Unit has a registered leader who is a Certified Trail Boss.
Use the Jim Spencer Conservation Award Application to obtain this award. The award is a ribbon, to be displayed on the Unit's flag, and a Certificate issued to the Unit.