Camp Fire Conservation Fund

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The Camp Fire Conservation Fund has had a long and supportive relationship with the Boy Scouts of America.

The Camp Fire Club of America was founded in 1897 by a group of men who loved the outdoors. They included hunters, target shooters, anglers, explorers, authors, artists, photographers, and most most importantly conservationists. Naturalist William T. Hornaday organized the club. Daniel Carter Beard and Ernest Thompson Seton, the co-founders of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), were two of the original thirty-four charter members of Camp Fire.

Hornaday Silver Medal Winner Scholarship Opportunities for Higher Education

To honor select recipients of the William T. Hornaday Silver Medal award, the Camp Fire Conservation Fund offers an annual William T. Hornaday Silver Medal Scholarship. One scholarship recipient is chosen by Camp Fire from the Silver Medal winners each year. Consideration for this scholarship is automatic upon being awarded the Hornaday Silver Medal. Recent recipients include:

  • 2020 – Francis Micah Holston (Griffin, GA)
  • 2019 – Peter Livengood (Dunbar, PA)
  • 2018 – Trevor D. Burke (Dallas, TX)
  • 2017 – James Raubenheimer (West Chester, PA)
  • 2016 – Bennet L. David (Asheville, NC)
  • 2015 – Porter Z. Bradford (Blanding, UT)

Recent Articles About the Boy Scouts

Hornaday Silver Medal Winner Scholarships Announced

Peter Livengood (Dunbar, PA) – 2019 CFCA Hornaday Scholarship RecipientSophomore at California University of PA – Dual degree: BS is Fisheries and Wildlife Biology & Law and Public Policy Francis Micah Holston (Griffin, GA) – 2020 CFCA Hornaday Scholarship Recipient (Parents Lee and Karen )Junior at Kennesaw State University – Dual Major: Physics and Political […]

First William T. Hornaday Scholarship Recipient Funded by the Camp Fire Conservation Fund

To honor select recipients of the William T. Hornaday Silver Medal award, the Camp Fire Conservation Fund offers an annual William T. Hornaday Silver Medal Scholarship. One scholarship recipient is chosen by Camp Fire from the Silver Medal winners each year. Consideration for this scholarship is automatic upon being awarded the Hornaday Silver Medal. On […]

National Scouting Museum – Ernest Thompson Seton Memorial Library Plaque Dedication

The National Scouting Museum–Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico was officially dedicated on September 15th, 2018. After one and a half years of construction, the vision of combining the National Scouting Museum, previously located in Irving, Texas, and the Philmont Museum–Seton Memorial Library is complete. “These two historic institutions are now one comprehensive museum which […]