The Eagle Badge is earned by completing 12 individual skill badges, each representing an essential outdoor or community-based competency. Once all twelve badges are achieved, the camper is awarded the Eagle Badge.
The twelve badges include:
Fire Badge – Demonstrating bow-drill fire making using sticks carved by the camper
Plant Badge – Identifying, foraging, cooking with, and responsibly using wild plants
Open Fire Cooking Badge – Preparing food over an open fire
Shelter Badge – Building a primitive shelter
Navigation Badge – Using a map and compass for navigation
Knots & Cordage Badge – Tying essential knots and creating cordage
Basketry Badge – Weaving baskets, including waterproof and carrying baskets
Advanced Knife Safety Badge – Earning permission to safely carry and use a knife as needed
Tracking Badge – Finding, identifying, and interpreting animal tracks in the wild
Bowl & Spoon Badge – Carving a wooden bowl and spoon by hand
Respect for Community Badge – Demonstrating responsibility, cooperation, and service
Respect for Nature Badge – Showing stewardship, care, and ethical interaction with the natural world
The final two badges are often referred to as “soft skills,” but they require intentional effort, consistent action, and personal accountability to earn.
Eagle Badge
The Eagle Badge is a Camp Forest–created badge and represents the next level of achievement after the Osprey Badge, which is the first badge campers can earn at Camp Forest, beginning as young as seven years old.
 
Each badge is handmade and hand-embroidered, making every Eagle Badge unique. The skills represented are strongly influenced by Indigenous knowledge and traditions, emphasizing self-reliance, respect, craftsmanship, and connection to the land.
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