Pictured are Scout Leaders Joshua Weidman, Leo Lopez, and Roberet Merrill with Scouts Easton Merill, Tucker Weidman, Austin Lowry, Michael Lowry, Zakary Lopez, and Max von Wulffen.

All Boy Scout Merit Badges are not equal in that some badges demand more work and effort than others. The Forestry Merit Badge is an elective badge and among the more demanding to obtain. There are eight requirements with no easy path to meeting certain ones. That said,…