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== [[Outdoor Adventure Skills]] Nature ==
Natural observation and where it fits into the various stages of different [[Outdoor Adventure Skills]] badges. 
* [[Media:OASbyTopic_Part_18.pdf|PDF reference copy]]

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| style="background-color:orange;" | [[File:OAS-scoutcraft-1.png|50px|link=Scoutcraft_Skills_Stage_1]]  
| | 1.6 I can name three wildflowers by direct observation 
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| style="background-color:orange;" | [[File:OAS-scoutcraft-2.png|50px|link=Scoutcraft_Skills_Stage_2]]  
| | 2.5 I can identify four types of trees by direct observation in a wild field, bush or forest. 
| style="background-color:DarkRed;" | [[File:OAS-emergency-aid-2.png|50px|link=Emergency_Aid_Skills_Stage_2]]   
| | 2.14 I know some of the wild animals in my area and how to be safe around them. 
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| style="background-color:orange;" | [[File:OAS-scoutcraft-3.png|50px|link=Scoutcraft_Skills_Stage_3]]
| | 3.8 I can identify three wild animal tracks. 
| style="background-color:DarkRed;" | [[File:OAS-emergency-aid-3.png|50px|link=Emergency_Aid_Skills_Stage_3]]  
| | 3.13 I can identify some of the poisonous/hazardous plants in my area, and those I may encounter when travelling in Canada. <br>
3.15 I can treat bee stings and reactions to some local plants, such as stinging nettle. 
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| style="background-color:orange;" | [[File:OAS-scoutcraft-4.png|50px|link=Scoutcraft_Skills_Stage_4]]
| | 4.8 I can safely identify three edible wild plants. (Note: Scouters must approve all plants before they are consumed by Scouts.) 
| style="background-color:DarkRed;" | [[File:OAS-emergency-aid-4.png|50px|link=Emergency_Aid_Skills_Stage_4]]  
| | 4.12 I know how to treat and report (if appropriate) insect and animal bites.  
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| style="background-color:orange;" | [[File:OAS-scoutcraft-5.png|50px|link=Scoutcraft_Skills_Stage_5]]
| | 5.7 I have caught, cleaned and cooked a fish over a campfire 
| style="background-color:Gold;" | [[File:OAS-trail-5.png|50px|link=Trail_Skills_Stage_5]]
| | 5.18 I can recognize and respond to hazards from flora and fauna.
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| style="background-color:orange;" | [[File:OAS-scoutcraft-6.png|50px|link=Scoutcraft_Skills_Stage_6]]
| | 6.7 I have identified 15 bird species in the wild using a written birding record journal.
| style="background-color:DarkRed;" | [[File:OAS-emergency-aid-6.png|50px|link=Emergency_Aid_Skills_Stage_6]]  
| | 6.5 I can identify common poisonous plants in my area and I know how to treat exposure and symptoms. 
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| style="background-color:orange;" | [[File:OAS-scoutcraft-7.png|50px|link=Scoutcraft_Skills_Stage_7]]
| | 7.6 I can identify the poisonous living organisms, animals and plants in Canada.
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| style="background-color:orange;" | [[File:OAS-scoutcraft-8.png|50px|link=Scoutcraft_Skills_Stage_8]]
| | 8.7 I have observed (and photographed as proof) a total of 15 North American mammals, reptiles or amphibians in the wild. 
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| style="background-color:orange;" | [[File:OAS-scoutcraft-9.png|50px|link=Scoutcraft_Skills_Stage_9]]
| | 9.6 I have planted a minimum of 100 new trees. 
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