When examining animal, insect, or disease damage to trees, what should you describe?

The damage, its cause, and its effects.

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  1. The damage, its cause, and its effects ✔
  2. Only the tree's height
  3. Only the weather that day

Why: Scouts identify the damage, explain how it was caused, and describe its effects on the trees.

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Spotting damage early helps trees recover.
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Answer: The damage, its cause, and its effects. Scouts identify the damage, explain how it was caused, and describe its effects on the trees.

  1. Scouting America: Forestry www.scouting.org/merit-badges/forestry
    identify the damage, explain how the damage was caused, and describe the effects of the damage on the trees
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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