Woodcraftsman

JB-3(Corresponding badge for over 14Yrs 6 months – SB-3 Naturalist)

Objective: - Demonstrate the knowledge and skill in basic woodcraft

1. Keep a woodcraft diary for six months giving records with dates and places of not less than 10 birds, 10 plants, 10 trees, 10 butterflies or moths, and a short account of other animals which have been seen; and illustrate the records with pencil sketches or photographs, carbon impressions or pressed specimens of leaves etc.

2. Make a collection of 20 different species of flowers, ferns, grasses, giving names, places and dates, and recognize them as well and give a short description of 5 of the specimens

   1. OR Make a collection of photographic or carbon impressions or sketches or plaster casts of leaves of 20 trees and 5 shrubs giving names, places and dates, and recognize them.

   2. OR Make 15 sketches of animals or birds from life, and give a brief description of their habitat, eating habits etc.

   3. OR Keep a simple aquarium for three months, stocked with specimens collected by him, and discuss his observations with the examiner.

Available Badge Examiners

Examiner	Address	Phone Number
Mr. Priyankara Boteju	60 1st Lane, Medawelikada Road, Rajagiriya	071 416 7710, 011 288 5301
Mr. Senaka De Fonseka	73 E/4, 06th Lane, Lake Crescent, Attidiya,Attidiya, Dehiwala	077 772 6790
Mr.G.M.R.I.B. Jayasundara		070 382 0916, 011 283 663