New Fieldbook yet?

[KoreaScouter]

Our council service center has a poster up that says a new Fieldbook will be out soon. We're a fair distance from Irving. Anybody got one yet, or seen it? Is it that much different from the old? How much will this one cost? Is it printed on sturdier paper?

 

KS

[Bob White]

I saw the new Field Book being edited in August. It is due to the printers by years end and should be released in early January. Keep in mind in will take a few weeks to get distributed nationally.

 

BW

 

 

[Be_Prepared]

The 4th edition of the Fieldbook will be printed this fall, and may be ready later this year, or right after the first of the year.

 

It is full color, and has 34 chapters - about 600 pages or so. The retail price is expected to be $19.95.

 

One section of the Fieldbook will be devoted to Leave No Trace, including use of stoves and campfires, backcountry hygiene and waste disposal, and traveling and camping in special environments.

 

The "Appreciating Our Environment" section includes chapters on nature, geology, weather, plants, wildlife, and astronomy, similar to the third edition.

 

The last chapter, "Being Good Stewards of Our Resources" is the longest chapter in the book.

 

The Fieldbook suggests a variety of conservation projects that Scouts or Venturers might undertake, including trail and campsite improvement, taking a snow depth survey, improving stream quality, checking stream bank erosion, taking wildlife courses, and restoring wildlife habitat.