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Amy Felder

I Leave No Trace

The National Park Service’s arrowhead emblem inspired the shape of my I Leave No Trace patch, which features Delicate Arch. I like how...

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I Do Not Pick Wildflowers

The warmer weather has me longing for spring and thinking of wildflowers! Image credit: Merit Badge:: I Do Not Pick Wildflowers, 2020 |...

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I Do Not Feed Wildlife

The merit badge I Do Not Feed Wildlife was inspired by a chipmunk we came across while hiking in Yosemite. The chipmunks had been fed so...

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Merit Badges

In today’s world of video games, SMART phones, television, computers, and social media, it is easy to lose touch with nature (Anderson...

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Tree Carving

My final Demerit Badge is Tree Carving. After coming across several vandalized trees in Rocky National Park, it seemed fitting to make a...

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The Loss of Silence

This bright yellow diamond patch resembles a road sign with an infographic of a hiker. Considering the loss of silence and how we cannot...

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Traffic Jam

My demerit badge Traffic Jam features a scene of bumper to bumper traffic in Yosemite Valley. While living in California, we would visit...

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Industrial Tourism is a Threat

“Industrial Tourism is a threat to national parks.” [1] The first patch I made was Off Trail. The Demerit Badge captures a hiking boot in...

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I Do Not Cause Wildfires

As part of my current series Paradise Lost, I create merit and demerit badges that reframe and modernize the traditional "Leave No Trace"...