Scout Merit Badge Programs
offers programs to meet the merit badge
requirements for all levels of cub scouts
and webelos, as well as help with boy
scout merit badges and eagle scout
projects. These scout programs have
been designed by experienced scout
leaders.
Note: For some merit badges there may be
aspects of the badges that have to be completed at
home.
Boy Scout Programs
Webelos
Choose a 2 hour program from one of
the following badges:
Forester
Scouts will learn to identify some of the
common native trees and forest plants of
Kansas and learn about the structure of the
forest ecosystem. They will learn about the
different qualities of wood and how they are
used for building. Scouts will study tree
growth through a tree ring exercise.
Naturalist
Scouts will learn about insects and birds and
their migrations. They will learn about the
different habitats in Kansas and about the
roles of animals in the ecosystems. Then
they will take a hike and identify some of the
animals and plants, including poison ivy.
Outdoorsman
Scouts will learn about fire safety, Leave No
Trace camping, and knots in an active hike
to the lake where they will make a sample
meal.
Geologist
Scouts will examine a variety of rocks and
fossils and learn about which minerals are
valuable. They will test for the attributes of
minerals such as hardness. They will learn
how different rocks are formed and about
the origins of fossils. Lots of hands on
activities.
Boy Scouts
Climbing Merit Badge
Boy scouts can meet all requirements for the climbing
badge in a 3 hour program on the nature center's 45
ft. climbing tower. All equipment provided.
Eagle Scout Projects
There are lots of possible eagle scout
projects available at the Stone Nature
Center. Contact us for more information:
785-273-5806
Boy Scout Program Costs
Tiger, Bear or Wolf Badges $65
Webelos 2 hrs. $75
Boy Scout Climbing Badge $100
For more information or scheduling,call:
(785) 273-5806
or Email US
Cub Scout Programs
Tiger Cub Badge
In this 1 1/2 hr. program the scouts will meet
7 requirements for their Tiger Badge. They
will visit the nature center, learn about an
animal, make a bird feeder, take a hike and
have a scavenger hunt for trash, learn
about recycling and make a leaf rubbing.
Wolf Badge
As one of the qualifications for the Wolf
badge, scouts will work on "Your Living
World". The scouts will take a scavenger
hunt for litter, learn about recycling, discuss
different forms of pollution and ways to save
energy.
Bear Badge
On their visit to the nature center, Bear
Scouts will learn about an animal and how it
lives, make a bird house, and learn about
the role of conservation officers. They will
be able to name an animal that has become
extinct and why this has occurred.
Wildlife Rehabilitation, Inc., a non-profit
organization dedicated to the support of wildlife
rehabilitation and education through the Stone Nature
Center, Topeka,KS.