Cub Scout Achievement/Elective Programs

Boy Scout Badge Programs

Eagle Scouts

Overnights

Trailside Backpack Program

Cub Scout Achievement/Elective Programs

On-line Registration
Or call (608) 221-0404 ext. 1

Fee: $35 per 12 scouts for 1.5 hour program, $45 per 12 scouts for 2 hour program

TIGER CUBS (1st grade or 7 years)

Achievement:
Let's Go Outdoors

WOLF CUBS (2nd grade or 8 years)
Achievement and all Electives met during Let's Go Camping! overnight

Achievement:
Your Living World

Electives:
Birds
Outdoor Adventure
Let's Go Camping!

BEAR CUBS (3rd grade or 9 years)
Complete all Achievements during a Family OutdoorAdventures overnight
Include all electives for Let's Go Camping! during a weekend overnight at Black Earth (2 nights)

Achievement:
Sharing Your World with Wildlife
Take Care of Your Planet
Let's Go Camping

Activities toward these Electives:
Space
Weather
Nature Crafts
Water and Soil Conservation
American Indian Life
Let's Go Camping!

WEBELOS (4th and 5th grades or 10-11 years)
Overnight program for Outdoorsman
Complete all four badges during a weekend overnight at Black Earth (2 nights)

Activity Badges:
Geologist
Naturalist
Forester
Outdoorsman

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Boy Scout Badge Programs

On-line Registration
Or call (608) 221-0404 ext. 1

BOY SCOUTS (6th grade through age 18)
3 hour program or overnight reccomended. Fee: $70 per 12 scouts for 3 hour program

Activities toward these Merit Badges:
Astronomy
Bird Study
Environmental Science
Forestry
Geology-Mineral Resources or Earth History Option
Indian Lore
Insect Study
Mammal Study
Nature
Orienteering
Reptile and Amphibian Study
Soil and Water Conservation
Weather
Wilderness Survival

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Eagle Scouts

The Aldo Leopold Nature Center has projects available to fulfill Eagle Scout requirements. Please contact us for more details.

education@naturenet.com or (608) 221-0404 ext. 2

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Overnights

Overnights can be held at the Aldo Leopold Nature Center's Black Earth campus. Three overnight options exist (see below for descriptions). Activities include badge work, night hike, and nighttime snack around the campfire.

To set up your overnight program or for more information please call (608) 221-0404 ext. 1

Overnight Program Options:

Campfire Camping

• Single night overnight: Arrive 7pm  and depart at 11:00am the next day.

• $25/scout ($250 minimum)

• 2 troop leaders free, each additional adult $10/each

• 24 scouts max

Scout Slumber

• All day/overnight: Arrive 9am and depart 11am the next day

• $40/scout ($400 minimum)

• 2 troop leaders free, each additional adult $10/each

• 24 scouts max
  

Overnight Adventure

• Full Weekend/Two-night overnight: Arrive 7pm and depart 9am the second day.

• $50/scout ($500 minimum)

• 2 troop leaders free, each additional adult $10/each

• 24 scouts max

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Click here for Scout Program Registration
or call (608)221-0404 ext. 1

Trailside Backpack Program

Enhance your scouts' exploration of nature with our Trailside Backpack Program! ALNC offers three seasonally themed backpacks containing easy-to-understand Exploration Guides and a host of tools to help your troop investigate and discover. Backpack activities may be used with scouts of all ages. Our seasonal themes are Spring is in the Air (spring), Crawling Critters (summer) and Snug in the Snow (winter).

$10 for Scout Groups

Drop-in hours are year-round Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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