Scouting America

Scouting America: Soil and Water Conservation

Scouting America: Soil and Water Conservation SOLD OUT

Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM

Ages 11-17

 

Cost: $25 per person

 

About the Workshop

Bayard Cutting Arboretum welcomes Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts of America) to complete the requirements needed to earn their Soil and Water Conservation Merit Badge.

Scouts will explore topics such as erosion, watersheds, aquifers, water pollution, and water treatment. They will also learn about the importance of plants in soil and water conservation.

Scouts are asked to wear Class B attire, bring a bagged lunch, a field journal, a pen, and a blue card signed by their Scoutmaster. It is also recommended that Scouts review requirements 1, 2a-c, 5a, and 6a-c ahead of the program as to contribute to our discussion.

 

  1. Parking fees may apply; visit our Hours page for details.
  2.  Transactions will be processed through the Natural Heritage Trust, fees cannot be refunded for participant cancellation.
  3. For additional questions, contact our Education Coordinator, K.T. Williamson, via email at KT.Williamson@parks.ny.gov.

Scouting America: Forestry Merit Badge

Scouting America: Forestry Merit Badge SOLD OUT

Saturday, April 5, 2025  |  9:30 AM- 1:30 PM

Ages 11-17

 

Cost: $25 per participant

Enroll in Forestry Merit Badge Here

 

 

Bayard Cutting Arboretum welcomes Scouting America (formerly Boy Scouts of America) to complete the requirements needed to earn their Forestry Merit Badge.

 

Scouts will explore the remarkable complexity of a forest and identify many species of trees and plants and the roles they play in a forest’s life cycle. They will also discover

some of the resources forests provide to humans and come to understand that people have a very large part to play in sustaining the health of forests.

 

Scouts are asked to wear Class B attire, and bring a bagged lunch, field journal, and a blue card signed by their Scoutmaster. It is also recommended that scouts review requirements 3, 4, and 7 ahead of the program to contribute to our discussion.