Scouting

The naturalists at Woodcock Nature Center can help your Boy and Girl Scouts earn badges and complete community service projects! Age-appropriate programs will be tailored to the needs, interests and activity level of your troop. Programs are offered Monday through Friday afternoons until 6 pm at the latest – please call (203) 762-7280 for more information.

BROWNIE TRY-ITS

We offer programs which complete ALL of the activities for the following:

Animals	Earth and Sky	Eco-Explorer
Plants	Watching Wildlife

We also offer programs which pertain to SOME but not all of the activities required to earn the following :

Outdoor Adventurer	Water Everywhere

JUNIOR BADGES

We offer programs which complete ALL of the activities for the following :

Earth Connections	Finding Your Way	Rocks Rock
Science Discovery	Wildlife

We offer programs which complete SOME but not all of the activities for the following :

Camp Together	Hiker	Outdoor Creativity
Plants and Animals	Science in Everyday Life	Water Wonders
Your Outdoor Surroundings

In some of these cases, your troop can complete all the activities required for a badge or Try-it through a program at the Woodcock Nature Center except for overnight campout activities.

Programs can also be tailored to the needs of individual troops.

Programs usually run for one hour, but depending on the badge activities, the program may require 1.5 hours. Prices: $8 per scout -with a minimum of ten scouts. Siblings count as participants. Feel free to come early or stay late for a snack – Reminder: we are a bring-in / bring-out facility, so please bring a trash bag.