Come to River Bend Nature Center to complete achievements or electives for advancement. Choose from Option A or Option B to complete at River Bend Nature Center.
Please note: each option will take one hour and thirty minutes to complete successfully.
Option A
River Bend Nature Center will help the Tiger Cubs complete Achievement 5: Let’s Go Outdoors.
5F. Family Activity There will be a hike involved where the scouts will examine and describe the weather using all of their senses. Other fun activities will be involved as well.
5D. Den Activity Also during this hike we will learn about how leaves turn colors and later create leaf rubbings.
5G. Go See It! Will be completed during the program as we hike around the nature center.
Option B
This will complete elective 32 Feed the Birds.
Help River Bend Nature Center feed the birds. Come and create a bird feeder to take home and hang up outside, and see what birds stop by. During this program we will make a simple bird feeder, feed the birds at River Bend, and learn what types of birds are attracted to the bird feeders we construct.
EXTRA FUN
On your own, either before or after your program, make some time to complete elective 22 Picnic Fun. River Bend Nature Center has plenty of space and beautiful scenery for a picnic. Just make sure to bring a bag for trash.
Come to River Bend Nature Center to complete achievements or electives for advancement. Choose from Option A, B, or C to complete at River Bend Nature Center.
Please note: each options will take one hour and thirty minutes to complete successfully.
Option A
River Bend Nature Center will help the Wolf Scouts complete Achievement 6: Start a Collection.
Prior to coming to River Bend Nature Center, Wolf Scout should work on the Character Connection 6a. Also before the program, scouts should have an idea of what they want to collect at River Bend Nature Center. Items that the scouts should not collect would be living things, but a rock or leaf collection would work.
We will make a collection of the items scouts chose and construct a collecting box. We will go out on a hike to find the items the scouts want to collect. Materials will be provided to construct a collecting box. This will complete requirement 6b.
After the collections have been put together and labeled, then the scouts can share what they collected with a partner. This will complete the requirement 6c.
Option B
Come to River Bend Nature Center and complete Elective 13 Birds.
We’ll help the scouts start a list of birds they’ll see in a week. The Wolf Scouts can also help and learn how to put out nesting materials, clean out bird houses, feed the birds, and put up a birdhouse. A lot of different kinds of birds come and visit us here at River Bend, so don’t miss out!
Option C
Let’s have some fun with Elective 18 Outdoor Adventure!
Come and join us at River Bend Nature Center to create a treasure map (we’ll provide the treasure), an obstacle course, and adventure trail. This program will get the Wolf Scouts started with one summertime pack event. We’ll also educate Wolf Scouts about poisonous plants and how to identify them. After the completion of the program, the Wolf Scouts can use our facility to hold a picnic on their own.
Come to River Bend Nature Center to complete achievements or electives for advancement. Choose from Option A , B, or C to complete at River Bend Nature Center.
Please note: each options will take one hour and thirty minutes to complete successfully.
Option A
River Bend Nature Center will help the Bear Scouts complete Achievement 5: Sharing Your World with Wildlife.
We will observe the birds at River Bend and find what kinds of food they eat, where they live and observe their behaviors. This will complete requirement 5a.
There is the option of constructing a simple bird feeder or birdhouse (must let us know ahead of time, and there will be an extra fee for supplies). The scouts will be able to take their house or feeder home with them. This completes requirement 5b.
Also during the program we will explain what a conservation officer does and the difference between an officer and naturalist. This completes requirement 5c. And just by coming and visiting us here at River Bend Nature Center the scouts will complete requirement 5d.
We also have a fun activity where the scouts decide which animals, plants, and insects have been extinct for the last 100 years and which are endangered. This activity completes requirement 5e.
Option B
Come to River Bend Nature Center to earn scout Arrow Points by completing Elective 12: Nature Crafts.
We will complete all the requirements for this elective to also get the scouts started on the Cub Scout Conservation Award.
Option C
With this option scouts can come explore River Bend Nature Center and complete Elective 15: Water and Soil Conservation.
Again this will help the scouts get started on the Cub Scout Conservation Award.
Come to River Bend Nature Center to complete achievements or electives for advancement. Choose from Option A , B, or C to complete at River Bend Nature Center.
Please note: each options will take one hour and thirty minutes to complete successfully.
By completing one of these options, River Bend will help assist the scouts towards completing the Cub Scout World Conservation Award.
Option A
River Bend Nature Center will help the Webelos complete the Forester Achievement.
We will complete 5 out of the 10 requirements for this achievement during the program. The scouts will be able to identify common trees in this area and learn about the different layers of a forest, examine tree rings, learn about the benefits and harm of wildfires, and learn about forest plants.
Option B
Webelos must complete the Respect Character Connection before the program. This option will complete the Naturalist Achievement.
River Bend Nature Center will help the scouts discover and explore different habits and habitats of the wildlife that call this place home. The scouts will gain knowledge about how everything is connected in nature and gain an understanding of the importance of keeping things in balance.
Option C
Let’s work on the Outdoorsman Achievement at River Bend Nature Center.
Scouts must come prepared for this evening outdoor activity with being properly dressed and ready to complete this achievement. Scouts will gain knowledge about Leave No Trace Frontcountry Guidelines, learn about fire safety, help pick up litter around the nature center, and enjoy a campfire. The scouts will also have the option for a cookout during the campfire (an extra fee will be involved if the den would like River Bend to provide the food and wood for the cookout).
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