Boy
Scouts
Achievements, Electives, and Awards
We can help your scouts earn any of several nature or environmental science badges. Through hands-on activities, games, and hikes through the woods, your scouts won't realize that they're learning!
Most programs average 1.5 hours, but check with the program you’re interested in for the specific time it takes. All programs are marked with the season(s) they are best done in. All programs can be done inside and outside.
Individual badges/patches that can be completed here will be highlighted in Green. Individual badges/patches that can be worked on here will be highlighted in Brown:
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Elective 22- Picnic Fun**: This badge can be completed during an evening campfire by adding hot dogs to your program. It can also be completed during the day by preparing and consuming lightweight portable foods during the course of another program. This elective can be done in any season. Length = 1-1.5 hours, depending on the program is it added to. Elective 30- Plant a Seed: Learn how you can grow plants from the foods you eat every day, and then hit the trails to discuss the seeds we can find at TNC! This elective can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours. Elective 31- Learn About Animals: By doing this activity, Tiger Cubs will not only learn about an animal but will also get to meet a LIVE animal. This elective can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours. Elective 32- Feed the Birds: This activity encourages Tiger Cubs to learn more about our feathered friends while creating feeders to take home or hang here at TNC. This elective can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours. Elective 33- Cleanup Treasure Hunt: By doing this activity, your Tiger Cub will develop an appreciation of and respect for the world around him while helping to clean up TNC. This elective is best done in the spring, summer, or fall. Length = 1.5 hours. Elective 34- Conservation: By doing this activity, your Tiger Cub will become aware of what he uses and encourage him not to waste resources while learning with fun filled activities and hands-on exploration. This elective can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours. |
Elective 35- Fun Outdoors: Come and learn some of TNC’s favorite outdoor games! We’ll take a hike and incorporate several trail games during our time together. This elective can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours. Elective 47- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: By doing this activity, your Tiger Cub will become aware of what he uses and encourage him not to waste resources while learning with fun filled activities and hands-on exploration. This elective can be done in any season. Length= 1 hour. Tiger Cub Leave No Trace Awareness Award: This award takes three visits to complete, and covers Achievement #5. We encourage you to enjoy the Tenafly Nature Center in three different seasons while you learn about the ethics of Leave No Trace. This award can be done in any season. Each visit will take 1.5 hours and consists of a hike each visit.
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**Can be done at night in conjunction with a night hike or campfire program
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Achievement 7- Your Living World: By doing this activity, your Wolf Cub will develop an appreciation of and respect for the world around him while helping to clean up TNC. This achievement can be done in any season. Length= 1.5 hours. Elective 10- American Indian Lore: Learn how the Native Americans lived and played around the time of first contact with Europeans. This elective can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours.
Elective 17- Tie It Right: Learn how to tie knots, wrap items, and dress yourself with the activities included in this badge. This elective can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours. |
**Elective 18-Outdoor Adventure: By doing this activity, your scout will develop an appreciation of and respect for the world around him while enjoying fun-filled activities here at TNC. This badge can be added on to an evening campfire by adding hot dogs to your program. It can also be completed during the day by preparing and consuming lightweight portable foods during the course of another program. This elective can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours as a stand alone, 3 hours with a campfire. Cub Scouting's: Leave No Trace Awareness Award: This award takes three visits to complete. We encourage you to enjoy the Tenafly Nature Center in three different seasons while you learn about the ethics of Leave No Trace. This award can be done in any season. Each visit will take 1.5 hours and consist of a hike each visit. Cub Scout World Conservation Award: This award can not be completed here at TNC; however, we can help you with Achievement #7: Your Living World, Elective #13: Birds, and a conservation project. This award can be done in any season. Length = 3 hours. |
**Can be done in conjunction with a night hike or campfire program
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Achievement 22 – Tying It All Up: Learn a variety of knots, as well as other rope skills and even a magic trick! This badge can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours. **Elective 1- Space: Learn about the night sky from the planets and constellations to the moon’s changing face. We’ll even make our own rocket that flies! This badge is best done in the winter and at least 2 hours after sunset. Length = 2 hours. Elective 12- Nature Craft: Learn how nature has and still can inspire creativity in you and others. We cannot complete this badge at TNC, but we can cover requirements A-D and H. This badge is best done Spring-Fall. Length = 2 hours. |
Elective 15- Water and Soil Conservation: By doing this activity, your Bear Cub will become aware of what he uses and encourage him not to waste resources while learning with fun filled activities and hands-on exploration. This badge is best done Spring-Fall. Length = 2 hours. Elective 24- American Indian Life: Learn how the Native Americans lived and played around the time of first contact with the European "explorers." This badge is best done Spring-Fall. Length = 2 hours. Cub Scouting's: Leave No Trace Awareness Award: After you’ve completed Achievement #12, come to the Tenafly Nature Center to earn this award. This award takes three visits to complete. We encourage you to enjoy the Tenafly Nature Center in three different seasons while you learn about the ethics of Leave No Trace. This program can be done in any season. Each visit will take 1.5 hours and consist of a hike each visit. Cub Scout World Conservation Award: This award can not be completed here at TNC; however, we can help you with Achievement #5, Elective #15, and a den conservation project to get you on your way. This award is best done Spring-Fall. Length = 3 hours. |
** Can be held in conjunction with a night hike or campfire program.
Forester:
Visit TNC with your den and take time to
notice the forest that surrounds you. You will learn about the forest and why it
is important to conserve this land. This badge is best done Spring-Fall. Length=
2 hours.
Geologist: Learn about our local geology and the processes that created it! Located on the Palisades, TNC offers a unique geological site to complete this badge. This badge can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.
Naturalist: There is so much to learn about outdoors! Through these achievement activities your scout will develop an appreciation of and respect for the world around him. This badge can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.
**Outdoorsman: Camping can be a fun! Be prepared, learn all about the do's and don't of this outdoor activity before you go on a overnight trip with your fellow scouts, family, or friends. This badge cannot be completed at TNC, but we can help you complete five requirements of this badge. Length = 3 hours as a stand-alone, 4 hours when a campfire is incorporated.
**Cub Scout World Conservation Award: We will cover all the requirements for the Forester and Naturalist badges, as well as 5 requirements of the Outdoorsman badge. A den conservation project is also included. This award can be achieved in one 6 hour program, or can be completed by making several visits to TNC over the course of a season.
**Can be held in conjunction with a night hike or campfire program.
Achievement
5- Let's Go Outdoors:
Elective 13- Birds:
