Scouts BSA: Geocaching & Geology Merit Badge Camporee
Join troops from all over the northeast and beyond for an exciting Merit Badge weekend!
On Saturday, engage in a fun outdoor activity that promotes the ideals of Leave No Trace principles with the Geocaching Merit Badge. Scouts will learn to operate a handheld GPS unit, set coordinates, and find waypoints. They will use teamwork and games to discuss map-making, geocaching lingo, safety, and rules. Scouts will also get practice using a map and compass. A scout-centered geocache hunt awaits at the end of the day. Each scout makes a CITO craft to use in their own geocaching adventures.
All participants will explore the caverns on a guided Blacklight Adventure tour Saturday evening.
On Sunday, discover the depths of geoscience studies with the Geology Merit Badge. Scouts will investigate rock & mineral properties, while learning to identify them. They will dive deep into geological time while exercising their creativity and looking at sample fossil specimens. Mineral resources, maps, and career possibilities are also discussed. Each scout will put together a rock collection and a fossil collection to take home.
All workshops taught by registered Merit Badge Counselors and all Merit Badge requirements for each badge are complete by the end of the event. Primitive camping and lunches included.
