Boy Scout & Cub Scout Programs
at the Nature Center
Roaring Brook Nature Center offers a wide variety of programs that can take place either at the center or at your school.
The Nature Center itself has a small interpretive building and 5 miles of hiking trails on about 160 acres of a state-owned wildlife preserve. The Nature Center also offers general seasonal walks or walks with a particular focus (for example birds, reptiles, etc.).
Please call the Nature Center to schedule a program at (860) 693-0263
Webelos
We will cover the following requirements for these badges:
- Webelos Adventure: Webelos Walkabout – 1, 2, 3, 6, and 7.
- Webelos/AOL Elective Adventure: Castaway – 1a, 1c, 2a, 2f, 2g.
- Webelos/AOL Elective Adventure: Earth Rocks! – 1a, 1b, 2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6 a, 6b, 7a or 7b.
- Webelos/AOL Elective Adventure: Into the Wild – 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9a.
- Webelos/AOL Elective Adventure: Into the Woods – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Bear Scouts
We will cover the following requirements for these badges:
- Bear Adventure: Fur, Feathers, and Ferns – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
- Bear Elective Adventure: Beat of the Drum – 1 and 3, 4, or 5;
- Bear Elective Adventure: Critter Care – 5, 6, and 7.- 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7.
Wolf Scouts
We will cover the following requirements for these badges:
- Wolf Adventure: Paws on the Path – 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.
- Wolf Adventure: Finding Your Way – 1a, 3a, 3b, 4, and 5.
- Wolf Adventure: Spirit of the Water – 1 and 2.
Tiger Cubs
We will cover the following requirements for these badges:
- Tiger Adventure: Backyard Jungle – 1, 2, 3, and 5.
- Tiger Adventure: Tigers in the Wild – 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7.
- Tiger Adventure: Sky is the Limit – 1, 2, 3, 6 and 8. (This special evening program is $10 per scout or sibling)
Roaring Brook Nature Center is also a great place to fulfill Community Service Projects, including Eagle Scout Badge requirements!
Bear and Webelo groups wishing to work toward the Cub Scout World Conservation Award may fulfill requirements and/or do service projects at the Nature Center.
Scout programs are offered on weekdays afternoons and Saturdays.
One-hour program
$11 per Scout; No charge for scout leaders/chaperones
$11 per non-scout sibling over the age of 4
$11 per extra adult
Two-hour program
(for older Scout Groups only)
$15 per Scout; No charge for scout leaders/chaperones
$15 per non-scout sibling over the age of 4
$15 per extra adult
How to Register
Please call to set a date and time for your program. Once a date and time have been set, you will be sent an invoice confirming your registration and balance due. Payments can be made before your program over the phone or by check. If you’d like to pay when you arrive to the nature center, we accept cash, check, or credit card.
Refunds & Rescheduling
If your Troop must cancel due to inclement weather, every effort will be made to reschedule on another date without additional charge. Advance notification is necessary in order to reschedule a program without loss of deposit.
Additional Information
These are OUTDOOR PROGRAMS. Please make sure that your scouts dress appropriately for the existing weather conditions. Remember, it may be colder or wetter here than at your house. For additional information, please contact the Nature Center.