Cub Scouts

Cub Scouts from Tigers through Webelos will explore the outdoor environment and the natural sciences through indoor and outdoor games, projects, stories and interpretive hikes. Your troop may choose a two-hour program (see below) or an overnight program from the topics listed below. We will complete most, if not all, of the requirements but the badge itself is not included. Come join us for a wonderful experience enjoying the great outdoors! Custom programs available, please call 734-997-1553 for more information.

What you need to know:

• Duration: Two hours
• Times: After school, evenings, and weekends.
• Cost: $9 per scout. Minimum charge $90. Adults: free.

Plan your visit.

Call (734) 997-1553 between 8:30-4 p.m., Mon-Fri or fill out this form to arrange a program. Please have the following information: Teacher name, School name, address, and contact phone number, program choice, ideal dates and class size.

Programs that meet electives and requirements

American Indian Life
Appropriate for: Bear
Travel through four seasons of traditional Anishinabe life, from building shelters to growing gardens, to passing down stories through generations and playing traditional games.

Birds
Appropriate for: Wolf
Get to know the feathery friends that call LSNC home! Go on a birding hike, make feeders to take home, and hear a story about birds.

Challenge Course
Appropriate for: WEBELOS
Are you up to the challenge? Use teambuilding and problem solving skills to get your group across giant slime rivers and fire swamps, You can while completing the challenges! No specific requirements covered.

Forester
Appropriate for: WEBELOS
Explore the tress in the forest! Learn about forests around the country then hike outside and identify some native trees of Michigan. How does a tree grow? What does it need to live? You’ll find out through activities and games.

Let’s Go Outside
Appropriate for: Tiger
Create a leaf rubbing guide to take on an exploratory hike through Black Pond Woods. Meet the animals in our critter house and play a fun game to learn how animals hide from predators.

Naturalist
Appropriate for: WEBELOS
Ever wonder where the birds go in the fall? Do you really know what poison ivy looks like? You will, because a naturalist is always observing the world around him. Explore and discover your natural world.

Outdoor Adventure
Appropriate for: Wolf
Join your den on an adventure trail, complete with obstacles around every turn! Follow clues to learn about the plants and animals that live in Black Pond Woods.

Sharing Your World with Wildlife
Appropriate for: Bear
Learn about endangered species as we make feeders for the wild birds in Black Pond Woods. We’ll enjoy a journey into the woods to search for our forest friends and then visit the animals in our critter house.

Water and Soil Conservation
Appropriate for: Bear
Become a pedologist as we discover what makes the soil and what relies on soil. Go on a hike and explore Black Pond to find out who calls it home.

Programs for academic belt loops & pins

Geology
Appropriate for: Tiger, Wolf, Bear and WEBELOS
What is made by pressure, heat, and water? Rocks! Explore the wonders of different kinds of rocks with all their uses and abilities.

Map and Compass
Appropriate for: Tiger, Wolf, Bear and WEBELOS
Become a cartographer as we learn to read a map and compass. Make a compass and with that knowledge in your head, you’ll complete our orienteering course.

Science
Appropriate for: Tiger, Wolf, Bear and WEBELOS
Roll up your sleeves and come prepared for some science exploration! Be wowed by the wonders of science through hands-on experiments and discoveries.

Wildlife Conservation
Appropriate for: Tiger, Wolf, Bear and WEBELOS
Through games and hands on activities learn what it means to be a good steward to the animals that share our planet. We’ll hike to see natural resources up close and do a small service project to help wildlife.