Nature (Conservation/Ecology)
Camp Barton's wooded setting between two gorges along the shore of beautiful Cayuga Lake offers a great opportunity for Nature study (officially "Conservation/Ecology", but that's sure a mouthful!). Birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians of all kinds can be found in Barton's hills, woods, fields and streams.
.
The Camp Barton Nature Trail will take you around the camp, and the dark skies far from cities are full of stars (well, when they're not full of clouds - this IS upstate New York, after all). The area's resources only add to the experience - for Bird Study, we're just a short drive from the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge at the head of Cayuga Lake or the internationally known Laboratory of Ornithology at Cornell University; for Geology, there's fossil hunting not at Portland Point across the lake; for Environmental Science, there are varied habitats of all kinds.
Barton offers the following Conservation/Ecology merit badges:
-
Archeology
- Astronomy *(3a,3b)
- Bird Study *(7)
- Energy
- Environmental Science
- Fish and Wildlife Management
- Forestry
- Geology
- Insect Study
- Landscape Architecture
- Mammal Study
- Nature *(5)
- Oceanography
- Plant Science
- Reptile & Amphibian Study
- Soil and Water Conservation
- Space Exploration
- Weather
* Requirements in parenthesis cannot be earned at camp. Scouts are encouraged to complete these requirements before camp, and to bring a note from their parents or other proof of completion.
Baden-Powell Council - Camp Barton, BSA
- By mail:
- Council Office: Baden-Powell Council, BSA - 2150 NYS Route 12, Binghamton, NY 13901
- During the camp season: Camp Barton, BSA - 9640 Frontenac Road, Trumansburg, NY 14886
- By phone:
- Council Office: - (607) 648-7888 - 877-674-8876 (toll free)
- Fax: (607) 648-7895
- Camp phone: (607) 387-9250
- By E-mail:
Back to Main Camp Barton Page