South Shore YMCA Nature Center – Geology Merit Badge Program 

Date: July 19th , 2026 

Time: 10:00am-11:30am 

Where: South Shore YMCA Nature Center, 48 Jacobs Lane, Norwell, MA 02061 

Who: Scouts (Ages 11-17) looking to earn the Geology Merit Badge 

Capacity: 26 Scouts 

Requirements before you come: Requirement 4 (a or b) 

Unearth secrets of the Earth at the South Shore YMCA Nature Center with our Geology Merit Badge course, led by certified Merit Badge Counselors. This engaging, hands-on program gives Scouts the opportunity to explore the dynamic forces that shape our planet while completing all the requirements for the Geology badge. 

Scouts will examine rock and mineral samples, learn how to read geological maps, explore the processes of erosion, sedimentation, and plate tectonics, and discover how geology impacts our everyday lives — from natural resources to engineering. 

Check-in will begin at 10:00 am with the Badge session starting at 10:15 am. 

Interested in the Oceanography merit badge? Stay for the oceanography merit badge from 12:00-1:30pm. Sign up for one or both!