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Children and Family Programs

Geology Merit Badge

Earn your Geology Merit Badge at The Morton Arboretum!

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Explore the geology at The Morton Arboretum while earning your merit badge. Use a topographic map to determine elevation. Discuss the materials used at the Arboretum to build the roads and parking lots. Collect and learn about rocks and minerals.

This program meets in person at the Arboretum.

Instructor: Education program guide, The Morton Arboretum

Age: 11 to 17

Course number: M106

Instructor

Education program guide, The Morton Arboretum

The Arboretum’s education program guides are experienced professional educators and naturalists with a deep knowledge of the trails and ecology of The Morton Arboretum.

What to Know

Required Reading: Merit Badge Booklet

This program is held indoors and outdoors.

Dress for the weather and wear comfortable, sturdy shoes. Be prepared to walk on wood-chipped trails.

Bring a notebook and pen.

Program Schedule

Saturday, February 21, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Thornhill Education Center (parking lot P-21), West Side

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