Explore the relationship between trees, animals, plants, and even raindrops by studying the wildlife in our environment. Tour ancient San Diego County to “meet” wild animals from the past and learn about their present-day relatives. Come prepared for lots of walking, indoors and out.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Workshops include a guided walk; come prepared with sturdy shoes and water. Earn two badges in one day! Bring a sack lunch and sign up for both morning and afternoon workshops. Minimum of 10 scouts required for all programs.

Saturday, December 5, 2009; 10 AM–noon–This Program is Not Available.
$13 per scout

From the fluoride in your toothpaste to the roof overhead, rocks and minerals exist in our daily lives in many ways. Rocks tell us stories of the past; learn how to read them by exploring the Museum’s diverse collection of rocks, minerals, and fossils. Enjoy a geology hike and start your own rock collection.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Workshops include a guided walk; come prepared with sturdy shoes and water. Earn two badges in one day! Bring a sack lunch and sign up for both morning and afternoon workshops. Minimum of 10 scouts required for all programs.

Saturday, December 5, 2009; 1–3 PM –This Program is Not Available.
$13 per scout

Enjoy a unique science adventure at the Museum. Go on a fossil dig, discover the rock cycle, and start a rock collection of your own. A guided nature walk is included.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Scouts must do additional work outside of the workshop to complete merit badge requirements. Bring a sack lunch.

Saturday, December 12, 2009; 10 AM–2 PM
$24 per scout

Learn the basics of basketry techniques. Review safety procedures while working with tools of the trade. View and identify a variety of finished basket weaves, and create two small baskets using these techniques. Price includes all supplies needed to make both baskets. All merit badge requirements are met, except the campstool portion. Scouts can prepare the campstool before the workshop and bring in for the counselor to approve.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Scouts must do additional work outside of the workshop to complete merit badge requirements. Bring a sack lunch.

Saturday, December 19, 2009; 10 AM–2 PM
$30 per scout

Find out how creatures move and animals groove! Learn about local animals, their habitats, and how they are interconnected.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Workshops include a guided walk; come prepared with sturdy shoes and water. Earn two badges in one day! Bring a sack lunch and sign up for both morning and afternoon workshops. Minimum of 10 scouts required for all programs.

Saturday, January 9, 2010; 10 AM–noon
$13 per scout

Be an ecologist for a day as you explore Balboa Park and the San Diego Natural History Museum to discover how plants and animals live together to shape the environment.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Workshops include a guided walk; come prepared with sturdy shoes and water. Earn two badges in one day! Bring a sack lunch and sign up for both morning and afternoon workshops. Minimum of 10 scouts required for all programs.

Saturday, January 9, 2010; 1–3 PM
$13 per scout

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Workshops include a guided walk; come prepared with sturdy shoes and water. Earn two badges in one day! Bring a sack lunch and sign up for both morning and afternoon workshops. Minimum of 10 scouts required for all programs.

Saturday, January 23, 2010; 10 AM–noon
$13 per scout

In the concrete jungle of San Diego, trees line parkways and are nestled in canyons. Come to Balboa Park, one of the city’s best-known urban forests, and identify your native neighborhood trees.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Workshops include a guided walk; come prepared with sturdy shoes and water. Earn two badges in one day! Bring a sack lunch and sign up for both morning and afternoon workshops. Minimum of 10 scouts required for all programs.

Saturday, January 23, 2010; 1–3 PM
$13 per scout

Sample the many ways to explore the outdoors with minimal impact on the environment. Use nature as inspiration for art, learn how science and nature are connected, and explore some new outdoor hobbies. Be prepared to head outdoors to enjoy the local trails and gardens of Balboa Park (rain or shine).

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Workshops include a guided walk; come prepared with sturdy shoes and water. Earn two badges in one day! Bring a sack lunch and sign up for both morning and afternoon workshops. Minimum of 10 scouts required for all programs.

Saturday, January 30, 2010; 10 AM–noon
$13 per scout

From the fluoride in your toothpaste to the roof overhead, rocks and minerals exist in our daily lives in many ways. Rocks tell us stories of the past; learn how to read them by exploring the Museum’s diverse collection of rocks, minerals, and fossils. Enjoy a geology hike and start your own rock collection.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Workshops include a guided walk; come prepared with sturdy shoes and water. Earn two badges in one day! Bring a sack lunch and sign up for both morning and afternoon workshops. Minimum of 10 scouts required for all programs.

Saturday, January 30, 2010; 1–3 PM
$13 per scout

Experience a night at the Museum earning your Eco-Explorer Try-it. With a special focus on habitats in San Diego County, learn what makes our home such a special place for wildlife. Design a habitat to take home, explore DARWIN: Evolution|Revolution, and curl up for the night in an ancient habitat of your choice.

Theme-based overnight programs include General Admission to the Museum, admission to DARWIN: Evolution|Revolution, a giant-screen film, hands-on activities, evening snack, continental breakfast, and a special Museum patch.

Friday, February 5; 6 PM–Saturday, February 6, 2010; 8 AM
$45 per scout; $30 per leader or adult

Boy Scout troops and prospective Eagle Scouts are invited on a special field trip with Bat Biologist Drew Stokes. Meet off-site to learn about bats and perform a site reconnaissance in rural San Diego County. Artificial bat-house building designs will be discussed and assistance given with locating suitable spots for placement of the houses. After the field trip, scouts may return to the site to hang up a bat house which the scout has built. Help collect data on local bats by continuing to monitor the bat house and visiting other bat house locations throughout San Diego County.

$24 per scout
February 6, 2010; 11 AM–1 PM
Advance registration by January 22, 2010, is required.

Plants play a vital role in daily subsistence, from fresh air to food and medicines. Explore the local plant life in Balboa Park while practicing field-botany techniques. A moderate hike is included. Please bring sturdy shoes and water.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Scouts must do additional work outside of the workshop to complete merit badge requirements. Bring a sack lunch.

Saturday, February 20, 2010; 10 AM–2 PM
$24 per scout

What do plants have to do with our life? Everything—we eat, breathe, and use plants in various ways every day. Discover, through experiments and observation, the plants in our local environment.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Workshops include a guided walk; come prepared with sturdy shoes and water. Earn two badges in one day! Bring a sack lunch and sign up for both morning and afternoon workshops. Minimum of 10 scouts required for all programs.

Saturday, February 27, 2010; 10 AM–noon
$13 per scout

Be an ecologist for a day as you explore Balboa Park and the San Diego Natural History Museum to discover how plants and animals live together to shape the environment.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Workshops include a guided walk; come prepared with sturdy shoes and water. Earn two badges in one day! Bring a sack lunch and sign up for both morning and afternoon workshops. Minimum of 10 scouts required for all programs.

Saturday, February 27, 2010; 1–3 PM
$13 per scout

In the concrete jungle of San Diego, trees line parkways and are nestled in canyons. Come to Balboa Park, one of the city’s best-known urban forests, and identify your native neighborhood trees.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Workshops include a guided walk; come prepared with sturdy shoes and water. Earn two badges in one day! Bring a sack lunch and sign up for both morning and afternoon workshops. Minimum of 10 scouts required for all programs.

Saturday, March 13, 2010; 10 AM–noon
$13 per scout

Experience the splendid outdoors while earning a Naturalist badge! Learn how to identify local plant, insect, and animal species. Enjoy a hike into Florida Canyon and visit the Museum’s insect zoo.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Workshops include a guided walk; come prepared with sturdy shoes and water. Earn two badges in one day! Bring a sack lunch and sign up for both morning and afternoon workshops. Minimum of 10 scouts required for all programs.

Saturday, March 13, 2010; 1–3 PM
$13 per scout

Enjoy a unique science adventure at the Museum. Go on a fossil dig, discover the rock cycle, and start a rock collection of your own. A guided nature walk is included.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Scouts must do additional work outside of the workshop to complete merit badge requirements. Bring a sack lunch.

Saturday, March 20, 2010; 10 AM–2 PM
$24 per scout

Explore the relationship between trees, animals, plants, and even raindrops by studying the wildlife in our environment. Tour ancient San Diego County to “meet” wild animals from the past and learn about their present-day relatives. Come prepared for lots of walking, indoors and out.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Workshops include a guided walk; come prepared with sturdy shoes and water. Earn two badges in one day! Bring a sack lunch and sign up for both morning and afternoon workshops. Minimum of 10 scouts required for all programs.

Saturday, April 3, 2010; 10 AM–noon
$13 per scout

From the dandelion growing in the crack of a sidewalk to the blue whale that calls the ocean its home, wildlife is found in every niche of the world! Discover the ins and outs of wildlife in San Diego County by exploring the local trails and Museum specimens.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Workshops include a guided walk; come prepared with sturdy shoes and water. Earn two badges in one day! Bring a sack lunch and sign up for both morning and afternoon workshops. Minimum of 10 scouts required for all programs.

Saturday, April 3, 2010; 1–3 PM
$13 per scout

Plants play a vital role in daily subsistence, from fresh air to food and medicines. Explore the local plant life in Balboa Park while practicing field-botany techniques. A moderate hike is included. Please bring sturdy shoes and water.

Price includes same-day General Admission, excluding separately priced exhibitions. Scouts must do additional work outside of the workshop to complete merit badge requirements. Bring a sack lunch.

Saturday, April 10, 2010; 10 AM–2 PM
$24 per scout