Into the WoodsCub Scout- Webelo

Klehm Arboretum & Botanic

Garden

Requirements

Scouts must complete the following requirements

1.) Identify two different groups of trees and the parts of a tree.

2.) Identify six trees common to the area where you live. Tell whether they are native to your area. Tell how both wildlife and humans use them.

3.) Identify six plants common to the area where you live. Tell which animals use them and for what purpose.

4.) Visit a nature center, nursery, tree farm, or park, and speak with someone knowledgeable about trees and plants that are native to your area. Explain how plants and trees are important to our ecosystem and how they improve the environment.

5.) Develop a plan to care for and then plant at least one plant or tree, either indoors in a pot or outdoors. Tell how this plant or tree helps the environment in which it is planted and what the plant or tree will be used for.

6.) Make a list of items in your home that are made from wood and share it with your den. Or with your den, take a walk and identify useful things made from wood.

7.) Explain how the growth rings of a tree trunk tell its life story. Describe different types of tree bark and explain what the bark does for the tree.

Into the Woods is one of the Webelos/Arrow of Light elective

adventures. For the Into the Woods adventure, Webelos learn all about

trees and the forest ecosystem.

Requirement 1Hike to the collection of small maples and point

out the parts of the trees using the guide below.

Requirement 1 cont

Using the guide below, identify two different

groups of trees. Record your identified groups

below. Use the list below to help you.

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Common Tree Groups

Maples

Magnolia

Oak

Beech

Birch

Lime

Pine

Requirement 2

Tree Native/ Invasive Use

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Hike around the gardens and use the signs to identify 6

trees common to your area, and how they are used. Fill

out the information below.

Requirement 3

Plant Use

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Hike around the gardens and use the signs to

identify 6 plants common to your area, and how

they are used. Fill out the information below.

Requirement 4

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As you are hiking around the gardens, speak to

one of the volunteers about the importance of

plants to our ecosystem and environment. Record

what you learned below. If no volunteer is

available, discuss the topics as a pack/ with your

leader.

Requirement 5Although you are unable to plant a tree at Klehm

Arboretum, we encourage you to take advantage of our

resources to help you when your return home. Below

are some of the ways you may find Klehm helpful.

• Visit the library located in the Visitors Center to learn about planting

• Visit the greenhouse located in the Clarcor Pavilion to see how we grow our plants

• Ask our various staff members volunteers questions about growing your plant

Requirement 6

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Make a list of items in your home

that are made from wood.

Requirement 7

Tree Growth Rings:

A layer of wood produced during one tree's growing season. A cross-section of a tree often shows a distinct pattern of concentric tree rings. By counting the tree rings you can estimate the age of the tree.

Read the information below about tree growth rings.

Then visit the classroom hallway of the Visitors

Center. Stop and look at the giant log and it’s

growth rings.

Requirement 7Review the different kinds of bark below and

discuss why bark is important to the tree

Benefits/ Purpose of Bark

Outer Bark- Tree’s protection from the outside world, it helps

keep out moisture, prevents the tree from losing moisture,

insulates against cold/ hear, and wards off insect enemies

Inner Bark- Pipeline for food to pass to the rest of the tree.

Cracked Bark

Peeling BarkSmooth Bark

Fissured BarkScaly Bark