2019 Boy Scouts of America Environmental Science Merit Badge

Sandy Hook - Boy Scouts from around the tri-state area gathered at the Sea Grant building at Sandy Hook to earn their environmental science merit badge. Despite heavy rains and gusts of wind at Horseshoe Cove, the twenty eight candidates for the merit badge, led by volunteers from Sea Grant, took turns seining a tidal pool and conducting various studies of the nearby marsh. Even after being soaked from the rain, these scouts showed plenty of enthusiasm in learning more about the environment we all share, how we affect it, and how we can become better stewarts to maintain these delicate ecosystems for generations to come.