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Scouts BSA Program
Scouts BSA Program
The Zoo Cup
The Zoo Cup
The Zoo Cup will be awarded to a "Scouts, BSA" troop or Venturing crew as a culmination of all events at the zoo. Consideration for this award will be given for Scout behavior, activity participation and overall unit conduct. The winning unit will be awarded the BSA Zoo Cup to be displayed at one of the council offices and will have first claim to a campsite at next year’s campsite.
UNIT DISPLAY
UNIT DISPLAY
We ask all Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Cub Scout Packs to create a public-facing activity or display station that demonstrates a Scout skill or other scouting activity. The displays should engage the public and preferably hands-on. Units are expected to gently encourage participation from the Scouts and Scouters attending, along with the general public but those units choosing to do cooking demonstrations are prohibited from giving samples.
Units who elect to host a display are expected to showcase a specific Scout skill or activity to the public. Some past displays have included first aid skills, knot games, animal tracks, wilderness survival, firebuilding, etc. No food samples will be allowed to be given this year and units should have their displays ready by 8:45AM on Saturday. All displays must be maintained between 9:00 AM to 11:30AM and 1:30PM to 3:30 PM on Saturday.
Pack Unit Displays
Saturday
8:45 a.m. Pack Units be ready for judges
Judges will perruse from 8:45p to 4:45p
Ribbon Awarded: 1st, 2nd, 3rd place
Sat Morning: Safari Code Hunt
Sat Morning: Safari Code Hunt
Safari Code Hunt is a patrol based navigation challenge that sends Scouts on an adventure across the Milwaukee County Zoo. This activity encourages Scouts to practice: Navigation skills, Teamwork and communication, and Observation and problem solving. Using GPS coordinates and compass navigation, teams will work together to locate checkpoints hidden throughout the zoo. Participants will begin at the Zoo Terrace, where they will receive instructions and their first set of coordinates. From there, teams will navigate to each waypoint, identify the correct location, and document their discovery before moving on to the next checkpoint.
Different levels of challenge are offered for different programs:
Scouts BSA / Venturing: Locate 20 waypoints throughout the zoo
Cub Scouts: Locate 10 waypoints throughout the zoo.
Participants should bring a compass and a GPS-enabled device (phone or GPS unit) to help locate coordinates. Teams will return to the Zoo Terrace to check in and record their progress once they have completed their course.
Sat Evening Activity: Jungle Relay
Sat Evening Activity: Jungle Relay
The Jungle Relay is a high-energy relay race across the northern side of the Milwaukee County Zoo. This year, the adventure centers on our featured animal: the Green and Black Poison Dart Frog. Patrols will test their teamwork, observation, and Scout skills across 6 distinct challenge stations.
Relay Logistics
Relay Logistics
The Team: Patrols or teams of 4–6 Scouts.
Start & Finish: The race begins and ends at the Flamingo Café.
The Flow: Scouts will run from the start line to each station together and finish together at the finish line.
Competition: Units are encouraged to set up "Cheer Zones" to root for their teams as they navigate the course.
The 6 Official Stations
The 6 Official Stations
Chimpanzee Cargo (Monkey Island): A "Jungle Style" spoon-and-egg race using a large wooden spoon and a green "crocodile egg". Navigate a 10-foot zigzag through "vines" without dropping the egg.
Nature Identification (By Reptile/Fish Building): A Cub-friendly matching game where Scouts must pair pictures of frogs with their correct names.
The Leaping Game (Badger-ish Exhibit): A standing long jump contest. A tape measure will record the distance jumped to earn team bonuses.
Lilly Pad Dash (Big Cats/Zebra Area): A navigation challenge where Scouts identify coordinates and navigate to find a hidden animal marker inside a box.
Poison Dart First Aid (East Side of Exhibit): A scenario-based challenge where Scouts must apply their first aid skills following contact with a poison dart frog.
The Auratus Rescue (Sky Climbing Zip Line): Tie a bowline knot around a "frog" and reel it in 3 feet from the rescue point without the knot coming undone.
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