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Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts of the USA stress the development of important qualities including leadership, strong values and social conscience. Riverbend's Girl Scout programs combine an array of fun hands-on activities to help them add environmental awareness to the list.

Brownies

Our programs are geared toward helping your Brownies have a positive experience in nature. You can choose from Badge Try-It's, Campfire Socials, Big Red Barn Overnights, Night Hikes and Service Days. Whether it's through making a s'more for the first time or catching a frog at our pond, your Brownies will experience the delight of being outside!

Brownie Try-Its

• Eco-Explorer
  Ecology is the study of how living and non-living work together in the environment. This high-energy program introduces concepts like habitat and food chain through a fun blend of outdoor exploration, nature crafts and a scavenger hunt.
• Watching Wildlife
  In this Try-It program, your scouts will observe wiggly worms, inspect nests, learn the songs of local birds, and meet some animals in our live collection.
• Water Everywhere
  Brownies learn the importance of water to all living things in this wet and wild program. We will visit the pond and stream in search of insects, frogs, crayfish, newts and more!
• Earth and Sky
  From the sky above to the dirt beneath our feet, there is a lot to be learned about nature in this exciting program.  Brownies will dig in the dirt, watch clouds, and look for birds and other flying animals in this fun outdoor program.
  
  
  

Junior

Confidence-building through exploration is a part of being a Junior Girl Scout. Riverbend's badge programs will help Juniors develop their knowledge of the outdoors through wildlife study & identification, outdoor exploration and nature crafts.

Junior Badges

• Earth Connections
  By performing soil studies, reading tree rings and participating in a high-energy eco-game, scouts will learn the basic premise that everything in nature is connected through the web of life.
• Wildlife
  After participating in this lively wildlife exploration, scouts will be able to identify a nuthatch, define the difference between a reptile and an amphibian and much, much more!
• Rocks Rock
  Learning about geology is a great way to connect scouts to the natural world. Scouts will explore the wonderful world of geology, through rock hunts, hands-on activities to explore the rock cycle, and much more.
  
  
  

Girl Scout Programs

• Night Hike & Campfire Social
  Riverbend staff will lead your scouts in a safe and educational night hike that may include wildlife observation and sensory experiences. Afterward, you can lead your group in skits, storytelling and songs while toasting marshmallows over the fire.
• Big Red Barn Overnight
  Come spend the night in our fully refurbished 1923 Snider Barn! Your troop can enjoy roasting marshmallows outside around a campfire, and can opt to participate in a night hike badge work. For the especially adventurous, we also offer the option of tent-camping in our field. **
  
  ** Riverbend does not provide food or camping equipment

Service Days

Our Service Day option offers troops the opportunity to give back to nature. Plantings, vine removal and trail maintenance are a few ways you and your scouts can help pitch in our ongoing preservation effort.

Program Fees

Costs listed are for groups up to 20 scouts.

• Badge Programs: $100
• Night Hike & Campfire: $150
• Big Red Barn Overnight: $350
• Overnight & Badge work: $400
• Overnight, Badge work & Night hike: $450

Registration

You may sign up by using our Online Registration Form

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