Opportunities for Girl/Boy Scouts
- Overnight Programs
How do night animals get around in the dark? Enjoy a special experience with your troop while learning about the nocturnal adaptations of local animals and humans too! Price includes live animal program, night hike with games, stories and owl search, evening snack and continental breakfast.
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:30 am
Cost: $30/student, 2 leaders FREE; $30/additional adult
- Badges, Try-it's, belt loops and pins
With advancement programs from $5-$9 per scout, Briar Bush is an affordable way to fulfill requirements and electives. Check out our program list below, but feel free to choose any program for boys or girls - we will gear any program to the appropriate age and audience. For even more fun, choose from our diverse On-site or Outreach programs as well.
- Service Projects for Groups, Eagle and Silver/Gold candidates
Working with Sr. Naturalist Mark Fallon, you can design your own project to further the efforts of the Center. Past projects have included plantings, invasive plant removal, building restoration, trail work, brush clearing, creation of educational materials and more. Groups can also participate in annual service days celebrating Earth Day every April.
Girls Scouts
Brownie Try-Its: Animals; Earth and Sky; Eco-Explorer; Outdoor Adventurer; Watching Wildlife; Water Everywhere (April-October)
Junior Girl Scout Badges: Earth Connections; Wildlife; Rocks Rock
Cub Scouts
Tiger: Programs on Conservation, Birds, Animals, and Native Americans can fulfill several requirements and electives.
Wolf: Electives: Play a Game; Native American Lore; Birds; Pets
Bear: Sharing your World with Wildlife; Electives: Earth and Planets; Soil; Watershed/Water Pollution/Erosion; Native Americans
Webelos: Activity Badges: Forester; Geologist; Naturalist;
Academics Loops and Pins: Astronomy; Geology; Wildlife Conservation; Weather |
