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| Brownie Try-Its | ||
EARTH
& SKY |
ECO-EXPLORER Take a Habitat Hike to learn how living things meet their needs, and do a nature scavenger hunt along the way. We’ll also play a food chain game and finish with a service project to help wildlife. |
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| Program length:
90 minutes Try-It activities covered: 1, 2, 3, 5 Location: Outdoors |
Program length:
90 minutes Try-It activities covered: 1, 2, 4, 6 Location: Outdoors |
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| OUTDOOR
ADVENTURER Be prepared, Brownies! Learn what to wear and what to eat in the outdoors. We’ll read a trail map as we hike, find shelter, and use our senses to lead the way. |
PLANTS Brownies will investigate plants by studying seeds, making leaf rubbings, and going on a Tree Trek. We’ll start activities 1 and 3; Brownies will complete these activities at home to earn the Try-It. |
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| Program length:
90 minutes (or longer by request) Try-It activities covered: 1, 3, 4, 5 Location: Outdoors |
Program length:
90 minutes Try-It activities covered: 1, 2, 3, 4 Location: Outdoors (with table space) |
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| Junior Girl Scout Badges | ||
| EARTH
CONNECTIONS Juniors will take a closer look at an ecosystem through a plot study. We’ll discover what plants and animals are all around us using magnifiers and binoculars and our five senses. Juniors will also get their hands dirty sampling soil, and search for microclimates within the study area. Then we’ll spend an hour on the trail. We’ll use simple field guides to identify trees, look at growth rings, find signs of succession, and learn to recognize some native plants. |
WILDLIFE Be a field biologist for a day and find out how scientists learn about plants and animals. We’ll start with a talk about how living things are classified, and play a game to see how birds use specialized beaks to survive. Then we’ll head outdoors with Discovery Packs loaded with field journals, binoculars, magnifiers, and other tools to observe and sketch the living things we find. |
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| Program Length:
3 hours Badge activities covered: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 Location: Outdoors only |
Program length:
2 hours Badge activities covered: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 Location: Outdoors only |
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| ROCKS
ROCK Junior geologists will investigate soil samples and start a rock collection to earn this badge. Then we’ll break open mock rocks to find hidden treasures, or make a fossil. Juniors will go home with their own rock guides to help identify rocks from their collections. |
OILS UP! Oil spill! Juniors will need to be good problem solvers to meet this challenge – finding a way to clean up a simulated oil spill. We’ll find out how oil affects wildlife, and how plants and animals from long ago became the oil we use today. Juniors will finish with a home survey to find out what petroleum products they use every day. |
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| Program length:
2 hours Badge activities covered: 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 Location: Indoors or outdoors |
Program length:
2 hours Badge activities covered: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10 Location: Indoors or outdoors |
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| Rent-a-Naturalist | ||
| GUEST SPEAKER
(NO FEES) Some of the topics and experiences I can share with your troop: • Volunteering to monitor nesting sea turtles in Barbados and St. Croix • How I started my own business • Helping researchers in the world’s largest wetlands (Brazil) • Volunteering to survey coral reef life in Barbados and Tonga |
OVERNIGHTS From moonlight hikes to tracking boards, nighttime offers new ways to explore the natural world. WILD Jersey can join you on your next overnight, and provide a custom program to guarantee happy campers. |
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| DAY TRIPS Ever wish you had a naturalist along on hikes with your troop? Why not rent one for the day?! In addition to having an experienced guide for your program, WILD Jersey provides Discovery Packs loaded with the tools of a naturalist for girls to use on the hike. |
SERVICE
PROJECTS WILD Jersey can help your troop with conservation-related service projects. Sample projects: • Building and installing nesting boxes or feeders • Monitoring the health of a stream or pond • Tree plantings • Writing nature guides for local trails |
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| General Program Information | ||
| WILD Jersey programs are designed for small groups to offer the best experience for Girl Scouts. However, to keep program costs affordable, combined troop programs are encouraged. | ||
| For guided hikes and Badge/Try-It programs, group size is limited to 25 girls (not including troop leaders and other adults). Other programs may accommodate larger groups; please ask about maximum group size when scheduling the program. | ||
| WILD Jersey brings the program to you (or to the location of your choice). Many programs can be held at your regular troop meeting place. Programs can also be offered at just about any park or outdoor site open to the public. If you have a location in mind, or need advice on a good site for a program, please include this in your inquiry. | ||
| Programs are not limited to the offerings listed here. If you have a particular topic or activity that you would like covered, please ask! | ||
| Program Costs | ||
| Program cost will vary, but in most cases a minimum fee of $150 will apply. Programs longer than 90 minutes or requiring consumable materials may require an additional cost of $1 to $3 dollars per Girl Scout. For all programs, a $15 travel fee will be added per travel day when the program location is more than 30 miles from the WILD Jersey office. | ||
| Cancellations & Rain Dates | ||
| Girls should be appropriately prepared for the weather, as outdoor programs will only be cancelled for severe inclement weather. However, if I am unable to provide a rain date in this event, your deposit will be refunded in full. If you cancel your program for any other reason, deposits will only be refunded when you do so 14 days or more before your scheduled program. You may also elect to apply the deposit to a future program (good for up to 1 year). | ||
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