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 2009 Girl Scout Program Descriptions
Millbrook Marsh Nature Center has group programs designed especially for scout groups
(in addition to our regular group programs!) Participants will complete activities and
explorations that meet all or some of the requirements for a badge or try-it, while exploring Millbrook
Marsh Nature Center with a naturalist. Leaders can schedule a program just for your troop or
gather several troops together. The Program Fee is $6.00 per participant, paid in advance; this fee may be increased depending on the cost of the Scout badges/pins.
BROWNIES: Eco-Explorer Try-It
Come to Millbrook Marsh Nature Center and learn to be an Eco-Explorer! Brownies will learn
about the marsh habitat and the living and non-living things that are found there while on a
nature walk through the marsh. Activities will focus on habitats and the four things living
creatures need, as well as the basics of food chains and food webs. At the end of the session,
Brownies will be challenged to do several activities at home to follow up the lesson and
complete all the requirements for this Try-it.
Includes #’s 1, 2, & 4 from the Brownie Handbook and introduces #3 & #6 for follow up
activities at home to complete this Try-It. Length: approx 2 hours
BROWNIES: Watching Wildlife Try-It
Enjoy a great program exploring Millbrook Marsh and learning about the wildlife that live in
this marsh. Brownies will explore with a naturalist and learn about animal homes, their
behaviors, their colors and camouflage, and observe animals naturally found in the marsh. At
the end of the session, Brownies will be challenged to do several activities at home to follow up
the lesson and complete all the requirements for this Try-it.
Includes #’s 1, 2, 3, & 6 from the Brownie Handbook and suggested follow up activities to
complete this Try-it. Length: approx 2 hours
BROWNIES: Water Everywhere Try-It
Water is everywhere at Millbrook Marsh Nature Center. Explore the marsh with a naturalist
and learn about the importance of marshes and how marshes work as a filter. Create a “water
snooper” and participate in a stream study to see tiny water creatures in the streams. At the
end of the session, Brownies will be challenged to do several activities at home to follow up the
lesson and complete all the requirements for this Try-it.
Includes #’s 1, 4, 5 & 6 from the Brownie Handbook and suggested follow up activities to
complete this Try-it. Brownies may be asked to bring their own recycled items to create water
snoopers. Length: approx 2 hours
JUNIORS: Earth Connections Badge
Explore Millbrook Marsh and study this area closely. Learn about the plants and animals that
live in the marsh, as well as historic and medicinal uses for plants. Begin identifying local trees
and learning how ecological succession occurs in nature areas such as this. Also, view the tree
slice in the barn and count the rings to guess its age! At the end of the session, Juniors will be
challenged to do several activities at home to follow up the lesson and complete all the
requirements for this Badge.
Includes #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 & 8 from the Juniors Handbook and suggested follow up activities to
complete this badge. Length: approx 2.5 hours
JUNIORS: Wildlife Badge
Explore Millbrook Marsh and learn about the wildlife that is found there. Juniors will observe
wildlife, learn to observe field markings, and sketch the things they see. Use of binoculars and
magnifying lenses plus a fun activity from the “Flying Wild” curriculum will enhance this
program. Juniors will also learn about plants and their medicinal uses. At the end of the
session, Juniors will be challenged to do several activities at home to follow up the lesson and
complete all the requirements for this Badge.
Includes #’s 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 & 9 from the Juniors Handbook and suggested follow up activities to
complete this Badge. Length: approx 2.5 hours
Centre Region Parks & Recreation (814) 231-3071
or email Molly Hetrick, CRPR Recreation Supervisor
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