Girl Scouts take back the outdoors! Join us as we prepare to explore summer outdoors. This event is provided exclusively for Girl Scouts with the collaboration of The Frontera Land Alliance and other local collaborators. Developing a lifelong appreciation for nature and the out-of-doors—whether with her troop, at camp, or with friends and family, is part of the Girl Scout Outdoor Program Pillar. Girl Scout Program Connection Participants will be provided with the opportunity to explore and fulfill some requirements for the following badge categories (subject to change): Animals, Adventure, Art in the Outdoors, Environmental Stewardship, Naturalist, Outdoor Explorer, Outdoor, Trail Adventure and Troop Camping.
Event Details • Brownies – Ambassadors (2nd - 12th) only • $10 per Girl Scout • $0 per volunteers necessary to meet troop ratios • Girl Scout troops must be accompanied by two unrelated volunteers • Individually Registered Girl Scouts welcomed with accompanying parent/guardian • No tagalongs • Limited to 75 Girl Scouts
Instructions
Booths Available
Birds - Learn about your area birds found in the desert (Badge Category: Animals), Texas Parks and Wildlife
Guided Hike - Walk through the Girl Scout Program Center grounds and discover your surroundings. (Badge Category: Outdoor, Trail Adventure), Franklin Mountains
Natural History Specimens - Learn about how natural history specimens are used to learn about our local animal and plants (Badge Category: Naturalist, Animals), UTEP
Environmental Art - Learn about the animals from our region that are threatened and how you can be a part of the positive change to protect them. Create your own animal art piece out of recycled materials. (Badge Category: Art in the Outdoors), Green Hope Project
Women and Girls in Science - Picture a scientist! Meet real-life women biologists and discover how you can do anything you put your mind to. (Badge Category: Naturalist), El Paso 500 Women Scientists
Insects - See and learn about insects of the desert (Badge Category: Naturalist), The Frontera Land Alliance
Conserving Nature While Planning Solar Farms - Learn how El Paso Electric preserves endangered plants and animals while adding more renewable energy to the desert southwest. (Badge Category: Environmental Stewardship), El Paso Electric Company
Animals of the Chihuahuan Desert - Take a closer look at skulls, furs, and scats to learn about the amazing animals of the Chihuahuan Desert. Compare their similarities and differences through a display of pelts, skulls, and scat. (Badge Category: Animals), Hueco Tanks SPHS
Disaster Camp - One way we show our love and care for natural lands is by adopting an outdoor code of ethics we follow whenever we are enjoying the great outdoors. But sometimes it can be tricky to know what the perfect leave no trace camping setup is. Come explore "disaster camp" and help the campers decide what they should change in order to make their camping experience more sustainable. (Badge Category: Troop Camping, Outdoor), Franklin Mountains State Park
Pollinator Plants - Learn about the important role certain flowers play for native pollinators. Plant your own seeds and watch your flowers grow and see which pollinators come to visit. (Badge Category: Plants), Insights
Rolling River - Learn about our unique water resources, the Rio Grande watershed and the importance of being water wise! Don't miss the interactive outdoor exhibit, the El Paso Water Rolling River. (Badge Category: Naturalist; Badge: Ambassador Water Badge), El Paso Water
Take Out the Trash with the Birds - Recycling can be fun and good for the environment. Make and take your own bird feeder home to use! (Badge: Brownie Outdoor Adventure), Cathedral High School Student-Led Environmental Science Initiative (SESI)
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