Girl Scouts
Badges and Patches

We can help your scouts earn any of several nature or environmental science badges. Through hands-on activities, games, and hikes through the woods, your scouts won't realize that they're learning!

Most programs average 1.5 hours, but check the program you’re interested in for the specific time it takes. All programs are marked with the season(s) they are best done in. All programs can be done inside and outside.

Daisies Brownies Juniors Cadettes and Seniors

Daisy Petals

Daisy Rose Petal: Make the World a Better Place: Help the environment by cleaning it up and making it attractive to wildlife!  Together we'll make a craft from natural materials to help the planet! This Petal can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours.

Daisy Green Petal, Using Resources Wisely: Learn all about what is recyclable- cans, bottles, water, even food waste! Together we'll make a craft from recyclable materials to help the planet! This Petal can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours.

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Brownie Try-Its!

Animals: How do animals differ from each other? Discover what animals occur here and what they need to survive in their wild habitats. This Try-It can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours.

Earth and Sky: Discover the many wonders that occur above our heads and below our feet. Who lives where and why should we care? This Try-It can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours.

Earth Is Our Home: Should we be concerned about our environment? If so, how can we care for it? What are some of the ways TNC does and how can you? This Try-It must run from day into evening and can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

Eco-Explorer: Explore the world of plants and animals and see how they help each other, and what steps we can take to ensure their survival. This Try-It can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours.

äOutdoor Adventurer: Enjoy a day hike and learn how to stay safe while enjoying the outdoors. This Try-It can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

Plants: Explore the forest and learn how to identify the vegetation that surrounds us here at TNC through games and hands-on activities. You’ll plant your own seeds to take home and watch their progress! This Try-It is best done in Spring-Fall. Length = 2 hours.

äReady, Set, Go Camping: Be prepared! Camping can be a fun, learn all about the do's and don't of this outdoor activity before you go on a overnight trip with your troop, family, or friends. This Try-It can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours (2 hours if done with a campfire).

 

Science in Action: How does science affect your life? Take a hike and take a closer look at this question as you enjoy your experience at TNC. This Try-It can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours.

Science Wonders: Learn how to make paper and conduct experiments to understand how wonderful and weird science can be. This Try-It can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

Senses: What senses do animals use and how do we use ours? Participants will realize how all living things rely on their senses for survival. This Try-It can be done in any season. Length = 1.5 hours.

Space Explorer: Learn about the night sky, from the planets and constellations to the moons changing face. This Try-It is best done in winter, and at least 2 hours after sunset. Length = 1.5 hours (2 hours if done with a campfire).

Watching Wildlife: How do humans have an impact on animals? Answer this question as we study the various forms of creatures found in the woods of Tenafly. This Try-It is best done in Spring-Fall. Length = 2 hours.

Water Everywhere: Explore an aquatic habitat through the use of identification guides, and collection equipment. Participants will learn about the different adaptations and life cycles of the species they find. This Try-It is best done in Spring-Fall. Length = 1.5 hours.

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Junior Badges

Camp Together: Be prepared! Camping can be a fun, learn all about the do's and don't of this outdoor activity before you go on a overnight trip with your troop, family, or friends. Activity 1 of this badge must be done during a troop meeting, but we can help your Juniors with other parts of this badge. This badge can be worked on during any season. Length = 2 hours  (2.5 hours if done with a campfire).

Earth Connections: Discover the forests layers as you learn how to identify plants and trees, and find out what a tree's ring can teach you. This badge can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

Eco-Action: Start by taking action. Should we be concerned about our environment? If so, how can we care for it? What are some of the ways TNC does and how can you? This badge can be done in any season. Length =2 hours

Finding Your Way: In the end participants will understand how to use a map and a compass to find their way around. While learning that this skill can be used everywhere from hiking in the woods to going to the mall. This badge can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

Frosty Fun: Enjoy the outdoors when it is cold outside. Learn about all the fun activities that can be done in the snow. This badge can only be done in winter when snow is present. Length = 1.5 hours.

äOutdoor Cook: Being outdoors works up an appetite! Learn how to prepare meals for a variety of hiking and camping situations, and enjoy your efforts. This program can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

Outdoor Creativity: Learn how nature has and still can inspire creativity in you and others. This program can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

äOutdoor Fun: Learn how to build a fire, while learning safety measures. Then everyone can enjoy the warm blaze while you hear stories, sing songs, and roast marshmallows. You must complete the first activity of this badge during a troop meeting. This badge can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

äPlants and Animals: Explore the world of plants and animals and see how they interact, as you go on a scavenger hunt. Then determine how big a part plants and animals play in a person's everyday life. This badge can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

  

Rocks Rock: Located on the Palisades you can find all three types of rocks here at TNC.  Learn why they all occur here and they can tell us about our planet. This badge can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

Science Discovery: Learn what it takes to become a scientist? Do experiments, make observations, and spark your curiosity! This badge can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

Science in Everyday Life: How does science affect your life? Take a hike and take a closer look at this question as you enjoy your experience at TNC. This badge can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

Sky Search: Learn about the night sky, from the planets and constellations to the moons changing face. This badge is best done in winter, and at least 2 hours after sunset. Length = 2 hours (2.5 hours if done with a campfire).

Water Wonders: Discover the wonders of water.  Learn how it can help us and sometimes even hurt us. Explore an aquatic habitat through the use of identification guides, and collection equipment. Participants will learn about the different adaptations and life cycles of the species they find. This badge is best done in Spring-Fall. Length = 2 hours.

Weather Watch: Participants will learn how to predict the weather and how TNC's own weather station works. This badge can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

Wildlife: How do humans have an impact on animals? Answer this question as we study the various forms of creatures found in the woods of Tenafly. This badge can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

Your Outdoor Surroundings: Take a hike, and enjoy the outdoors.   Participants will have fun as they walk the grounds of TNC and observe how they interact with the organisms around them. This badge can be done in any season. Length = 2 hours.

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Cadette and Senior Badges

Individual badges/patches that can be completed here will be highlighted in Green. Individual badges/patches that can be worked on here will be highlighted in Brown: These badges are a more involved process; the amount of time needed for each badge is variable.

All About Birds: This badge can be completed here at TNC while your scout learns what makes a bird a bird. Through games and hands on activities participants will learn what attributes birds share with each other.

Backpacking: Take a hike, and enjoy the outdoors.   Participants will have fun as they walk the grounds of TNC and observe how they interact with the organisms around them. In the end participants will understand how to use a map and a compass to find their way around.

Camping: Be prepared! Camping can be a fun, learn all about the do's and don't of this outdoor activity before you go on a overnight trip with your troop, family, or friends.

Digging Through the Past: Located on the Palisades, you can find all three types of rocks here at TNC. Learn why they all occur here and they can tell us about our planet.

Eco-Action: Explore an aquatic habitat through the use of identification guides, and collection equipment. Participants will learn about the different adaptations and life cycles of the species they find.

High Adventure: Groups practice listening skills to complete problem-solving activities. Using both their physical and mental abilities they learn how to communicate effectively with each other.

Orienteering: In the end participants will understand how to use a map and a compass to find their way around.

Outdoor Survival: What are the “rules of three”? Through hands-on activities and building a shelter, participants learn what to do if they get lost in the woods and ways to help themselves.

Wildlife: How do humans have an impact on animals? Answer this question as we study the various forms of creatures found in the woods of Tenafly.

**Badges are best done at night in conjunction with a night hike or campfire program

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