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AHG Explorer - Fire Safety & Firebuilding

Satisfies most of the requirements to earn the badge. See site’s website for details.


AHG Tenderheart - Fire Safety

Satisfies most of the requirements to earn the badge. See site’s website for details. This title allows online group registration.


Animal Adaptations

(4-Adult) Many animals have unusual physical and behavioral adaptations that enable them to get a meal or to keep from being a meal. Compare and contrast the adaptations of deer, owls, squirrels and turtles in this variation on a popular school field trip. Registration required for children and adults. Program is outdoors.


BGS-Design with Nature

Fulfills most badge requirements.


BGS-Eco Friend

Satisfies most of the requirements to earn the badge. See site’s website for details. This title allows online group registration.


BGS-Trail Adventure

Satisfies most of the requirements to earn the badge. See site’s website for details.


Campfire Fridays

(5-Adult) Join us for an evening campfire the whole family can enjoy. Explore the wonders of our natural world through nature walks, interactive activities and animal presentations. Includes s’mores. Topics vary by date. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult.


Campfire Safety for Girl Scouts

(5-Adult) Learn how to safely build and enjoy a campfire, learn fire safety skills and receive the Smokey Bear Pledge certificate. Enjoy a brief woodland walk and toast marshmallows. Children must be accompanied by adult.


CGS-Night Owl

Satisfies most of the requirements to earn the badge. See site’s website for details.


CGS-Trailblazing

Satisfies most of the requirements to earn the badge. See site’s website for details.


DGS-Outdoor Art Maker

Satisfies most of the requirements to earn the badge. See site’s website for details.


DGS-Shapes in Nature

Fulfills most badge requirements.


Dye It Up

(5-Adult) Learn to make and use natural dyes to transform your white shirts into colorful masterpieces. Fairfax County prohibits foraging in county parks, so this class will focus on identifying plants that can be made into dye and teaching the steps of the dying process. Please bring your own white t-shirt or other white fabric to the class.


Full Moon Nature Hike & Campfire

(6-Adult) Enjoy nature's tranquil beauty and the night sky under a full moon. Your naturalist guide points out signs of creatures that glide, fly and tiptoe through the woods in the dark. Enjoy a campfire after the hike with s'mores provided. Children must be accompanied by a registered adult. Register now.


JGS-Animal Habitats

Satisfies most of the requirements to earn the badge. See site’s website for details. This title allows online group registration.


JGS-Trail Adventure

Satisfies most of the requirements to earn the badge. See site’s website for details.


Sketching along the Lakeside

(13-Adult) Walk with a naturalist by the lakeside and learn techniques and tips for drawing the natural world. Gain a better understanding of how to utilize different sketching and observational skills. Bring the medium of your choice to the class.


Winter Bird Walk

(4-Adult) Take a hike through the woods with a naturalist to listen and look for the park’s winter avian residents and migrants. Find out what birds do to survive the winter weather. Register now.


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