Girl Scouts

Bring your Girl Scout group to the Nature Center for exciting, hands-on Try-Its, Mini-badge workshops or Interest Projects. All programs are conducted by staff naturalists and use the 155-acre nature sanctuary as our field laboratory.

• Scheduling: Scout programs are scheduled on demand, from September through May, 7 days a week.
• Chaperones: One adult for every 10 scouts is required. Two chaperones are included in the
  cost of Mini-badge workshop. Any additional adults or children will pay $15 each.
• Registration: To schedule a program for your scout group, fill out our online form.
• Date changes will incur a $25 fee.
• Payment: Full payment of program fees is required to reserve your date.
• Minimum Class Size: 10 scouts
• Questions?: Contact us.

DAISIES
Cost: $5 per person (including additional adults or children)
with a $50 minimum.

• Forest Trek - Go on a one hour hike with a naturalist to learn about observation skills and how to find evidence of wildlife. 1 hour hike
  

BROWNIES - Try-Its:
Cost: $15 per scout, with $150 minimum.

• Eco-Explorer - "Eco" is short for ecology. Ecology is the study of plants and animals in their environment. Learn how plants and animals always need each other.
  Time: 1.5 hour program
  
  
• Water Everywhere - Earth is known as the "water planet". Find out about water and how it affects life on earth.
  Time: 1.5 hour program
  
  
• Animals - The animal kingdom is made up of many different creatures. Learn how they look, move and communicate.
  Time: 1.5 hour program
  
  
• NEW: Bugs (Legacy:  Naturalist) – Is it an insect of not?  Explore the world of bugs and discover why they are important.
  Time:  1.5 hour program
  

JUNIOR GIRL SCOUTS - Mini Badge Workshops:
Cost:  $20/scout $200 minimum

• Earth Connections Badge - Find out how to identify 10 local trees by their leaves, and study tree rings to discover the amazing lives of trees! Learn how plants and animals depend on each other by playing a fun and active game.
  Time: 1.5 hour program
  
  
• Your Outdoor Surroundings Badge - From your naturalist guide learn about their outdoor career. Classify, describe, and compare natural objects along a hike. Gain an awareness of the natural world inside the city of Houston.
  Time: 1.5 hour program
  
  
• Wildlife Badge - Learn fascinating facts about wildlife in this area - their adaptations, the relationships between different animals, how to observe animals, and why some animals are threatened.
  Time: 1.5 hour program Cost: $15 per scout, with $150 minimum.
  
  
• NEW: Flowers (Legacy:  Naturalist) – Flowers aren’t just beautiful they are an important part of ecosystems.  Discover how flowers advertise for animal helpers and provide rewards for the work of pollinators.
  Time: 2 hour program

CADETTE & SENIOR GIRL SCOUTS - Interest Projects
Cost: $15 per scout, with $150 minimum.

• Wildlife - Investigate an Arboretum pond to identify plants and animals. Look for animal signs and document your discoveries. Learn about basic pond chemistry and test for dissolved oxygen and pH.
  Time: 2 hour program

• All About Birds - Build your knowledge and understanding of bird anatomy & identification, migratory patterns, and more. Learn how to use binoculars and what birds to look for in our area.
  Time: 1.5 hour program

• Build Your Own Interest Project - Girl Scouts will have the opportunity to design their own nature interest project and gain a foundation for completion of that project here at the Arboretum.
  
• NEW: Trees (Legacy:  Naturalist) – Visit our 155 acre forest to explore the importance of trees.  Discover things you can do to help trees and participate in a service project to help Arboretum trees.
  Time: 2 hour program
  Cost:  $20/scout $200 minimum

To schedule a program for your scout group, fill out our online form or call Naletta Galbraith at 713-366-0376.

To print a flyer with the above information click here (pdf file)