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Programs for Scout Groups


The Lehigh Valley Zoo offers both scheduled programs and customized private programs for scout groups. Customized programs require a minimum of 15 participants (you can sign up with fewer than 15, but you must pay for at least 15). We can design and tailor our programs to satisfy any of the following requirements:

Girl Scout Badges:
Pet Care, Earth Connections, Eco-Action, Plants and Animals, Wildlife, Your Outdoor Surroundings

Brownie Try-its:
Animals, Earth and Sky, Eco-Explorer, Outdoor Adventurer, Watching Wildlife, Water Everywhere

Cub Scout Requirements:
Academics pin, Webelos Naturalist pin, Belt Loop requirements (Natural Resources, Food Chains, Endangered Species), Environmental Service Projects, Wolf requirements (Birds elective 13, Wildlife Conservation Officer Talk), Tiger requirements (Poisonous Plants and Venomous Animals, Learn About an Animal, Natural Resources, Food Chain, Endangered and Extinct Species, Visit a Zoo, etc)

The Lehigh Valley Zoo is a great place to host Jamborees and Camporees, Blue and Gold Banquets or other special events! Scouts can do numerous projects for the Zoo to earn their Eagle, Gold, and Silver awards. We also offer guided Zoo tours, guided nature hikes, creek studies, and more!

2008 Scheduled Programs:

Junior Badge Event: Outdoor Creativity

Saturday, April 26, 2008, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
$12 per participant, includes badge

  Nature is all around us and can be very inspirational. Come write poems and create art work and stories about the wildlife around us, all while exploring the Zoo and surrounding nature preserve.

 

Brownie Try It: Water Everywhere

Saturday, May 31, 2008, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
$12 per participant, includes patch

  Learn about the importance of water, it's layers and everything it's a part of. Find out how to conserve water along with searching for and identifying many aquatic plants and animals.

 

Brownie Try It: Watching Wildlife

Saturday, October 11, 2008, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
$12 per participant, includes patch

  Details to follow

 

Brownie Try It: Eco-Explorer

Saturday, November 9, 2008, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
$12 per participant, includes patch

  Ecology is the study of plants and animals in the environment. Explore nature and learn what all animals need in a habitat to survive. Create your own habitat and learn about food chains, endangered species and what you can do to help wildlife.

Boy Scout Environmental Badge

Saturdays, November 1, 8, 15 & 22, 2008 9:30AM - 11:30AM

$40 per participant

This course is action packed with 11 projects. This course is a combination of guided activities and independent work. Course adheres to BSA requirements.

 

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