Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, & Ambassadors

• Digging Through the Past Interest Project
• Wildlife or Going Batty Interest Project
• Hi Tech Hide & Seek Interest Project
  
• Interest Project Combinations
• Interest Project Events for Girl Scout Cadette, Seniors, & Ambassadors
  
• Overnight Options

Digging Through the Past Interest Project

The nine hour program features four hands-on Geology workshops conducted by our experienced staff plus 'An Introduction to Speleology' pre-tour program, a special interpretive tour of the caverns, a light snack, and a rock collection for each girl.

Featured Workshops Include:

• Rocks & Minerals
• Surface Geology & Mapping
• Soil & Groundwater
• Fossils & Geologic Time

Overnight Options

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Wildlife or Going Batty Interest Project

Girls can use this program to fulfill the requirements for either the Wildlife (GSUSA) Interest Project  or the Going Batty Interest Project (courtesy of Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois).  This nine hour program features four interactive workshops conducted by our experienced staff plus 'An Introduction to Speleology' pre-tour program, a special interpretive tour of the caverns, a light snack, and a bat house for each troop to hang in their community.

Featured Workshops Include:

• Intro. to Mammals and Bats of the World
• Mammal (Bats) Research
• What Bats Eat
• Building Bat Houses

Overnight Options

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Hi Tech Hide & Seek Interest Project

This new nine hour program features four interactive workshops conducted by our experienced staff plus 'An Introduction to Speleology' pre-tour program, a special interpretive tour of the caverns, a light snack, and letterboxing materials for each girl.

Featured Workshops Include:

• Letterboxing
• What is Geocaching?
• Geocache Hunt
• Create Your Own Earthcache

Overnight Options

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Interest Project Combinations

Spend the weekend at Lincoln Caverns - Choose 2 Interest Projects to complete during your stay.  Enjoy a Saturday evening flashlight tour of the two beautiful crystal caverns, Lincoln Caverns and Whisper Rocks. 

Overnight Options

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Interest Project Events for Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors, & Ambassadors

These Interest Project Events cater to small troops who do not have the opportunity to participate in a Council sponsored program at Lincoln Caverns or have date conflicts with their Council's dates, so they can participate in a badge program with no minimum fees required. Lincoln Caverns will offer opportunities for troops to register directly with Lincoln Caverns and participate in the IPP programs offered during their visit.

Friday evening indoor lodging is available to participants of the Wildlife (November) OR the Hi Tech Hide & Seek (April) IPP program held on Saturday which runs from 8:45 AM - 3:30PM. A special evening Introduction to Speleology program will be presented to participants in either IPP program, followed by a unique flashlight tour of Lincoln Caverns and Whisper Rocks (6:00 PM - 8:30 PM Saturday evening). The Digging thru the Past IPP begins Sunday morning at 8:45 AM and finishes at 3:45 PM. Indoor lodging will be available for participants in the Digging thru the Past IPP.

• Saturday/Sunday, October 9 - 10, 2010 - Ghosts & Goblins Party w/Hi Tech Hide & Seek IPP
• Saturday/Sunday, October 30 - 31, 2010 - Ghosts & Goblins Party w/Going Batty IPP
• Friday-Sunday, November 19 - 20, 2010 - Wildlife & Hi Tech Hide & Seek IPP's
• Friday-Sunday, April 8 - 10, 2011 - Wildlife & Digging Through the Past IPP's

Pre-registration is required and will be accepted on a first-come/first-serve basis. Receive information packet by signing up in our Scout Leader Area  Registration/Deposit Payment is now available online by clicking on the event of your choice in our Events Calendar.

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Overnight Options

Bring your sleeping bags and spend the night in heated/air-conditioned comfort upstairs in our learning center. There is room to sleep up to 60 people. Restroom facilities are located in our Visitors' Center wing and refrigeration is available. Coffee maker and TV with VCR on site. Indoor lodging available for one night only: the night prior to or the night during your program.

OR

March thru November:

Enjoy primitive camping in our new group campground atop Warrior Ridge. Private, level sites in wooded areas adjoining a large field for group activities. At each group site porta-johns, fire rings, picnic tables, water for putting out fires, and trash barrels are provided. Drinking water must be carried from the Visitors Center. Firewood and ice is available for a small fee. Easy access from Route 22 via a gravel road. Stay as long as you like: primitive camping nights unlimited.

Overnight programs include special flashlight tours of the caverns!

A two-day option with lodging elsewhere is also available.

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