Girl Scout Junior Programs

Junior Geologist Badge
Animal Habitats Badge *NEW*
Geocacher Badge *NEW*
Going Batty Badge
Caves Rock Badge
Combination Badge Programs
Badge Days for Junior Girl Scouts

Junior Geologist Badge

The six hour program features three hands-on Geology workshops conducted by our experienced staff plus 'An Introduction to Speleology' pre-tour program, and a special interpretive tour of the caverns. All girls receive mineral & fossil specimens to take home.

Featured Workshops Include:

Rocks & Minerals
Soil & Groundwater
Fossils & Geologic Time

To recieve more information (i.e. pricing, dates, sessions) about each program sign-up for our Scout Leader Area

Animal Habitats Badge NEW

The six hour program features four workshops with games, activities and hands-on participation and a special interpretive tour of the caverns. After learning all about bats, troops will build large bat houses to put up in their community.

Featured Workshops Include:

Endangered Species
Cave Habitats
Bat Houses

To recieve more information (i.e. pricing, dates, sessions) about each program sign-up for our Scout Leader Area

Geocacher Badge NEW

Scouts will find the thrill of adventure and learning through technology. Girls will learn how to use GPS units in the fun sports of geocaching and earthcaching. This six hour program includes fun 'treasure' hunting activities for participants.

Featured Workshops Include:

GPS Unit Basics
Have Cache, Will Travel
Cache It!

To recieve more information (i.e. pricing, dates, sessions) about each program sign-up for our Scout Leader Area

Going Batty Badge

(Courtesy of Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois)

Girl Scouts will have a blast with this exciting new program all about bats! Girls will learn about local bat species, discover the truth about common bat myths, and find out how we can all be better neighbors to our insectivorous friends - the bats! Each girl will create a poster to inform members of their community on the importance of bats and make a bat craft out of recycled materials. Each troop will build a bat house to put up in their neighborhood.

Featured Workshops Include:

Bats Are Good Guys
Batty About Bats
Bat Houses

To recieve more information (i.e. pricing, dates, sessions) about each program sign-up for our Scout Leader Area

Caves Rock!

(Courtesy of Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Badgerland Council & Cave of the Mounds, Wisconsin)

Explore many of the reasons for this Caves Rock! badge in this program. Girls will learn why caves should be protected like other special habitats, engage in activities teaching the why caves form where they do, and find out about the animals using caves.

Featured Workshops Include:

What, Where, Why, & How
Cave Life
Karst and Conservation

To recieve more information (i.e. pricing, dates, sessions) about each program sign-up for our Scout Leader Area

Combination Badge Programs

Choose a combination of Junior Girl Scout programs offered here to complete as a two day program.

Following is the listing of possible combination programs:

Combo 1: NEW Animal Habitats & Jr. Geologist
Combo 2: NEW Animal Habitats & NEW Geocacher
Combo 3: NEW Animal Habitats & Jr. Cave Explorer
Combo 4: NEW Animal Habitats & Caves Rock
Combo 5: Jr. Geologist & Jr. Cave Explorer
Combo 6: Jr. Geologist & NEW Geocacher
Combo 7: Jr. Geologist & Going Batty
Combo 8: Jr. Geologist & Caves Rock
Combo 9: Jr. Cave Explorer & NEW Geocacher
Combo 10: Jr. Cave Explorer & Going Batty
Combo 11: NEW Geocacher & Going Batty
Combo 12: NEW Geocacher & Caves Rock
Combo 13: Going Batty & Caves Rock

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: 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 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.

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

To recieve more information (i.e. pricing, dates, sessions) about each program sign-up for our Scout Leader Area

Badge Days for Girl Scout Juniors

These Badge Event Days 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 for the first time this year offer opportunities for troops to register directly with Lincoln Caverns and participate in their choice of Junior Girl Scout Badge or Patch during their visit.

Pre-registration is required and will be accepted on a first-come/first-serve basis. Recieve information packet by signing up in our Scout Leader Area or register online for the program of your choice through our Events Calendar.

Featured Workshops Days:

Saturday: December 3, 2011 - Girl Scout Junior Badge Day – Choice of Caves Rock OR Rocks Rock
Saturday: March 31, 2012 - Girl Scout Jr. Badge Day – Choice of Geocacher OR Animal Habitats

Two-Day Combo Events:

Saturday/Sunday October 1–2, 2011: Geocaching & Rocks Rock Combo
Saturday/Sunday, November 5–6, 2011: Caves Rock & Finding Your Way Combo
Saturday/Sunday, November 12–13, 2011: Forever Green Weekend! Earth Connections & Going Batty Combo
Saturday/Sunday, March 3–4, 2012: Jr. Geologist & Jr. Cave Explorer Combo
Saturday/Sunday, March 24–25, 2012: Caves Rock & Geocacher Combo
Saturday/Sunday, April 28–29, 2012: Jr. Geologist & Going Batty Combo
Saturday/Sunday, May 19–20, 2012: Caves Rock & Animal Habitats Combo
Saturday/Sunday, June 2–3, 2012: Jr. Cave Explorer & Geocacher Combo
Saturday/Sunday, June 16–17, 2012: Going Batty & Geocacher Combo