Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge
Released in 2015 but is considered part of the 2011 Girl’s Guide. The Brownie page has information on when all badges were released.
What is this badge about?
Try fun outdoor activities, observe nature, and learn a camp skill.
Choose your own activities!
Activity List(Not Available Yet)
Our Summary* of requirements:
- Try a new outdoor activity (make a challenge, explore at night, have water play).
- Learn about nature (nature scavenger hunt, draw/write observations, draw 5 different cloud formations you see).
- Play an outdoor game with someone else (survival tent game, capture the flag, flashlight tag, water balloon catch, Marco Polo).
- Learn a camp skill (fire building, learn both the overhand and square knot, roll a sleeping bag tightly).
- Complete a project to improve outdoors (clear hiking trail, remind people of LNT, birdfeeder of recycled materials, plant things that help wildlife, create nesting material catches for birds, plant a new tree or bush).
* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.
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What is a good Troop Meeting Plan besides the VTK?
- Archived Copy of Mtg1 and Mtg2 from GSRV (River Valley) – Original: Mtg 1 and Mtg 2
Click to Expand → All Known Meeting Plans and Resource Links
Meeting Plans
- Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
- Archived Copy of Mtg1 and Mtg2 from GSRV (River Valley) – Original: Mtg 1 and Mtg 2
- Slideshow Google Doc from GSCI – Archived Copy of PPT
Other Resources
- (Not Available Yet)
See the Activity List – choose your own activities! - Camp Plan at Creating Butterflies
- List of Outdoor Games
- Booklet Info from Scouts Honor Wiki
- View Booklet Online
What is a good way to earn the badge at home?
- None Currently Available
Click to Expand → All Known At Home Plans
At Home Plans
- None Currently Available
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GSUSA Information and Details
Five steps are needed to complete this badge:
- Play outdoors in a new way
- Explore nature
- Buddy up and play outdoor games
- Learn a camp skill
- Care for the outdoors
Click to Expand → GSUSA Official Resources
- Buy the GSUSA Leader Guide Booklet (View Online)
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- GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan for 2 Meetings – No links available. This is only accessible through MyGS log-in on Council’s website for troop leaders
- Mtg 1: New Outdoor Activity (Outdoor Challenge, Night Exploring, or Fun with Water), AND Outdoor Game (Survival Game, Night Game, or Water Game)
- Mtg 2: Learn Nature (Nature Hike, Scent Diary, or Sky Watch), Camp Skill (Campfire, Knot Tying, or Roll a Sleeping Bag), AND Improve Outdoors (Trail, Animals, or Outdoor Space)
- Brownie Checklist for Outdoor Adventures by GSUSA
- Brownie Outdoor Adventurer Mtg 2 Activity Choices by GSUSA
- VTK Sky Watch by GSUSA
- VTK Games to Play Outdoors by GSUSA
- VTK Know Your Knots by GSUSA
- VTK Build a Teepee Fire by GSUSA
- Video Introduction to Fire Building by GSUSA
- VTK Build A Fire Instructions by GSUSA
- VTK Campfire Safety Rules by GSUSA
- VTK Build a Bird Feeder by GSUSA
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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?
Learn about the Outdoor Themed Multi-level GSUSA 2011 badges.
Where does this go on the Uniform?
This is a Skill Based Badge – Click Here to see diagrams and details on where to place it.
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For More Fun Ideas and Plans
for Daisy, Brownie, and Junior Scouts
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