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Yes – 2011 Is the current GSUSA badge

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Our Summary* of Requirements:

1. Walk a quarter mile while timing yourself and either calculate how much time it would be for a mile, 60 minutes, or 3 hours OR time it again doing a different pace (skipping, walking backward, etc.) and then calculate a mile for both paces. OR you can compare different speeds of animals and how some are fast for short distance and others long distances and which animal would win different kinds of races.
2. Knowing how fast you can go in 3 hours in Step 1, find a trail that would fit on a map (from the GSUSA booklet, a local map, OR a map from far away).
3. Choose three points on a map (one from the GSUSA booklet, a topographic map of your area, OR one from anywhere in the world) and find their elevations, graph them, AND find the elevation change between each point.
4. When planning an outing take the snack/treat or lunch and calculate how much of it you need for everyone attending, the amount of ingredients you need to feed everyone going, OR how many batches of a recipe would be needed for one portion for everyone.
5. Calculate the volume by measuring something (backpack, vehicle, OR tent) and an object to go inside it (supplies, people and gear, OR sleeping area) and then see if everything needed will fit as calculated.

_{^{* – This summary is based off the GSUSA booklet activity choices.}}

Activity Choices

Work in Progress, links may not be available. Check back later!

Available Troop Meeting Plans

• (2) 90 Min Mtgs – GSUSA Volunteer Toolkit (VTK) free plan
  • Mtg 1: Walking Speed (3 choices), Find a Trail (3 choices), Elevation Changes (3 choices)
  • Mtg 2: Calculate Snack (3 choices), Gear Measurements (3 choices)

How to earn individually as a Solo Scout?

• None Currently Available.

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Is there a matching badge for Multi-Level Troops?

There are no correlating journeys or badges. We recommend a Fun Patch for other levels. Learn about the Nature Themed Multi-level GSUSA 2011 badges.

Where does this go on the Uniform?

This is a Skill Based Badge and goes on the troop number side of the vest – Click Here to see Junior diagrams and details on where to place it or sash placement.

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GSUSA Information and Details

Other Non-GSUSA Resources

• None Currently Available.

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For More Fun Ideas and Plans

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Click Here -> To see information References:

Disclaimer: The information published on The Badge Archive is built from the references listed below. These sources demonstrate that our content is grounded in facts and research, not opinion or speculation. Readers may consult them directly when looking for additional material.

• Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Meeting : Design with Nature 1.” My.girlscouts.org, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., https://my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.html. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
• Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. “Meeting : Design with Nature 2.” My.girlscouts.org, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., https://my.girlscouts.org/content/girlscouts-vtk/en/vtk.html. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
• Roberts, Rachel. Junior the Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting. New York, NY, Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., 2011.

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