The Brownie Girl Scouts of Troop 1217, the Junior Girl Scouts of Troop 1202 and the Junior Girl Scouts of Troop 1201, all of Tyrone, recently enjoyed separate trips to Lincoln Caverns in Huntingdon County.
The Brownie Girl Scouts of Troop 1217 attended the Brownie Eco-Explorer Try-It program at Lincoln Caverns in April.
During the day-long event, the girls participated in workshops designed to complete the Brownie Eco-Explorer Try-It requirements. The program included the workshop topics: endangered species, cave habitat and a pre-tour slide program entitled “Introduction to Speleology, the Study of Caves”.
The scouts also enjoyed creating cave habitat crafts and posters about endangered species. Each participant received information packets about cave habitats and cave conservation. They enjoyed a tour through the winding passageways and rooms of Lincoln Caverns and Whisper Rocks and had the opportunity to observe hibernating bats along the way.
The trip was arranged by Brownie Troop 1217’s leader, Alvesta Boytim, and the Girl Scouts of the Talus Rock Council.
The Junior Girl Scouts of Troop 1202 attended the Girl Scouts of the Talus Rock Council’s Wildlife Badge Day program at Lincoln Caverns in March. During the day-long event, the girls participated in workshops designed to complete the Wildlife Badge requirements. Lincoln Caverns’ program, “Batty About Bats” included the workshop topics: Pennsylvania endangered species, bat adaptations and bats of Pennsylvania.
The troops also built large bat houses to take home and put up in their community. Each participant received information packets about bats and cave conservation.
Troop 1202’s Scouts were accompanied by leader Traci Kobuck.
The Junior Girl Scouts of Troop 1201 attended the Girl Scouts of Talus Rock Council’s Geology Badge Day program in March. During the day-long event, the girls participated in three workshops designed to complete the Geology Badge requirements. They learned about rocks and minerals and performed identification tests. The soil workshop gave the girls the opportunity to experiment with different types of soil. After learning how fossils formed during the fossil workshop, the Scouts made fossil casts to take home.
Lincoln Caverns’ slide presentation, “An Introduction to Speleology, the Study of Caves” was followed by interpretive tours of Lincoln Caverns and Whisper Rocks.
Troop 1201’s scouts were accompanied by leader Alvesta Boytim.
Lincoln Caverns’ badge programs are now in their fifteenth year and include geology and wildlife badges for all ages of boy scouts and girl scouts. Programs are offered year-round in Lincoln Caverns’ indoor learning center, with camping and indoor lodging overnight options available for groups.
Leaders who would like more information about badge programs and Lincoln Caverns’ other educational offerings are invited to call 643-0268 or write to Lincoln Caverns, Inc. RR 1 Box 280, Huntingdon, PA 16652 or email info@lincolncaverns.com for more information.
Coming up for Lincoln Caverns is the annual Ghosts and Goblins Tours in October. The brochure describes the caverns as PA’s most unique haunted house and trail for over 20 years. Special hours apply. Call or write for dates, times and ticket information for the Ghosts and Goblins tours.
