Scout Programs

Tifft Nature Preserve offers a variety of hands-on Girl Scout Badge Programs and Scouts BSA Programs throughout the year utilizing our Darling Environmental Education Center and beautiful nature trails.

For more program variety, please see our School and Group programs. Pre-registration and pre-payment required for all programs by the 15th of the prior month.

Girl Scout Programs

All programs fulfill badge requirements and include a guided outdoor experience: please dress for the weather and to walk on trails (no sandals). Physical badges are not included in the registration fee.

To register for a prescheduled program date below (no Scout minimum) or schedule a private program date for your Troop (minimum of 10 Scouts) please call Tifft Nature Preserve at 716-825.6397 or tifftreservations@sciencebuff.org.

Available Girl Scout Badge Programs

Daisies – Ecolearner
April 14, 2024 | 1-3pm | $12
Nature gives us many gifts, but how can we give back? Investigate how to keep nature safe and follow Leave No Trace while exploring the outdoors.

Daises – Outdoor Art Maker
May 19, 2024 | 1-3pm | $12
Use the colors and sounds of nature to create art of your own while sharing the different ways to Leave No Trace and protect wildlife outdoors.

Brownies – Wow Journey
Oct. 22, 2023 and May 11 and June 1, 2024 | 1-4pm | $15
Discover how to love, save, and share the “wonders of water” while investigating aquatic habitats, watersheds, and the wildlife within.

Juniors – Get Moving Journey
Nov. 4 and Dec. 3, 2023 and Mar. 10, 2024 | 1-4pm | $15
Energize your understanding of the Earth’s energy and how we use, misuse, and can protect this essential resource in our daily lives.

Cadettes – Breathe Journey
Nov. 5, 2023 and Apr. 27, 2024 | 1-4pm | $15
Take a deep breath and use ALL your senses to become aware of air quality issues in our region and
around the world as we experiment with wind, fragrances, and pollution.

Seniors – Sow What Journey
January 13, 2024 | 1-4pm | $15
Get down to the roots of our food “network” to explore the relationships between what we eat, and the land, water, air, and energy use around us.

PRIVATE 2023-2024 Girl Scout Program Available Upon Request:

(payment for a minimum of 10 Scouts required | programs are 2-3 hours)

• Daisy EcoLearner Badge – $15 per scout
• Daisy Outdoor Art Maker – $15 per scout
• Brownie Bugs Badge – $20 per scout
• Brownie WOW Journey – $20 per Scout
• Junior Animal Habitats Badge – $20 per scout
• Junior Get Moving Journey Badge – $20 per scout
• Cadette Eco Trekker Badge – $20 per scout
• Cadette Trees Badge – $20 per scout
• Cadette Breathe Journey – $20 per scout
• Senior SOW What? Journey Badge – $20 per scout
• Math in Nature Badges – $20 per scout (includes requirements for Shapes & Numbers)

Cancellation Policy

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Scouts BSA Programs

All programs fulfill most, but not all badge requirements. Please review required pre-requisites for each badge.

All programs include a guided outdoor experience: please dress for the weather and to walk on trails (no sandals). For five-hour programs, a 30 minute indoor break will be provided – please bring your own lunch. Please bring your signed blue card on the day of program. Physical badges are not included in the registration fee. Inclement weather may affect what requirements are covered during the program.

To register for a prescheduled program date below please call Tifft Nature Preserve at 716-825.6397 or email tifftreservations@sciencebuff.org.

Cancellation Policy

Click here to view our cancellation policy.