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Seneca Creek State Park | Sept. 19 & 20, 2026
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Pollinator Party
Celebrate pollinators during Girl Scouts Love State Parks Weekend! This event is open to everyone—Girl Scouts, families, and nature lovers of all ages. For more information contact:
[email protected]
Pollinator Party event flyer
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Ranger Dylan Wagner
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Seneca Creek State Park | Sept. 19 & 20, 2026
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Self-Guided “Parks for Pollinators” BioBlitz
Join us at the Nature Shack to learn about pollinators, see live monarch butterflies, and learn how to collect observations with iNaturalist. Then, participate in the Parks for Pollinators BioBlitz by exploring the park and documenting the pollinators you discover. Please click here to download the app before the event so you’re ready to join the search! For more information contact:
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Ranger Dylan Wagner
[email protected] |
Patuxent River State Park
| Sept. 12, 2026
10 a.m.-2 p.m. |
Pollinator Power
Come explore pollinators during our Girl Scouts Love State Parks Day! This event is open to everyone curious about these amazing creatures.
When we think of pollinators we often think of bees and butterflies, but there are so many more that pollinate our plants. Come grab a Pollinator Power Passport and take a journey into this amazing world of insect, avian, and mammal workers and learn what we can do to help them flourish. Take home a mini-pot and some native plant seed. For more information contact:
[email protected]
Pollinator Power event flyer
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Karen Whitehair
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Freedman's State Park | Sept 19, 2026
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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A Miller's Life for Me: Grain Mills Along the Patuxent River
Come step back in time with us to learn more about the mills that helped to power Maryland’s Industrial Revolution during our Girl Scouts Love State Parks Day!. This event is open to everyone!
Patuxent River Valley was filled with a variety of different mills, like fulling, saw, and grist mills. Come explore what it was like to be a grain miller and why this service mattered to the farmers living here, including the Howard family. Hands-on activities include threshing, winnowing, and hand grinding wheat. For more information contact:
[email protected]
A Miller's Life for Me event flyer
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Karen Whitehair
[email protected] |
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Smallwood State Park | Sept. 13, 2026
10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Shelter 3 2750 Sweden Point Road, Marbury, MD 20658 |
Girl Scouts Love State Parks
Join in for nature activities, swaps, and a service project! Let’s help make Smallwood State Park a cleaner place! Please pack a lunch for a picnic. For more information and how to register contact Shirley Douglass at
[email protected]
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Shirley Douglass
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Patapsco Valley State Park
| Sept. 11-13
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Earn your badge!
This year, Girl Scouts Love State Parks has EXPANDED! Join us on one or both of the weekends to earn a badge, patch or do a service project! For more information contact: [email protected]
Pre-registration required
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Lee Fryberger
[email protected]
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Patapsco Valley State Park
| Sept. 19-20
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Complete a service project!
This year, Girl Scouts Love State Parks has EXPANDED! Join us on one or both of the weekends to earn a badge, patch or do a service project! For more information contact: [email protected]
Pre-registration required
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Lee Fryberger
[email protected]
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Patapsco Valley State Park - Avalon Area | Sept 11, 2026
6:30-8:30 p.m. |
Night Owl Badge
Night has captured the human imagination for centuries, and tonight will be no different! Join our naturalists as they lead you on a journey through the night listening to stories and the nature all around you. Open to Cadettes. Signup required, limited to 20 scouts. Please be sure to follow Volunteer Essential Guidelines. Shine only.
Location: Shelter 106, 5120 South Street, Halethorpe, MD 21227
Pre-registration required
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Lee Fryberger
[email protected]
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Patapsco Valley State Park - McKeldin Area | Sept 12, 2026
1-3 p.m. |
Trees Badge
Grab your Naturalist hat and get ready to explore the wonderful world of Trees! Join us as we lead you through the Trees badge. All ages are welcome, the program is geared towards Cadettes. Signup required, limited to 20 scouts. Please be sure to follow Volunteer Essential Guidelines. Shine Only.
Location: Tall Poplar Trailhead, 11676 Marriottsville Rd, Marriottsville, MD 21104
Pre-registration required
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Lee Fryberger
[email protected]
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Patapsco Valley State Park - Avalon Area | Sept 12, 2026
6:30-8 p.m. |
Campfire Safety Badge
Join our naturalists around the campfire and learn a bit about safety, some songs to sing, and gain some new stories to tell at your next camping trip! This program is open to all ages. Signup required, limited to 20 scouts. Please be sure to follow Volunteer Essential Guidelines. Shine Only.
Location: Shelter 10, 5120 South Street, Halethorpe, MD 21227
Pre-registration required
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Lee Fryberger
[email protected]
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Patapsco Valley State Park - McKeldin Area | Sept 13, 2026
11-12:30 p.m.
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Find your Way Badge (Orienteering)
Learn the basics of navigating using only our topographic maps and compass. Expect fun activities and crafts. No compass required! Open to Juniors. Signup required, limited to 20 scouts. Please be sure to follow Volunteer Essential Guidelines. Shine Only.
Location: Shelter 508, 11676 Marriottsville Rd, Marriottsville, MD 21104
Pre-registration required
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Lee Fryberger
[email protected]
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Patapsco Valley State Park - Hilton Area | Sept 13, 2026
1-3 p.m. |
Shapes in Nature Badge
Join the naturalists as they guide you through the Shapes in Nature badge! Be free to express your creativity through the power of natural beauty that is all around us! Signup required, limited to 20 scouts brownie to junior age (7-11). Please be sure to follow Volunteer Essential Guidelines. Shine Only.
Location: Nature Center, 1101 Hilton Avenue, Catonsville, MD 21228
Pre-registration required
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Lee Fryberger
[email protected]
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Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area | Sept 19, 2026
10-2 p.m. |
Service Project - Trail Work at Soldiers Delight
Grab some gloves and help your local Natural Environment Area in doing some trail work! This event is only for Girls Scouts with troops of Cadette age and older (11-17). Signup required. Limited to 20 participants. Please be sure to follow Volunteer Essential Guidelines. Shine Only.
Location: Meet in the Visitor Center, 5100 Deer Park Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117
Pre-registration required
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Lee Fryberger
[email protected]
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Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area | Sept 19, 2026
11-3 p.m. |
Service Project - Walk-in Raptor Enrichment Workshop
Have you ever given a vulture a toy? Captive wild animals need lots of activities and benefit from toys and enrichment items. Join us at Soldiers Delight to learn about raptors and craft enrichment for them! Signup required for groups larger than 5. Recommended for Girl Scout troops of Daisy (5) and older. Rain or shine.
Location: Meet in the Visitor Center, 5100 Deer Park Road, Owings Mills, MD 21117
Pre-registration required
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Lee Fryberger
[email protected]
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Patapsco Valley State Park - Hilton Area | Sept 20, 2026
11-1 p.m. |
Service Project - Hilton Nature Center Sensory Trail Work
Join the naturalists as we work on the Hilton Area Sensory Trail! Projects may include weeding the gardens, re-stringing the ropes, and more. Signup required, limited to 20 scouts Junior to Cadette age (9-14). Please be sure to follow Volunteer Essential Guidelines. Shine Only.
Location: Nature Center, 1101 Hilton Avenue, Catonsville, MD 21228
Pre-registration required
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Lee Fryberger
[email protected]
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