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Scout Programs in the Parks Scouts can complete some or all the requirements for badges at Fairfax County Park Authority nature centers, historic sites, working farm and RECenters. Frying Pan Park Badge programs for Brownies, Junior Girl Scouts, Bears, and Webelos. Call 703-437-9101 for details. Colvin Run Mill Historic Site Colvin Run Mill offers Brownie Try-It, Listening to the Past (meets 3 requirements). Junior Girl Scout programs of Folk Arts, Local Lore, Women's Stories and Food, Fibers and Farming, and Bear Scout badge, What Makes America Special? Call 703-759-2771 for information and reservations. All scout programs are $5 per scout, accompanying adults and other participating children. Ellanor C. Lawrence Park Ellanor C. Lawrence Park now offers self-guided Merit Badge Packs for Jr. Girl Scouts, Brownies and Webelos, complete with badge requirements, suggested hikes, activities and natural history information. Packs are available for a $12 rental fee and may be reserved in advance. Leaders are encouraged to check out a pack and help their scouts earn a badge. For more information and reservations, call 703-631-0013. Green Spring Gardens Park Call the Children's Program Coordinator at 703-642-5173 for information about the scout programs offered at this horticultural park and historic site. Hidden Oaks Nature Center Badge programs for Daisies and Tigers (general walks), Brownies (Watching Wildlife Try-It, Eco-Explorer and Animal Try-It), Junior Girl Scouts (Wildlife, Geology), Wolf (Bird Arrow Point Trail), Bears (Sharing your World with Wildlife, Water & Soil Conservation), and Webelos (Forester, Geologist, Naturalist). Call the park at 703-941-1065 for more information and reservations. Riverbend Park Badge programs for Daisies and Tigers (general walks), Brownies (Watching Wildlife, Eco-Explorer), Junior Girl Scouts (Earth Connections, Wildlife), Bears (Sharing Your World with Wildlife), Webelos (Naturalist, Forester), Wolf (Fishing). Basic Skywatching for Scouts is for scouts (8 yrs. and up). Call the park at 703-759-9018 for more information and reservations. Sully Historic Site Sully Historic Site offers a variety of badge programs for Boy and Girls Scouts of all ages and interests, including cooking in an open hearth kitchen and learning how to weave. For more information or to schedule your next scout program, call (703) 437-1794. FCPA is committed to nondiscrimination in all programs, services, and activities. Special accommodations/alternative information formats will be provided upon request. Please call the information number 703-324-8563 at least 10 working days in advance of the registration deadline or event. TTY 703-803-3354.