GSSEM Outdoor Experience Department

09/03/2026

Have you been wanting to sharpen your archery skills and work on becoming the next Katniss Everdeen? If so, time is running out to register for our 6-week Fall Archery Series event! 🏹🎯

Register Here: https://www.gssem.org/en/sf-events-repository/2026/outdoor-adventure--fall-archery-series--brownies--juniors--cadet.html

09/02/2026

Girl Scouts LOVE State Parks Weekend is BACK at Belle Isle! Join your Outdoor Experience Team on Sunday, September 13th for a jam-packed event! 💚🥾🗺

Registration Ends on September 3rd: https://www.gssem.org/en/sf-events-repository/2026/outdoor-adventure--belle-isle-patch-day---girl-scouts-love-state.html

09/01/2026

Have you reserved your Troop Camping weekend at Camp Hawthorn Hollow or Camp Playfair for Membership Year 2027 yet?

We would LOVE to see you at one of YOUR GSSEM camp properties to create some new troop memories in the great outdoors 💚🏕🥾🍂🔥🎶

Reserve Here: www.gssem.org/troopcamping

08/31/2026

Mother Nature is working on changing out her summer look, to her fall look on her trees! We kicked off the fall season this past weekend 🍎🍂💨🎃

Make sure to check out the GSSEM Event Calendar to find a fall adventure: www.gssem.org/go

06/01/2026

We had beautiful weather for Sunny Wings and Wild Things! Girl Scouts went on a hike and collected natural materials to create sun prints. With two sun prints, they learned how different exposure times affect their prints! As a bonus, they got to use recycled materials to create their own art work. 🌷🍀

Let us know if you want more information on making sun prints!

05/31/2026

Come get a front-row seat to the science of dairy by exploring the daily operations of a working farm, using chemistry to create cheese, and meeting the cows behind the carton. 🐮🧀

🤎💜 BJ will investigate the biological process of milk production and see firsthand how modern technology helps farmers care for their herd. After the tour, transform liquid milk into delicious soft cheese using the power of enzymes and acidity. It's a hands-on exploration of food science that takes you from the pasture to the plate!

Registration ends 15

https://www.gssem.org/en/sf-events-repository/2026/outdoor-adventure--dairy-science---milk-to-cheese--brownies--jun.html

05/30/2026

It's Summer Camp Saturday! Every Saturday until August, we'll be bringing you the latest Overnight Summer Camp news. 😎

🤎 Brownies listen up! 🤎

We still have a spots open all weeks of summer camp!

🧪 Explore the fun side of science during Mad Scientist.
🎲 Play some of your favorite games at Game Show Mania.
🧚Step into your favorite fairytales in Once Upon A Camp.
🍕 You Can't Do That at Camp, where we bend the rules a little.
🔍 Solve the case of missing desserts during C.S.I. Camp Scene Investigators.
✨ Skip the yellow brick road at The Wonderful Camp of Oz.

For more Overnight Summer Camp information visit

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05/29/2026

Are you a fan of flowers, fruits and veggies, or cool critters? 🍊🥕 Join your OE team to celebrate National Pollinator Week, in Lexington on Thursday, June 25 from 1pm - 3pm! 🦋🦇

🩵🤎💜❤️🧡💛 All Levels will learn about the different kinds of pollinators around the world and the ways that they can help them out. We will be creating our own beeswax wrap, a pollinator watering station, making our own recycled paper, and planting a native plant to take home.

Registration ends June 18

https://www.gssem.org/en/sf-events-repository/2026/outdoor-adventure--pollinator-week-celebration--all-levels----le.html

05/28/2026

It's time for another Campfire Story! 🔥

🩵🤎 Campfire Stories is our event series for Daisies and Brownies to cozy up around a campfire, read an outdoorsy tale, then delve into the topic to see how we can apply what we learned from the story to our everyday lives.

Coming up next, read "When You Find the Right Rock", and go on a journey of discovery, from the mountains to the sea, that’s all about learning the beauty of being in the moment, connecting with nature, and the thrill of finding a precious keepsake to call your own. 🪨

Registration for "When You Find the Right Rock" ends June 16

Find all upcoming Campfire Story events here, https://www.gssem.org/campfire

05/27/2026

Why did the turtle cross the road? 🐢
To get to the other side! 🤣

Jokes aside, it's turtle road crossing season and we want you informed and safe in your helpful endeavors. Thank you to Bird and Moon and Alongside Wildlife Foundation for this cute and educational graphic!