Last Updated on September 7, 2022 by Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana Michiana
(Fort Wayne, IN) – Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana (GSNI-M) will join Girl Scouts around the country to mark Girl Scouts Love State Parks weekend with activities at three state parks on Saturday, Sept. 10:
- · Tippecanoe River State Park, Winamac, Ind.: 10 a.m.-noon. Join a park naturalist to learn the history of the park as well as work on steps of the Girl Scout Way badge.
- · Potato Creek State Park, North Liberty, Ind.: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Learn to identify and remove invasive species to improve the environment on a hike led by a park naturalist.
- · Pokagon State Park, Angola, Ind.: 7:45-9 p.m. Explore the park after the sun goes down! On this naturalist-guided 2-mile hike, use your five senses to experience what it’s like to be a nocturnal animal.
Girl Scouts Love State Parks is the organization’s largest and most popular outdoor event. It is hosted annually in nearly 500 state parks across all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Girl Scouts is proud to partner with Elkhart-based RV manufacturer THOR Industries, which is a national sponsor of the event. For more information about GSNI-M, visit www.gsnim.org.
About Girl Scouts® and Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana
Today, as when founded in 1912, Girl Scouts® helps cultivate values, social conscience and self-esteem in young girls, enabling them to succeed as leaders today and tomorrow. Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana provides leadership experiences for over 4,500 girls ages 5-17. They are guided by more than 2,500 adult volunteers who mentor them and work behind-the-scenes to support Girl Scouts and our mission of building girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.
SOURCE: News release from Girl Scouts of Northern Indiana-Michiana