Lauritzen Gardens
Omaha’s Botanical Gardens
Girl Scout Recognition Program
Grow with us as you learn about plants, wildlife, ecology and crafts! Explore the garden and enjoy fun “hands-on” activities as you earn the Lauritzen Gardens patch and work towards other recognitions. Your troop can return to the garden each season for different activities and to add another season-themed rocker to your patch. Help sow the seeds for a lifelong love of nature!
Who: Daisies, Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, Ambassadors, Adults
When: After school, Saturday and all school holidays. Classes last one and a half hours.
Where: Lauritzen Gardens’ visitor and education center, 100 Bancroft St., Omaha, NE 68108
Cost: $8 per Girl Scout. Fee includes admission, tour, activities, supplies and a patch. Chaperones (following Safety-Wise guidelines) admitted free. Additional adults are $7 each ($6 November through March).
Capacity: Minimum 10 (troops may combine), Maximum 20.
Registration: Please call Mary Beth Budz, Garden Educator, at 402.346.4002 x253. Reservations required at least two weeks in advance. Pre-payment is required one week before the program.
Chaperones: Follow Safety-Wise guidelines.
Recognitions: Daisy Petal-Light Pink-Make The World A Better Place; Brownie Try-It-Winter: Earth is Our Home; Spring: Senses; Summer: Earth and Sky; Fall: Plants; Junior Badges-Winter: Your Outdoor Surroundings; Spring: Plants and Animals; Summer: Outdoor Creativity; Fall: Earth Connections; Cadette, Senior & Ambassador Interest Projects-Winter: Plant Life; Spring: Eco-Action; Summer: Heritage Hunt; Fall: Artistic Crafts
Questions: Please call Mary Beth Budz, Garden Educator, at 402.346.4002 x253.