For-Mar - Genesee County Parks

Additional Scout Programs
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Geocaching 101
For-Mar
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Snowshoeing 101
Nature Preserve & Arboretum
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Sugarbush 101
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Get out and Garden!
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Become A Scientist
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Outdoor Photography
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Mini-meteorologist
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Wilderness Survival
Programs for any Scout Level—
To reserve your Scouting Outing program
contact: Park Naturalist, Nicole Ferguson at
810.789.8567, or [email protected]
Check out For-Mar’s program calendar at:
geneseecountyparks.org for monthly
Scouting Outing programs.
Call for more information:
Genesee County Parks

Basic, naturalist-led Scout hikes
Administrative Office
5045 Stanley Road
Flint, MI 48506
810.736.7100
800.648.PARK
are available. Hikes run 1½
hours and cost $1.50 per person.
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Scout’s Community Garden Plot.
Please contact Horticulturist,
Brian VanPatten at 810-789-8568,
or [email protected].
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Service learning/conservation
projects are available. Groups
must call to organize.
For-Mar Nature
Preserve and Arboretum
2142 North Genesee Road
Burton, MI 48509
Nature Preserve 810.789.8567
Arboretum 810.789.8568
Reservations 810.736.7100, ext. 6
Scouting Outing Programs
geneseecountyparks.org
810.789.8567
800.648.PARK
Boy Scout Programs
For-Mar Scout Programs
It’s time to bring your Scouts to For-Mar!
With 7 miles of natural hiking trails,
Arboretum, Visitor’s Center, 383 acres of
varied terrain and specially developed
Tiger Scouts-

Between Earth and Sky
Tigers in the Wild

Rosie’s Story
Electives:

Sky is the Limit
is the ideal location for any Scout outing.

Good Knights
With so much to see and do both Scouts and
Wolf Scouts –
that For-Mar has to offer year round!
Daisy Scouts—
Backyard Jungle
environmental education programs, For-Mar
their leaders will surely enjoy exploring all
Brownie Scouts—
Call of the Wild
Council Fire (4B, 6A, 6B, 6C)
If your Scouts need help completing badge
Girl Scout Programs
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Household Elf

Hiker
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Bugs

WOW! Wonders of Water
Paws on the Path
Junior Scouts-
group scout activity, For-Mar staff are here to
Electives:
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help! For-Mar’s naturalists have developed
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Code of the Wolf
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Germs Alive!
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Digging into the

Grow Something
requirements, or if you’re just looking for a
dynamic programs that motivate Scouts to
complete their badge obligations while
getting them excited about the world! Also, if
Past
Finding your Way
Animal
Habitats
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Flowers

Geocacher
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Gardener
you are looking for a badge program that is not
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already part of For-Mar’s program-series, just
Bear Scouts—
ask a naturalist and they will work with you to
Cadette Scouts—
Fur, Feathers, and Ferns
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Trees
Bear Necessities

Trailblazing
Electives:
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Breathe
develop a program, or modify an existing
program to fit your
badge requirements.

A Bear goes Fishing

Forensics
are approximately 2hr

Critter Care

Make it Move
Cost: Programs cost $5

Super Science
per Scout, however the
Webelos Scouts—
Time: Scout programs
price may vary based
Senior Scouts—

Sky

Voice for Animals
Webelos Walkabout
Eagle Scouts & Gold and Silver
required to complete
Electives:
Awards—
the badge.
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on the materials
Adventures in
Science

Engineer
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Castaway

Into the Wild
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Earth Rocks!

Into the Woods
Projects Available
Individual Scout candidates should contact
Park Naturalist, Nicole Ferguson, at
810.789.8567 or [email protected].