The Fairfax County Park Authority is excited to offer American Heritage Girls Badge Program in our parks. American Heritage Girls is a scouting program that started in 1995 and has opportunities for three levels of scouts: Tenderheart, Explorer and Pioneer/Patriot (PiPa).

Choose from a variety of badge programs, including fire safety, hiking, or kitchen science experiments. The American Heritage Girls Badge offerings are a great addition to our current scouting offerings for the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of America.

American Heritage Girls Badge Programs that are open for registration, include:

• American Heritage Girls, Explorer-Fire Safety & Fire Building at Lake Fairfax Park on Saturday, March 4, from 2 to 3 p.m. Cost $8.
• American Heritage Girls, Pioneer/Patriot (PiPa)- Hiking at Lake Accotink Park on Sunday, March 12, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Cost $11.
• American Heritage Girls, Tenderheart – Hiking at Burke Lake Park on Sunday, March 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Cost $11.
• American Heritage Girls, Explorer-Kitchen Scientist at Lewinsville House on Saturday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to noon. Cost $15.
• American Heritage Girls, Tenderheart - Kitchen Scientist at Lewinsville House on Saturday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to noon. Cost $23.

For more information about scouting programs, visit the Park Authority Scouting website.