William Heise is a public campsite. We have reserved an entire are just for us to give us as much privacy as we can get. Nonetheless, we need to be more careful that at a site that is just Girl Scouts.
Form a Troop Sandwich on hikes and walks
Buddy Up!
Leave no trace, take nothing but pictures
Form a Troop Sandwich on hikes and walks
We don't want any girls to get lost. A good policy is to have one adult in front and one in back, girls need to stay in between.Just Ask!
Girls should be in constant communication with their leaders, asking first if they want to leave the group. Girls should be accompanied by adults at all times.
Buddy Up!
Use the buddy system. Girls are divided into teams of two. Each girl has a buddy and is responsible for staying with her buddy at all times, warning her buddy of danger, giving her buddy immediate assistance if safe to do so, and seeking help when the situation warrants it. If someone in the group is injured, one person cares for the patient while two others seek help.
Leave no trace, take nothing but pictures
Respect the environment and keep campsite clean. Use the principles of minimal-impact camping described by Leave No Trace. Store garbage in insect- and animal-proof containers with plastic inner linings, and cover it securely when there is a campsite garbage-pickup service. When there is no garbage-pickup service, remove garbage from campsite in plastic bags and discard, as appropriate. Recycle whenever possible. Do not bury food; carry out garbage, grease, and fuel canisters. Do not remove natural materials such as leaves or branches.
- Working as a group, participation in responsibilities, listening to leaders
- Respecting the site and equipment
- Learning to cook (slicing a bagel or a banana to begin with)
