Scouting & Guiding
Bring your Scouting or Guiding group to Riverwood for fun, hands-on Badge Programs. Our outdoor Scouting and Guiding programs are available throughout the year, focused on youth interests, and led by knowledgeable and engaging instructors. Programs can accommodate 30 individuals, including adult volunteers.
Scouting Programs
Beavers
– Guided Nature Hike
Cubs
– Astronomer
– Gardener Badge (most requirements)
– Observer Badge
– Naturalist Badge
– Trailcraft
Scouts
– Fish and Wildlife
– Forestry
– Horticulture (some requirements)
– Naturalist
– Soil and Water Management
– Geocaching
All Sections
– Environmental Projects
– Guided Hikes
Guiding Programs
Sparks
– Nature scavenger hunt
Brownies
– Bird Watcher
– Exploring Space
– Plant Life
– Reach for the Stars
– Saving Our Plants and Animals
– Water All Around (some requirements)
– Wondrous Walks
Guides
– Bird Watching
– Conservation
– Ecology
– Endangered Species
– Forestry
All Sections
– Environmental Projects
– Guided Hikes
Program Leader
Our Scouting and Guiding Leader, Catherine Wassmansdorf, has volunteered with Sparks, Guides, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers. She has also worked as an outdoor educator at the Peel District School Board Field Centres, as a Canadian Wildlife Federation Project Wild Facilitator, and now as an instructor for The Riverwood Conservancy.
Fees
All Scouting and Guiding programs cost $10 per youth with a minimum cost of $150. Adult volunteers are free. Maximum group size is 30 including adults.