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Hidden Valley Patch

There are 2 activities you must complete for the Hidden Valley Ar-ca-loo-ka Patch.

  1. A Fun Day (minimum 8 hours in one or more sessions)
    OR An Overnight (in a tent or cabin).

  2. An Outdoor Service Project. 
    (Service projects already completed, Day Camp or Spring Fling activities do not apply.)

If you already have a Hidden Valley Patch, you can earn a puff of smoke patch to add each time you meet the 2 requirements. There is no limit to the number of puffs you can earn. For information on service projects contact the camp manager. To order your patches contact the Reservations Coordinator.

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Service Projects

The following is a list of projects. Trail maintenance and mulching are ongoing needs. Please email serviceprojects@lhvcamp.org and put "HV Service" in the subject line for more information about current service project needs. The list changes frequently as troops help out and needs change.

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  • Mulching of eastern trails (anytime project; no prior arrangements needed; use buckets kept on south side of Evelyn’s Attic and gloves from cabin)

  • Pick up litter along Bob Billings Pkwy and our property, especially perimeter areas and streams. Take trash home with you.

  • Prairie Restoration: dig up sumac plants invading the prairie

  • Clean up fire rings and woodpiles of units sites

  • Native Woods Restoration ongoing: cutting or popping out honeysuckle shrubs along trails and in the understory

  • Gardening in butterfly garden and elsewhere

  • Clean out the bluebird boxes and monitor spring through fall

  • Mulching projects: new trees, gardens, unit sites, etc.

  • Burn accumulated brush at a specified fire ring

  • Adopt a unit site for the season or year

  • Dig out large rocks that have surfaced in trails and mowing areas

  • Plant a big tree or several smaller ones

  • Clean out old wood and restock woodpiles

  • Pull the invasive garlic mustard flower everywhere you see it

Projects for Older Girls; Consider One for an Award Project!

  • Cut back honeysuckle shrubs along roadway through camp or a 2-ft swath along the fence line

  • Cut out pockets of woods along 15th Street for future cedar tree plantings

  • Dig out cattails from wetland or use pond rake to pull out algae

  • Renovate one of the primitive unit sites on the west side and use it!

  • Carpentry project: design/build shelves in storage buildings

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