Learn How You Can Help Spruce Up Our Beautiful Lands!

Partners: Girl Scouts

Linking Girls to the Land Through National Public Lands Day September 25, 2010


EARN THE GET WITH THE LAND PATCH! 

Brownie Girl Scouts, Junior Girl Scouts, and Girl Scouts 11-17 may be eligible to earn the Get With the Land patch by volunteering on National Public Lands Day. Girl Scouts can earn the patch by working with a federal natural resource agency professional in a joint volunteer project such as NPLD.

You will have an opportunity to:

  • Work side by side with an environmental expert;
  • Learn about careers in the out-of doors;
  • Earn Girl Scout Age-Level Awards related to the environment
  • And enjoy a hands-on activity that improves America's public lands.

To determine if your Girl Scout troop is eligible to earn the patch, Download Patch Criteria Sheet.

NPLD does not supply the patches; rather, Girl Scout troop leaders can order them directly from the Girl Scouts headquarters.
Download Patch Order Form

The patch is part of the Linking Girls to the Land Program. To learn more about this patch, check out the website www.epa.gov/linkinggirls/.


EARN THE WATER DROP PATCH!


The Water Drop Patch Project inspires Girl Scouts to learn about water quality and to take action in their communities to protect and restore local water resources, including their local rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands and ground water.

GOING FOR THE GOLD

The Girl Scout Gold Award is the highest award that a Girl Scout 15-17 years may earn. For many, the leadership skills, organizational skills and sense of community and commitment that come from "going for the gold" cement the foundation for a lifetime of active citizenship. Some ideas for environmental projects to go for the gold:

  • Start a volunteer group to bring back native vegetation in a nature preserve
  • Organize your community to add plantings in parking medians and window boxes
  • Create a bat education program for a nature center, including travel box and a short talk.

Learn more about the Girl Scout Gold Award.

 

WHAT DID GIRL SCOUTS DO FOR NPLD 2009?

In 2009, about 4,500 Girl Scouts from 229 troops volunteered on 116 public land sites across the country during NPLD. In addition, many other NPLD sites reported that Girl Scouts volunteered on that day.

Check out how Girl Scouts helped improve their public lands in 2007 on the Girl Scout's Studio 2B Website!

Click here to view a complete list of 2009 Girl Scout work sites.

 


Pam PolanczykPHOTO CONTEST

Help us to share how Girl Scouts were "Linked to the Land" through NPLD! Each year, all NPLD volunteers are invited to enter the Volunteer Photo Contest. This includes a special category for Girl Scout photographers under the age of 18.

Learn more about National Public Lands Day's Annual Photo Contest.

Access a Photo Release Form Here.

 


CONTACT US

The National Public Lands Day staff thanks you for your interest and your participation in NPLD. We want to help you in any way possible. We welcome your suggestions and questions. Please contact us!

National Public Lands Day Program
National Environmental Education Foundation
4301 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 160
Washington, DC 20008
Phone: 202/261-6479
FAX: 202/261-6464
npld@neefusa.org

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