Partners: Girl Scouts of the USA
National Public Lands Day September 25, 2010
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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. 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/.
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.
Gold Award
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.
STEM Awards
Complete other Girl Scout environmental, outdoor or STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) awards during NPLD. Find out more.
Girl Scouts: Get Involved
The 17th annual National Public Lands Day will be held on September 25.
