Learn How You Can Help Spruce Up Our Beautiful Lands!

LINKING GIRLS TO THE LAND GIRL SCOUT WORKSITES 2008
Name of Site Contact Info Work Project
                                                    Alabama  
Flint River Watershed & Cathedral Caverns State Park

Girl Scout Troop 285
Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama in Huntsville, AL
Laura Cambron

 Our troop will be picking up trash along the Flint River in Southeastern Madison County, AL near Owens Cross Roads, AL. We will also be planting flowers in the Cathedral Caverns State Park in Woodville, AL near the campgrounds. Our troop consists of 1 Brownie, 13 Cadettes, & 2 Senior Girl Scouts.
 

    Florida

 
Crystal River Buffer Preserve, Crystal River, FL Girl Scout Troop 610
West Central Florida Council
Karen Balzanti
Planting trees, bushes, scrubs. Clearing out weeds in previously plants gardens. Cleaning the climbing equipment through out the preserve. Building a puppet stage and a hut.
Greynolds Park Nature Center,
Key Biscayne, FL;

Girl Scout Troop No. 1938
Girl Scout Council of Tropical Florida, Miami, FL
Maria Guillem-Pendas
(305) 854-5418

 Clean beach at Bear Cut Preserve, remove exotic vegetation on trails. Plant new landscape at Butterly Garden.
 

Indiana    

 
 TBD

Lynn Swiss
Troop 923
Noblesville, IN

 TBD
 

 Illinois

 
 Isle a la Cache Girl Scouts of TC
Service Unit 38
Plainfield, IL
Annette Eichorst
 Prairie seed collection.
 Riverdale Park Sonia Gallaspy
Girl Scouts of South Cook - Shawnee Association
Riverdale, IL
 We will cleaning up one of our parks in Riverdale.
 

                     Massachusetts

 
 Various sites, City of Westfield, MA Girl Scout Troop 438
Westfield Council, MA 
Tina Keesee
 City Park clean up. Hampden Ponds State Park clean up.
 

                Maryland

 
Catoctin Mountain Park, Thurmont, MD Girl Scouts of Urbana, Maryland
Kim Cochrane
Exotic plant removal, trail/trash cleanup, and painting projects

  New Mexico

 Abiquiu Lake
Girl Scouts
Lisa Lashley
Santa Fe, NM
 Build a trail
 

  Pennsylvania

 
Canonsburg Lake
McMurray, PA
Peters Township Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts Western PA
Carrie Vanistendael
The Canonsburg Lake Trail Project is a multi-troop event in its 3rd year. Plans this year include a trailhead upgrade and signs, bat box installation, maintenance of bluebird nesting boxes and perennial gardens, and wetlands education.
 

  Puerto Rico

 
 La Ceiba

Girl Scout Troop 366
Rosa Belen
Puerto Rico

 Clean and eliminate trash from the area of La Ceiba
 

 Texas

 
 Camp Camwood  Girl Scout Troop 26009
Carrie Ferguson
League City, TX
 Educate other girls on the importance of this land for us and nature.
 Edinburg Scenic Wetlands

Brownie Troop 007
Harlingen, Texas
Rita Ramirez

Brownies plan to clean up tables,clean up trash,plant flowers, invite and educate people about the outstanding wildlife viewing opportunities at the scenic wetlands and world birding center.