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National Public Lands Day: September 25, 2010

Girl Scouts and National Public Lands Day 

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  on the Girl Scout's Studio 2B Website!
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Featured Stories

Connecticut Girl Scouts and Naval Submarine Base Team Up to Provide Homes for Little Brown Bats During National Public Lands Day

On November 11, 2008, Girl Scout Troop 63033 from Uncasville, Connecticut collaborated on a National Public Lands Day project with the US Navy at the Naval Submarine Base in which the Girl Scouts installed box homes for Little Brown Bats. As part of an October NPLD activity, volunteers placed 15 bat boxes throughout the base.

Providing homes for the bats is an environmentally friendly way of controlling the mosquitoes invading New London and part of an effort to increase the brown bat population, which has been decreasing for unknown reasons. Richard Conant, a base Environmental Division biologist, explained this to the Girl Scouts and educated them about other topics related to the brown bat species.

Girl Scouts of the Nation's Capital Celebrate National Public Lands Day on the National Mall

Over 90 Girl Scouts of the Nation's Capital Council collected trash from around the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, DC for National Public Lands Day 2007.

After collecting and recycling the trash, they talked with staff from the National Park Service, US Forest Service and US Fish and Wildlife Service about careers, conservation, invasive species, and about the importance of recycling. Teen girls led fun activities to help the girls learn the Leave No Trace principles.