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Girl Scout Council Projects (Non-Grant)
The Linking Girls to the Land initiative encourages Girl Scouts and federal and state natural resource agencies to become involved in conservation and natural resource issues and careers on a national and local level. Girl Scout councils and agencies develop projects that generally fall into three areas:
- environmental education
- outdoor skills development; and
- volunteer service.
Unfortunately, it is not possible for all Linking Girls to the Land projects to be funded through the Linking Girls to the Land Council Grant fund. We encourage Girl Scout councils and natural resource agencies to develop partnerships and projects that meet the needs of all parties involved and seek creative ways of making the projects sustainable.
Project ideas can be simple or elaborate; Girl Scout councils and professionals from federal and state agencies may work together to:
- hold an event at a historic site exploring archaeological digs.
- build an accessible walking trail.
- count migratory birds or survey plant communities.
- conduct a low-impact camping workshop for girls.
- co-sponsor a National Public Lands Day event.
- offer wildlife research opportunities for girls, such as catching, identifying and tagging fish.
- involve girls as interpreters at an education center in a natural area.
- run a day camp where girls can make bird and bat boxes or create brush piles.
- co-host a career day with hands-on activities. or
- participate in a soil erosion control project, such as replanting a stream bank.