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Louisiana Grant Summaries
2003 Council Grants
2004 Council Grants
2003 Council Grants:
Girl Scouts of Audubon
Project Title: Wild about Wildlife
Project Description: As part of an environmental education plan offered to expose physically challenged girls to science and activities at a council residential camp, an accessible cement walkway for an environmental interpretive trail, and handicapped parking area were established. Cement platforms were created and supplies ordered to develop the Weather Monitoring & Soil Science Station and Water Quality Monitoring & Aquatic Insect Investigation Station for hands-on science activities. Future plans include the development of more learning stations for residential camp programs and an interactive listening cassette tape to guide groups through the activities.
Federal or Sate Collaborating Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries -Natural Heritage Program
Local Collaborating Agencies: Downtown Kiwanis Club
Actual Number of Girl Scouts Served: 7,128
Diversity: 0.0% American Indian/Alaskan; 0.0% Asian/Pacific Islander; 10.7% Black; 0.0% Hispanic; 89.3% White
2004 Council Grants:
Girl Scouts of Bayou
Project Title: Wetlands Adventures
Project Description: Girls worked with federal natural resource
professionals and university advisors to scientifically study Louisiana’s
disappearing wetlands, develop wildlife conservation projects and explore
environmental science related careers. Girls met with a landscape architect to
design the “Nature Station,” a wetland learning lab, on Girl Scout camp
property using indigenous plants. The “Nature Station” was constructed with
additional grant funding. The girls plan to meet as a special interest group in
2005 and will engage younger girls in the planting and development of another
wetlands learning environment for the future.
Federal or Sate Collaborating Agency: USGS National Wetlands Research Center
Actual Number of Girl Scouts Served: 17