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New Jersey Grant Summaries
2003 Council Grants
2004 Council Grants
2003 Council Grants:
Girl Scout Council of Bergen County
Project Title: Project Learning Tree
Project Description: Girl Scout volunteers and staff were trained by USFS personnel to facilitate the Project Learning Tree (PLT) curriculum on topics ranging from forests, wildlife, and water, to community planning, waste management and energy. Seven different environmental workshops were created equipped with "packaged-to-go" backpacks with educational supplies. 282 girls participated in hands-on workshops during summer camp. Girls and adults increased their appreciation of environmental issues, strengthened their critical thinking, team building and problem solving skills, explored possible wildlife and environmental science careers, and increased their self esteem. Girls also learned about the U.S. Forest Service founding, as conceived and timplemented by Gilford Pinchot.
Federal or Sate Collaborating Agency: U.S. Forest Service -Grey Towers National Historic Landmark
Local Collaborating Agencies: Pinochet Institute for Conservation Grey Towers Fund
Actual Number of Girl Scouts Served: 304
Diversity: 0.0% American Indian/Alaskan; 5.6% Asian/Pacific Islander; 5.3% Black; 6.3% Hispanic; 82.2% White
2004 Council Grants:
Girl Scouts of Morris Area
Project Title: Seed Ball Dispersal Project
Project Description: Girl Scouts identified between 30 sites affected
by surface water runoff, pollutants and other environmental factors or neglect,
and re-seeded the sites with native plants utilizing the seed ball dispersal
technique. The community service project improved site conditions, helped
prevent erosion, and contributed to water resource protection in Morris
County. Girls prepared the sites and made and disbursed terra cotta seed
balls to re-introduce native plants to the area. Girls employed scientific
techniques to observe, measure, record and photograph data. Participation
patches were also created. Federal and local agency professionals provided
conservation and water quality expertise and technical support. The National
Park Service and Morris Utility Authority has requested Girl Scouts support for
future seed ball projects. More information is available at:
http://www.magsc.org/seedball%20project/index.htm.
Federal or Sate Collaborating Agency: National Park Service - Morristown National Historical Park
Actual Number of Girl Scouts Served: 1,500
Girl Scouts of Rolling Hills
Project Title: NJ Naturalist Interpretive Program
Project Description: Nine nature program curricula were
developed and offered to girls after-school and on weekends at Girl Scout
Camp Dewitt and Delaware Raritan Canal State Park. The curriculum was
designed to increase youths’ conservation knowledge, appreciation of local
natural resources, and land stewardship skills, and provide career exploration
in the environment. Special effort was made to serve girls from ethnic
backgrounds or at risk. Curricula and programs developed, including program
boxes and badges, are being offered in 2005 and for years to come and are
being shared with other councils in NJ. They plan to expand the program to
include schools and other local youth groups.
Federal or Sate Collaborating Agency: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Delaware and Raritan
Canal State Park
Actual Number of Girl Scouts Served: 485