Fish & Wildlife News Features 'Linking Girls to the Land' Program

In a special themed "Children and Nature" issue for Summer/Fall 2007 the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's national publication Fish & Wildlife News features an article written by Jennifer Anderson about the "Linking Girls to the Land" program.

Begun in 1995 between the Girl Scouts of the USA and several federal agencies including the Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Protection Agency and Bureau of Land Management, the Linking Girls to the Land partnership encourages more than 35,000 Girl Scouts each year to work with agencies to identify conservation and outdoor projects in their communities. The partnerships not only enhance Girl Scout leadership skills and their appreciation for nature but also provide them with opportunities to restore native habitats, expose them to careers in the outdoors and help them understand their roles as caretakers of the land.

For more information read the article from the Summer/Fall 2007 edition of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's publication Fish & Wildlife News (PDF, 841KB). Or read the entire Summer/Fall 2007 issue (PDF, 4MB).