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Environmental Awareness
Through Girl Scouting, girls see the earth as their home. Whether they're learning about endangered wildlife, developing creative recycling projects, or working towards such earned age-level awards as the Environmental Health Badge or the Eco-Action Interest Project Award, girls focus on care, conservation, and responsibility and ensure the safety of our planet for future generations.
Here are some of the many ways girls develop a keen environmental awareness:
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The Elliott Wildlife Values Project (EWVP)
The Elliott Wildlife Values Project of Girl Scouts of the USA, funded by the Herford N. Elliott Trust Fund, launched in 1977. EWVP programs provide girls incredible resources like From Sidewalks to Treetops, the Elliott Wildlife Bird Conservation sites, Linking Girls to the Land, and EarthPACT (Plant and Animal Conservation Team) that enable them to explore nature and the environment in a very real way. Through collaborations with many organizations and agencies, girls develop a lifelong commitment to the conservation of wildlife.
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Join the Catalog Canceling Challenge
Want to save trees, water, energy and our climate? GSUSA invites Girl Scouts to take action with the Catalog Canceling Challenge and cancel as many unwanted catalogs as they can in thirty days.
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Environmental Events
We invite girls and volunteers to participate in national environmental events happening throughout the year. Download the 2008 Environmental Events Calendar and learn about special Girl Scout collaborations with the following events: Earth Day, National Environmental Education Week, National Trails Day, Endangered Species Day, National Public Lands Day and more.
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Environmental, Outdoor and STEM Program Links
Want an easy list of all Girl Scout program activities, awards and publications that relate to the environment, outdoors and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) content areas? Download the Environmental, Outdoor and STEM Program Links (PDF, 130KB).
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My Planet
My Planet—online games that test how water-, air-, and sun-savvy girls are—was funded in part by the Environmental Protection Agency to encourage environmental awareness. One game, "Map It" allows girls to create their own air-friendly environment.
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