Environmental Events

In the spirit of girls making the world a better place, Girl Scouts of the USA invites Girl Scouts to get involved in national environmental events occurring throughout the year. Please see the 2008 Environmental Events Calendar. The calendar lists over 40 events, Web sites and conservation history.

GSUSA's Elliott Wildlife Values Project has developed national collaborations with the following partners. Girl Scout flyers or brochures have been developed for National Trails Day, National Public Lands Day and World Water Monitoring Day and can be downloaded below. Additional flyers and brochures may be made available in the coming months.

Spring 2008

• FrogWatch USA – www.nwf.org/frogwatchusa
• Flyer (PDF, 1MB)

April 2008

• Earth Day (April 22) – www.EarthDay.gov and www.EarthDay.net
• National Environmental Education Week (April 15-22) – www.EEweek.org

May 2008

• Endangered Species Day (May 16) – www.endangeredspeciesday.org
• Flyer (PDF, 21KB)
• Girl Scout Connection – related insignia (PDF, 191KB)

June 2008

• National Trails Day (June 7) – www.AmericanHiking.org
• Flyer (PDF, 95KB)
• Great American Backyard Campout (June 23) – www.backyardcampout.org/girlscouts

September 2008

• National Public Lands Day (September 27) – www.PublicLandsDay.org
• Girl Scout section www.publiclandsday.org/about/partners/girl_scouts.htm
• Flyer (PDF, 130KB)
• Get Involved Guide (PDF, 75KB)
• World Water Monitoring Day (September 18) – www.WorldWaterMonitoringDay.org
• Brochure (PDF, 1.1MB)

Girl Scouts can earn the Get with the Land Patch by volunteering in environmental events done in collaboration with a federal or state natural resource agency or on federal or state lands. Girls can also work on many other Girl Scout environmental, outdoor and STEM awards while volunteering. Download the list of awards.