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What Is "Linking Girls to the Land"?

Linking Girls to the Land (LGTTL) is an interagency partnership between Girl Scouts of the USA and federal natural resource conservation agencies, initiatives and partner organizations. LGTTL encourages 3.8 million Girl Scouts across the country to become involved in conservation and natural resources issues through partnerships with federal agencies on national and local levels. LGTTL offers:

• funding
• travel opportunities
• awards
• regional workshops
• environmental education
• volunteer service
• outdoor skills development
• career exploration

Elliot Values Wildlife Project (EVWP) and its Linking Girls to the Land (LGTTL) program at Girl Scouts of the USA. The EWVP develops girls as leaders of environmental stewardship and conservation efforts who positively impact their communities and the world.
Click here to find out more application deadline is February 15, 2008.

News
2007 Linking Girls to the Land Council Grants Awarded

Seven Girl Scout councils were awarded $5,000 grants to complete a nine month long collaborative project in partnership with a federal or state natural resource agency. An anticipated, 1,239 Girl Scouts (50% from underserved backgrounds) will become leaders of projects focused on environmental education, outdoor skills development, career exploration, action and service learning. The projects aim to connect girls to nature and the outdoors, increase their stewardship of our Nation's natural land and water resources, and support the development of national Girl Scout LGTTL leadership development programming. The 2007 grants, totaling $35,000, are being funded by the GSUSA's Elliott Wildlife Values Project, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Grants were awarded to the following Girl Scout councils:

• Caribe Girl Scout Council - Puerto Rico
• Girl Scouts - Columbia River Council - Oregon
• Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital - District of Columbia
• Girl Scouts Sustina Council - Alaska
• Girl Scouts of Swift Water Council - New Hampshire
• Tongass Alaska Girl Scout Council - Alaska

2007 Nature of Learning Grants - A Linking Girls to the Land Opportunity

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, in cooperation with the USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System, the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC), the Keystone Center, and National Wildlife Refuge Association awarded twenty-three grants in 2007. Three Girl Scout councils received grants totaling $20,476. Projects build sustainable, long-term partnerships with local National Wildlife Refuges. Grants were awarded to the following councils:

• Girl Scouts - Dakota Horizons - Wisconsin
• Girl Scouts of Mitten Bay - Michigan
• Girl Scouts - Columbia River Council - Oregon

Fish and Wildlife News Summer/Fall 2007 - Linking Girls to the Land Article

Check out this wonderful national article from GSUSA highlighting the LGTTL partnership and some local projects Girl Scouts are doing in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Woodbridge VA: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service turned to the Girl Scouts to help transform this military research and communications facility into a refuge for plants and animals along the Potomac River. There are always new ways for girls to help if you want to join the legacy of girls that have shared the thrill of working on a National Wildlife Refuge. For information on how you can help, contact Marty McClevey at Refuge Headquarters at 703/490-4979 or Marty_McClevey@fws.gov.

Members of GSCNC are also invited to participate locally in global environmental events. There are a number of conservation events sponsored by federal and non-profit organizations every year. Many of these events encourage groups to plan local events on a certain day or month. Through these events, our GSCNC girls clean up our local resources and work with others to make the world a better place. Some examples of national and international conservation events GSCNC girls have participated in include the International Coastal Cleanup (800/262-BEACH or info@oceanconservancyva.org), National Public Lands Day, World Water Monitoring Day, International Migratory Bird Day and National Trails Day.

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