Linking Girls to the Land (LGTTL) is an interagency partnership between Girl Scouts of the USA's (GSUSA) Elliott Wildlife Values Project and federal natural resource agencies. The partnership works toward the vision that every girl will have an opportunity to participate in conservation and outdoor programs. Its purpose is to encourage partnerships between Girl Scout and federal natural resource agency representatives on national and local levels in order to offer more joint conservation and outdoor programs to 3.8 million Girl Scouts nationwide. The partnership offers funding, travel opportunities, awards, workshops, and supports projects related to environmental education, volunteer service, outdoor skills development, and career exploration.

The Linking Girls to the Land partnership fosters program opportunities which are built on the existing infrastructure of the Girl Scouts. It recognizes the handbooks, earned age-level awards, participation patches and programs in place that include extensive outdoor and conservation education components, a longstanding emphasis on volunteer service, and Girl Scout troops and groups serving many communities near and distant from public lands. This interagency effort is unique in the extent to which natural resource agencies and the Girl Scouts have accomplished the design, development, communication, implementation, and evaluation together since 1995.

Linking Girls to the Land is designed to encourage Girl Scouts to work with federal and state natural resource agencies in an effort to do conservation work and career exploration.  However, in addition to a federal or state natural resource agency partner, it is likely that many Girl Scout troops and councils will also collaborate with county, city, and other local natural resource agencies to offer conservation and outdoor programs to girls.  Additional collaborators may include non-profit and volunteer groups that offer environmental education and outdoor programs, which troops and councils can work with.

To learn who are the Linking Girls to the Land partners click here.

For more information, contact:

Jodi Stewart
Elliott Wildlife Values Project Consultant
Girl Scouts of the USA
420 Fifth Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10018-2798
Phone: 1-800-223-0624 x8076.
Fax: (212) 852-6515
linkinggirls@girlscouts.org
www.girlscouts.org

The "Girl Scouts" name, mark and all associated trademarks and logotypes, including the "Trefoil Design," are owned by Girl Scouts of the USA. Used under authority of GSUSA.

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