Participate in conservation events around the country throughout the year and work towards earning the Get with the Land Patch! (PDF, 2 pages, 385KB). Most of these events are sponsored by the Linking Girls to the Land partners.

Download the 2006 National Conservation Events Calendar (PDF, 3 pages, 86KB) to find out what events Girl Scouts can participate in.

Featured 2006 Conservation Events include:

National Public Lands Day - September 30, 2006, held on the last Saturday in September, is designed to improve the public lands that we enjoy for recreation, education, and relaxation. There is information just for Girl Scouts interested in getting involved with projects on that day. Contact Monika Gorzelanska at gorzelanska@neetf.org or 202-261-6461. Download the Get Involved Guide (PDF, 2 pages, 64 KB, about PDF), Registration Form (PDF, 1 page, 21 KB, about PDF), and an NPLD flyer here (PDF, 1 page, 102 KB, about PDF).

Alyssa from Brownie Girl Scout Troop 2364 hangs a pine cone bird feeder in White Marsh Park – Gunpowder Falls State Park, MD during National Public Lands Day 2004.

National Trails Day - June 3, 2006 held on the first Saturday in June, is designed to promote awareness and appreciation of America's 200,000 miles of trails. Contact the American Hiking Society at (301) 565-6704 or ntd@americanhiking.org. Download a Girl Scouts flyer here. (PDF, 1 page, 45KB)

World Water Monitoring Day , held annually on October 18th, is designed to educate people of all ages, in all nations, about the value of clean water and the role of water quality monitoring.

"I think cleaning up Lake Kaweah is a good thing to do because lizards and snakes and frogs all have their home here. The more people we can get to help, the better this community will be." – Girl Scout Troop 547, Vidalia, CA – 2004 NPLD

Click here for new brochure on Girl Scouts and World Water Monitoring Day (PDF, 2 pp., 141KB, about PDF)

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