Girls Scouts Strike Again
The Girl Scout Cadette Troop# 10717 from Florida is at it again. They are not only talking the green talk, but walking the green walk.
After educating themselves on the possibilities of energy from waste during their ‘Breathe Journey’ stage–a step that they took to connect and take action to earn three leadership awards and to engage in improving the world’s air quality, they are connecting to the outdoors through tree planting.
Recently, the troop organized a planting event to give back to their community in Coral Springs. Girl Scouts of all ages participated in activities to become Junior Forest Rangers and to earn their legacy naturalist badges. Over 130 participants took part in a tour of the Coral Springs Community Garden, learned to identify at least 5 different types of trees, and planted a tree –which will be tended to by the girl that planted it for a month.
Why tree planting?
The troop recently uncovered that most kids these days spend close to 7 hours a day connected to electronics and are no longer in tune with nature. They are wired and tuned into portable electronic devices instead of nature and the environment around them. The Girl Scouts don’t want to forget everything nature has to offer, and so with a little sweat, planted over 130 trees!
Great job for the next generation of young environmental stewards!
What about you? Have you unplugged from the electronic highway lately and taken part in some kind of act of environmental stewardship? Tell us about it!
Yvonne Gonzalez is a SCEP intern with the Air and Radiation Division in Region 5. She is currently pursuing a dual graduate degree at DePaul University.
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Great to see that the youth are talking an active interest in preserving the environment. Keep up the good work girls!
Great to see that the youth are talking an active interest!!
Good Work Girls!! =)
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Great job scouts!! Tree planting is a very important aspect if you want to preserve and rebuild mother nature!!..Keep up the good work girls!!
Great job girls!
I think you should come over to the UK and teach our teens how to respect the nature more. By the way – I’m going to leave the computer desk now to have some nice hours walk in the nature.
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Great job Girl Scouts. Planting trees is a great way to take the initiative. I remember I did this when I was a Girl Scout too!
This is awesome. I wish more kids here in Toronto would do this stuff too.
This post receives a thumbs way up from me.
thanks for this, it is really impresive
Great to see those kids active. Was with scouts by myself and it’s great.
Green Power!!
Excellent, well done! I’m with Peter, also from the UK, and would like to see more kids here take an interest in nature instead of hoodies and the dreaded xbox!
I’m glad to see that kids are still active these days. Even more happy when it’s scouting, as I was scout myself
wow nice to see young kids still trying to do something good!
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Ha, these girls are amazing. They are true role-models for younger generations
Kudos to the girl scouts. Planting trees and doing service work is what its all about. 130+ trees is great!
Great to hear! 130 trees and counting!
good job girls.
This is a wonderful project and a long term investment to the future and nature. Hope the world gets more greener.
Nice to see the young generation doing good in the local community
These girls do a wonderfull work! “bravo les filles” from a fench scout !
Go girlscouts!
It’s nice!!!