The video cannot be shown at the moment. Please try again later.
Go Brownies!
(More coming soon… go to http://www.youtube.com/girlscoutssoaz to watch them now!)
Archive for the ‘Journey 2 Pilot’ Category
Great Videos of Journey Gals Taking Action!
Friday, December 11th, 2009Sow What?
Friday, November 20th, 2009I want to share a great success! Richelle, a lifetime Girl Scout in Casa Grande, led 2 groups at the PPEP Tec Casa Grande through the Sow What? Jo
urney. For their final project, they made food baskets and cookbooks to be donated to the Against Abuse Crisis Center.
See the attached photos!
These Girl Scouts make a difference
Thursday, October 29th, 2009They and other groups work to clear out invasive reed plants
By James S. Wood, Arizona Daily Star | Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.29.2009
Water in the Desert
Monday, October 26th, 2009Make a Difference Day went AMAZING! Thank you for everyone who showed up and worked so hard! Some Stats from the day:
Girls in Attendance: 122
Adults in Attendance: 64
Troops Participated: 14
Bundle
s of Arundo the girls chopped down: 51
Bags of Cane and Rhizomes the girls dug up: 23
Species of Birds that the Girls identified: 17
Woo! You GO GIRLS!
More pictures and video footage coming soon 
Girl Scouts to Work With Environmental Groups To Clear Sabino Creek of Threatening “Giant Reed” Plan
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009Saturday, Oct. 24, 8 a.m. to Noon
Girl Scouts will gather Saturday near Sabino Canyon to learn about one of our community’s most valued desert riparian areas, and help to rid the area of a non-native plant that threatens its viability.
Girl Scouts from kindergarten through 10th grade will join forces with volunteers from the Tucson Audubon Society, the Hidden Valley Homeowners Association, the University of Arizona’s SAHRA program, Sabino Canyon Volunteer Naturalists and other environmental groups to help clear the Sabino and Bear creeks of “giant reed” plants, also known as arundo.
Scouts also will learn how to use GPS devices to map the location of arundo plants for future clearing efforts.
Arundo is a plant native to Europe and Asia. It can grow to a height of 20 feet in a year, choking out other native plants, including much larger cottonwood and mesquite trees. Arundo is a threat to creeks and rivers, including the Santa Cruz River, as well as the wildlife that depend on those riparian habitats.
The U.S. Forest Service has enlisted the help of environmental groups and other volunteers to dig all arundo plants out of the Sabino Canyon area.
“We really appreciate the Girl Scouts and their interest in learning more about the environment, and helping us with the arundo problem,” says Jim Washburne, an adjunct assistant professor of hydrology and water resources with SAHRA (Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas) and a volunteer with Arizona Rivers, another environmental group.
Washburne will be one of several environmental experts working with the Girl Scouts on Saturday.
Note to Editors: The location of Saturday’s giant reed removal project is near the junction of Sabino Canyon and Bear creeks. The Hidden Valley Homeowners Association is making parking available in a dirt lot next to a private residence, at 4920 N. Hidden Valley Road.
Troop 1977
Thursday, September 24th, 2009We had an absolutely fantastic time at Silverbell Nursery and I just can’t say enough good things about Matt. He gave the girls a great tour and taught the girls about cochineal and that even saguaros start from a two leaf sprout! At the end of the tour he gave each girl a clay pot & a petunia to plant in it.
For our project we bought 14 drought tolerant, butterfly and/or hummingbird attracting plants. It should be a great spot for the kids at the school to explore for years to come.
Sunny Troop 1977
Wonders of Water… on the Farm
Monday, September 21st, 2009Troops 362 and 990 spent an afternoon at the Food Bank Farm in Marana. They did a scavenger hunt, worked on mulching, dug water basins, and moved a whole lot of rocks to line the children’s garden. They also did some planting. All their projects were related to their Wonders of Water Journey and promoted water conservation and water harvesting at the farm. You go girls! Check out their videos!
Troop 117
Saturday, September 19th, 2009Troop 117 created some Green Space at their school for Days of Caring. These little Daisies worked hard to beautify the inside of the school and promote cleaner air!
Troop 1183
Thursday, September 17th, 2009“Our Junior journey project is to make our community aware of saving Energy. We are going to post our pledges at our school. We have Trico sending us 500 flyers on things we can do to save energy and are going to pass these out at our school.” ~Troop 1183
Here are some pictures of our recycle paper we made and put our pledges on. We have them hanging in the office at our school.
Girl Scouts Forever Green
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009Alright ladies, GSUSA, awesome as they are, has got the site up for recording your projects and Impact Metrics! Yay! AND it isn’t through an outside company anymore, its right on the GSUSA webpage!
It’s super simple, just read the directions. You can find the site here: http://www.girlscouts.org/forevergreen/
For you Journey 2 ladies: I will be entering your Action Project info for this go round, and then you guys can enter it for your next Eco-Action Projects
I’m going to an awesome Action Project tomorrow morning with Troop 117 who is creating Green Space for Centennial Elementary School! I’ll post video later this week so you can all see the hard work they put into their project.
Yay for Green Girl Scouts!!