Linking Girls to the Land Patch
Discover, Connect and Take Action by earning a Linking Girls to the Land patch for Girl Scout Brownies through Girl Scout Ambassadors.

Linking Girls to the Land (LGTTL) is an interagency partnership between Girl Scouts of the USA and federal natural resource agencies. LGTTL encourages partnerships between Girl Scouts and federal natural resource agency representatives on local and national levels to offer more joint conservation and outdoor projects to 2.8 million Girl Scout across the country.

Girl Scout Brownies, Juniors, Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors are eligible to wear the Get with the Land Patch and receive an official certificate from the Girl Scouts of the USA LGTTL national committee when they complete the patch criteria. The patch order form, certificate and more information about LGTTL are available through your local council and the LGTTL Web site and www.girlscouts.org.

The purpose of the Get with the Land Patch is to:

• Encourage natural resource agency professionals and Girl Scouts to work collaboratively
• Promote girl-to-girl, adult-to-adult, and girl-to-adult discussion about the LGTTL initiative and partnership
• Encourage Girl Scouts to go to environmental experts when they have questions while earning environmental badges, Try-Its, Interest Project patches or STUDIO 2B^® charms
• Show girls a way to focus their earned awards when working toward the Girl Scout Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards

Guidelines
To earn the Get with the Land patch girls can:

Discover what they think and feel about the environment while exploring its impact on them and their impact on it. Girls will also learn about the resources and opportunities offered by federal natural resource agencies of the LGTTL partnership by using the Linking Girls to the Land Resource Guide, Web site and video. At least one copy of the resource guide and video were sent to all Girl Scout councils. Girl Scouts can contact their local council for help. The resource guide is also available on the LGTTL Web site and www.girlscouts.org.

Connect by working side by side with a federal* natural resource agency professional in a joint volunteer conservation service, research or other collaborative project. The agencies' contacts are listed in the resource guide and on the LGTTL Web site. Girl Scouts are encouraged to make contact with the agencies through their council. Some of the volunteer service opportunities available through the federal natural resource agencies are Take Pride in America, National Public Lands Day, American Hiking Society's National Trails Day^®, International Migratory Bird Day, National Wildlife Week, and World Water Monitoring Day. Note: It is not required to have council involvement to participate in these service opportunities.

Take Action by doing any of the following:

• Collaborating with one or more federal* natural resource agencies to complete one Girl Scout Earned Age-Level Award related to the environment, outdoors or science, or fulfill at least two requirements from each of three Girl Scout Earned Age-Level Awards related to the environment, outdoors or science (PDF).
• Learn about LGTTL national programs and opportunities such as the LGTTL Council Grant Projects, Water Drop Patch Project, Aquarius Project or a National Conservation Event. Participate in at least one.
• Interview someone who works for a federal natural resource agency. Ask how s/he became interested in working there and how you might be able to develop a career in this field or with that agency. If possible, try to shadow this person for a few hours or even a day. Share what you have learned.
• Participate in a science, outdoors, or environmentally related STUDIO 2B destinations or use the materials on the STUDIO 2B Web site, and in print (Focus Books, Collections, etc.) that are related to the environment, outdoors or science.
• Improve your skills in outdoor recreation and environmental protection by demonstrating Leave No Trace ethics, or by teaching others the Tread Lightly Pledge.

*Where there is no federal natural resource agency personnel available, state natural resource agencies may be contacted.

Note: Participation patches must be worn on the back of the uniform only.

Girl Scout badges, patches, awards, and other insignia that are earned for the accomplishment of skill-building activities or any set requirements should be presented, worn, or displayed only after Girl Scouts have completed the requirements outlined in the appropriate program materials.

All insignia are owned by Girl Scouts of the United States of America and are protected by law for use by GSUSA. None of the insignia may be copied, duplicated, or reproduced without prior express written authorization from Girl Scouts of the USA. All rights reserved.