What You Can Do Individually to Be Environmentally Aware

• Walk
• Ride your bike
• Plant trees
• Put washers on leaky faucets
• Take shorter showers
• Turn off water when brushing your teeth
• Use recycled paper as wrapping paper
• Recycle magazines by distributing them to others
• Donate used clothing
• Start a uniform swap in your Girl Scout Council service unit
• Keep the thermostat turned down in cold weather and up in warm weather
• Recycle old jewelry to make new jewelry
• Repair and donate old toys
• Ask your parent to carpool
• Start a community garden

What Your Troop or Group Can Do to Care for the Earth

• Coordinate an environmental service project
• Sponsor or set up an exhibit at an environmental fair
• Plan a minimal-impact camping trip
• Remember to reduce, reuse and recycle!