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SERVICE PROJECTS
The
following projects were conceived for the Girl Scouts as Gold Projects. The
nature of these projects is less toward construction and more toward service
and most may be repeated. While created to suit the Girl Scouts, these projects
are available to all.
1) Bird Watchers Big Work
Day. This project is to organize a competitive bird watch from
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2) Bird Watchers Big Sit.
This project is similar to the above but all sightings must be made from a
confined area. Watchers may only leave the area to confirm a sighting made from
within. This competition may be more attractive to those birders who don't get
around as well as they would like.
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3) Other Identification
Competitions. These projects are intended for educational purposes and
should be geared toward younger participants. Subjects to the identification
competitions could include: mammals, insects, plants, trees, or a combination.
An adult should accompany children. All observations must be made from the
trail. The event should be scheduled for early summer or fall to avoid wet and
hot weather.
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4) Trail Use Census.
This project involves collecting data at various points on the trail several
times during the spring, summer, and fall. In order to be able to be able to
plan future projects or apply for grants it would be helpful to know how many
use the trail and what they are doing. We are interested in separating the uses
into use categories including: hiking, jogging, dog walking, bird watching,
biking, and ATVs. Also it would be interesting to know the approximate age
groups, (i.e. toddler, elementary, high school, young adult, middle aged, or
senior) using the trail. The trail points selected should be widely separated
to reflect any changes due to various facilities along the trail. The weather
conditions must be noted on the report as well as any special conditions such
as soccer games.
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5) Bird Inventory and Box
Maintenance. This project includes cleaning, maintaining, and observing
bird nest boxes and birds over a one-year period. All the boxes should be
cleaned in the spring and after each brood. The boxes for purple martins need to
be blocked in the winter or early spring and then opened in April. A log of the
use of the boxes and a list of what birds were seen along the trail will be
required at the end of the project. The bird inventory should be done several
times over the year so we can list the species by season or migration.
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6) Birdhouse Competition.
This project is to organize a competition to build and place birdhouses along
the trail. The contestants will supply the materials. The houses should be
judged in a variety of classifications to insure there will be several
winners. The ability to attract a
nesting bird during the spring or summer must be a part of the judging process.
The houses will be installed before migrating birds arrive and will remain the
property of the Township until the fall when their builders may recover them. A
brief article listing the winners should be written for inclusion in the
Township Newsletter.
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7) Middle Brook Trail Photo
Contest. This project consists of organizing a contest for photographs
taken along the trail. The contest can be broken own to categories for age and
subject matter. The project will include: setting the rules, finding people to
volunteer as judges, and finding a place to display the photographs. Judges
should include: local dignitaries, art or photography experts, and
environmentalists. A brief article listing the winners should be written for
inclusion in the Township Newsletter.
COMPLETED BY JR GIRL SCOUT TROOP #182 FOR 2002
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8) Township Scanner Project. This projects not part of the Middle Brook Trail system. It consists of using the large format scanner in the Township Engineering Department to scan and save plans as JPEG images into a computer to serve as an archive for several departments. There is enough to be scanned for several Gold projects or for an Eagle to organize a group of scouts to work in relays.
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9) Street Light Project. This is a series of projects to create a database on all the street lights in Bridgewater Township. The data collected will be: the pole umber, street address, the utility company name, and the type light and pole. The database will be designed in Excel by the first scout and the other scouts will conform to that layout and style to facilitate copying and pasting. A uniform style is critical to predictable data sorting by: street address, pole number, and company.
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