About Girl Scouts & WWMD
The Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) developed a partnership in 2006 with the coordinators of World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD).
Through the WWMD program, Girl Scouts learn about the quality of their local waters by testing for dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature and turbidity (or clarity). These parameters represent basic elements that help determine water quality. Girl Scouts then submit their data into the worldwide database, where it is included in the annual WWMD report produced at the end of monitoring activities performed each year.
In 2007, Girl Scouts participated from 23 U.S. states and Puerto Rico, as well as three global Girl Scout committees—Japan, Kazakhstan and Malaysia. Records show that 110 monitoring sites were registered and over 1,200 Girl Scouts (over 400 more than 2006) participated.
Girl Scout Patch Information
Participation in the WWMD program can help Girl Scouts earn credit toward the Get With the Land or Water Drop patches. In addition, this partnership can link Girl Scouts to other resources that can provide increased opportunity to learn about careers in water quality and to tour wastewater treatment plants for free.