On October 13, 2012, over 25,000 River Valleys’ Girl Scouts gave a total of 62,500 service hours to protect our local waterways from excessive and harmful algae growth.

Leaves + water = algae = dead fish

Girl Scouts took action by:

• Raking thousands of bags of leaves and debris, which kept phosphorus from entering lakes and streams
• Marking storm drains throughout our council with messages about keeping drains clear of pollutants like grass and leaves
• Distributing 50,000 educational door hangers to their community members

These actions keep our water safe and clean by preventing 10 million pounds of algae growth.