Welcome to Scouts for MillionTreesNYC, a program for New York City Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of all ages. Scouts for MillionTreesNYC offers educational activities, free trees for planting, and opportunities to care for trees. Together the thousands of Scouts in New York City can make a huge difference to the urban forest and our city communities!
Scouts can earn three patches: (1) the Participation Patch, (2) the Plant Trees Patch, and (3) the Tree Care Patch. They will also meet many of the requirements toward achieving badges and other community service awards.
Additionally, all three patches can be earned at once through the semi-annual Scouts for MillionTreesNYC Tree Giveaways. See below for details on these events.
Saturday, May 8th, 2010: The Girl Scouts will host a Scouts for MillionTreesNYC Tree Giveaway. Each Girl Scout troop can pre-register to receive three free trees that they then plant in their communities. Each scout will receive training on how to plant and care for trees and will take part in hands-on activities that teach the valuable role that trees play in our urban environment. For their participation in the event and for planting trees, each Girl Scout will receive three patches and meet many of the requirements for other badges.
This event will take place May 8th, but troop leaders must pre-register their troop by March 15th. Please download and fill out the registration form below. Details on the event location will be posted soon.
Download the Girl Scouts Tree Giveaway Form
The Boy Scouts tree giveaway details will be made available shortly.
Participation Patch
The Activity Guide provides six hands-on activities for scouts and troop leaders to learn about trees and New York City’s urban forest. Scouts earn the Participation Patch with completion of 2-3 of the activities. Before selecting programs from the guide, read the Quick Start and Scout Survey.
Download Quick Start and Scout Survey
Download MillionTreesNYC Activity Guide
Download the Girl Scouts Patch Order and Evaluation Form
Download the Boy Scouts Patch Order Form
Plant Trees Patch
MillionTreesNYC is offering free trees to any New York City scout troop. Planting and caring for trees is important to keep our city beautiful and healthy. Scouts only qualify for the Plant Trees Patch by planting a tree they get from a private nursery, from one of MillionTreesNYC Tree Giveaways, or from the Scouts for MillionTreesNYC Tree Giveaways.
Check back in Mid-March for a schedule of MillionTreesNYC Tree Giveaways.
The following events are an excellent way for scouts to gain hands-on planting experience before they plant their own trees.
Check back in Mid-March for a schedule of volunteer planting events.
Tree Care Patch
Coming soon!
Click here to learn more about our Scouts for MillionTreesNYC Sponors.