What?

What is dune grass? Although it seems self-explanatory, let's take a minute to explain. If you've ever been to the beach, you might notice grass that appears to be "growing" out of the large sand dunes. It might seem that it is just "grass" or a "beach plant". But it is a special type of grass just for the beach. They were approximately two feet when they were planted as sprouts and are green/yellow/brown color. 

                

Here are the freshly planted stalks of dune grass.

  

In this photo you can see the older dune grass.

What was our project? Well, for our Girl Scout Silver Award, we planted dune grass to preserve the dunes in Muskegon State Park. This award is important because it is the highest award we can earn in our level, Cadettes. It is the second highest award a Girl Scout can earn. All of us are required to put in 50 hours of work to the project. It was girl-lead by the four of us, but we also got help from our troop leaders and parents. There is a process of steps we went through to complete the project. 

Steps to earn:

1. Identify an issue you care about.
2. Build your Girl Scout Silver Award team or decide to go solo.
3. Explore your community.
4. Pick your Silver Award project.
5. Develop your project.
6. Make a plan and put it into motion.
7. Reflect, share your story, and celebrate