Program Overview
Scouting and Conservation — A Natural Partnership
The scouting movement was built on nature, service, and character development — values that align completely with Cooperative Ecology. The CoEco Scouts Partnership Program brings TEO's curriculum directly into scout troops, providing structured, badge-eligible content that deepens environmental education and community impact.
We're currently partnering with Girl Scouts of Western New York and Scouting America / Buffalo-area councils as our founding councils — with plans to expand nationally.
Whether your troop is earning environmental badges, running meaningful community service projects, or building conservation leadership skills — CoEco provides a complete, ready-to-use framework.
What Scouts Gain
Skills, Badges, and Purpose
- ✓Age-appropriate CoEco workbook tailored to each scout level
- ✓Environmental badge requirements fulfilled through curriculum completion
- ✓A hands-on local conservation action project with real outcomes
- ✓Official Earth Organization CoEco Conservation Badge or Patch
- ✓Leadership skills developed through real planning and execution
- ✓Eligibility for the CoEco Student Conservation Contest and Eco Safari prize
- ✓Connection to a global network of young conservationists
How It Works
Five Steps from Enrollment to Badge
Curriculum by Level
Age-Appropriate for Every Scout
CoEco meets scouts where they are — from Daisies learning about kindness and nature to Eagle Scouts executing full community conservation action plans.
Ages 5–10
Girl Scouts (Daisy / Brownie)
CoEco Book
Helping You Helps Me
Action Project
Schoolyard habitat or pollinator garden planting
Badge Pathway
Junior Naturalist / Animal Habitat Badge
Ages 9–14
Girl Scouts (Junior / Cadette)
CoEco Book
Because No One Survives Alone
Action Project
Local water quality monitoring or watershed cleanup
Badge Pathway
Environmental Badge / Cadette Science & Technology
Ages 14–18
Girl Scouts (Senior / Ambassador)
CoEco Book
World Restoration Book Series
Action Project
Community Conservation Action Plan & public education campaign
Badge Pathway
Gold Award / Silver Award project pathway
Ages 6–10
Scouts BSA (Cubs / Webelos)
CoEco Book
Helping You Helps Me
Action Project
Nature trail identification or native planting
Badge Pathway
Webelos Naturalist / Outdoor Adventure
Ages 11–17
Scouts BSA (Scouts / Eagle)
CoEco Book
Because No One Survives Alone + World Restoration Series
Action Project
Eagle Scout–level habitat or water conservation project
Badge Pathway
Environmental Science Merit Badge / Eagle Scout pathway
Community Service Projects
Real Projects. Real Impact.
Get Involved
Sponsor a Scout Troop
Your support directly funds this program. Every contribution helps us reach more communities, restore more land, and protect more of the planet we all share.
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