Released in 2011.
The Brownie Girl’s Guide to Girl Scouting page has the information on when all badges were released.

Five steps are needed to complete this badge:

1. Save energy
2. Save water
3. Go natural
4. Reuse or recycle
5. Clear the air

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Resources

• Leader Guide available in Girl Scout Shop online
  (Part of 5 badge set)
• Official badge is available in Girl Scout Shop online
  or look for your local shop to save on shipping.
• PDF Online Booklet from GSUSA Council

Troop Meeting Ideas

• Webpage at DS Brownie Girl Scouts
• Webpage at Earn Brownie Try-Its Blog
• Slideshow PDF from GSEP
• Badge Blueprint from GS-HCC
• Slideshow from GSNWGL
• PDF Meeting Plan (Mtg 1 and Mtg 2) from GSRV (River Valley)
• GSUSA VTK – No links
  Only Accessible through MyGS log-in on Council’s website
• Downloadable Content on Etsy fromOn My Honor Downloads
• Webpage from Scouts Honor Wiki

At Home Individual Girls

• PDF and accompanying YouTube video from GSCWM
• PDF on Google Drive from GSEIWI
• PDF from GSHH
• Google Classroom link under “Virtual Badges for Brownies” from GSHS
• PDF from GSIOWA (only all steps if stated “Steps 1-5”)
• PDF  from GSKSMO at Home (Archived Original At Home Program)
• Walkthrough steps w/Google Forms (No registration needed) from GSMidTN
• PDF from GSSEF
• Video Sessions Under “Badge Work & Awards” in “Brownie” with Follow-Up Steps from GSSGC
• Instructions under “Brownies” from GSSI
• PDF from GS-TOP
• PDF from GSVSC
• YouTube Videos (Part 1 and Part 2) from GSWNY
• PDF from GSWW
• Website from Girlscoutleader.net

Multi-Level Matches

Check out other badges that might work well with this badge when doing activities with multiple levels.  These are simply suggestions and may take some creativity and extra steps to earn all the badges in various levels.

A Multi-Level Troop will need to do extra steps when earning different badges across levels. It depends on how many requirements overlap. Some will only have one or two matching requirements.

If there is no badge in a level, we suggest that a level earns a Fun Patch related to the rest of the badges instead of an official badge.

• Daisy – Fun Patch (no equivalent)
• Brownie – Household Elf
• Junior – Fun Patch (no equivalent, but energy requirement could tie in to Get Moving journey, Gardener does not correlate)
• Cadette – Fun Patch (no equivalent, but air cleaning requirement could tie in to Breathe journey, Woodworker does not correlate)
• Senior – Fun Patch (Room Makeover does not correlate)
• Ambassador – Fun Patch (no equivalent)

Uniform Vest Placement

This badge should go where #10 is stated on the GSUSA Uniform Guide.

(Note – Badges and pins on a sash simply go in order (top of sash to bottom of sash) of Identification badges, bridging badge, pins, journeys, and other badges. Anything that does not fit on the front can be placed on the back of the sash. Sashes will not hold a lot of badges and vests are recommended if you plan to earn badges.)

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