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Monona Girl Scouts present stormwater project; committee offers year‑round ‘lake‑centered’ campaign support
Summary
A local Girl Scout troop described water testing and a public‑service campaign about winter road salt and storm drains; the Monona Sustainability Committee offered ongoing collaboration and to include scouts in a planned rebrand of seasonal lake‑care campaigns.
Miranda White, a member of a Monona Girl Scout troop, and her mother, Shelley Warner, presented the troop’s stormwater and water‑quality activities to the City of Monona Sustainability Committee on Jan. 23, urging year‑round attention to salt and storm‑drain care.
The troop told the committee it has been testing water at Wildhaven Park and producing outreach materials, including a bookmark and a short public service announcement (PSA). “We tested the water, and we gave feedback every week on how the water was doing,” Miranda said, and members recorded a PSA and designed a graphic with the slogan “Don’t Be Salty.” Committee chair Theresa said the committee would welcome ongoing collaboration, including help with seasonal messaging and opportunities for scouts to assist with monitoring and drain adoption.
Committee members and staff described ways the troop’s work could plug into existing seasonal campaigns. Kristen, who leads the winter salting campaign, and Brad, a city staffer, said the troop’s bookmark and PSA fit neatly with the committee’s goal of packaging seasonal guidance around the lake: salt in winter, leaves in autumn, and lawn‑care in summer and spring. Theresa suggested the troop could be part of a rebrand that promotes a single, year‑round “lake‑care” identity rather than separate campaigns for each season.
Miranda said the troop has monitored Wildhaven Park roughly twice a week, designed graphics in Canva, and worked with a local radio station to produce the PSA. One troop member secured a local printer to produce bookmarks for an upcoming library event. Brad and other committee members encouraged the scouts to help quantify outreach results (for example, counting distributed bookmarks) to meet Girl Scout “take action” badge requirements that favor measurable engagement beyond simple service acts.
Committee members invited the scouts to stay for the meeting and to participate in planning for a rebranded seasonal campaign; Miranda said she would like to be part of the planning team. Theresa said staff (Brad and Thor) would coordinate next steps and that the committee could look for opportunities to align the troop’s activities with leaf‑free streets, winter salting, and storm‑drain adoption efforts.
The committee moved the meeting agenda earlier so the troop would not need to wait to present, and members confirmed they would incorporate the troop’s materials into outreach channels, including the library, city newsletter, and social media.
Looking ahead, the committee asked the scouts to consider which phases of planning they would like to join and suggested a future meeting to workshop a unified slogan and graphic. The committee did not take any formal regulatory action on the presentation; it offered support and avenues for partnership.
