Girl Scout Preserves Florida's Wildlife March 23, 2012 – Miami,
Fla. – Senior Girl Scout Caitlin Kaloostian earned the Gold
Award, the highest award a Girl Scout can receive, by completing
a new butterfly garden and wildlife themed mural for The Florida
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The FWC works
with community and youth organizations to demonstrate the
importance of safeguarding Florida’s Natural resources and to
encourage the next generation of conservationists. To further
this mission, Kaloostian held fundraisers such as garage sales
and solicited help from fellow high school students to raise
funds necessary to complete the project. With the help of her
troop, Girl Scout Troop 305, Kaloostian painted a mural at the
FWC’s Division of Law Enforcement Office which featured native
fish and wildlife including a Florida panther, a manatee, an
alligator, fish and many other animals. The butterfly garden
uses native plants to attract butterflies and birds. Both the
mural and the butterfly garde