Gold Award Girl Scout Builds "Teeto's Towers", to Protect the American Kestrel
Wichita, Kan. — Passionate about wildlife conservation, Adele LaForge focused her Girl Scout Gold
Award project on protecting the American Kestrel, the smallest falcon in North
America. Her project, “Teeto’s Towers,” aimed to support local Kestrel populations
while educating the community about the challenges these birds face.
Partnering with the Great Plains Nature Center, Adele designed and installed
Kestrel nesting boxes to provide safe places for the birds to raise their young.
Habitat loss has made it harder for Kestrels to find suitable nesting areas, and
these houses help restore important breeding spaces.
Adele also created and printed 200 educational brochures about American Kestrels
and their role in the ecosystem. At the Nature Center’s “Walk with Wildlife” event,
she spoke with more than 300 visitors and distributed about 100 brochures,
helping families and children learn about Kestrels and their importance.
Adele’s dedication to her project resulted in nesting habitats, that will last up to 20
years, being available for future generations of Kestrels.
