Meg Wenners

Meg Wenners is a former Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts Girl Scout and a 2018 Gold Award recipient.

For her Gold Award project, “Fishing for a Cause,” Meg addressed the issue that fishing line left on the ground tends to end up in ponds or eaten by animals and endangers many wildlife species. She embraced the “leave no trace” philosophy and built receptacles for discarding fishing line at Island Grove in Abington. The town of Abington will empty the receptacles as needed and ensure the line is recycled. Meg also raised awareness of fishing line litter through presentations at the local school and through a flyer sent home with students. Signs on the receptacles also outline the negative effects of fishing line litter on wildlife and the importance of disposing of it properly.