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Eagle of the Week

Bee Crossing: A Project Of The Future

June 7, 2021 by The Scouter Digest Staff

Submitted by: Nuruddin A., Eagle Scout

Bee Crossing is an Eagle Scout project with a focus on sustainability— to live beyond the present day. It was always planned with the future in mind. That’s why this project’s three goals were about safety, education, and community.

The physical part of this project was planned to foster the future as well. It’s 16 wooden posts, 10 with Solar LEDs and all with plaques. They’re planted in a marshy grove between an Elementary School, and two neighborhoods. The plaques describe the diverse representation of wildlife. From the native to the invasive, to the birds in the trees to the skunk cabbages rooting in the hummus, the beauty in the diversity are the main highlights.

A website was made since 16 plaques could not cover every single species in Bee Crossing. This website, beecrossing.org, was made to correct and expand on the information covered by the plaques. These plaques were also made with the Elementary School in mind. We have been working with the school to make Bee Crossing a part of the local curriculum. In fact, each plaque has a unique QR code that leads back to the website. This way, if visitors wish to do their own research, they can scan the QR code and learn more through the sources we provided or the additional information we offer.

The suggestion to light up the path was actually pitched by the community itself. The path at night is awfully dark, but many people still use it. The 10 Solar LEDs were placed on the post as a way to have renewably powered lights to keep the community safe at night. These LEDs are dim enough to avoid blinding, but bright enough to make the path visible. This way, everyone can enjoy the path both in the day, and safely at night.

Sustainability and the future goes hand in hand. Scouting teaches us to be prepared for life, and bringing a community together with this project does exactly that. Bee Crossing was made to be a rally point for everyone to gather around. The name itself was suggested and voted on by the community. We have a volunteer group called Friends of Bee Crossing to maintain the path. The vision is for this project to become bigger than itself. For this project to instill a sense of identity and action. To one day return home and see many projects and works done for the benefit of all of us, would be a dream come true.

Bee Crossing is an Eagle Scout project built now for the future with 16 posts embedded along the trails with Solar LEDS and plaques about the wildlife.

 

Filed Under: Eagle of the Week Tagged With: Eagle Project

Culpeper Scouts Soar to the Rank of Eagle

April 27, 2021 by The Scouter Digest Staff

Scoutmaster Donald Demory of Troop 196 discussed in an interview with Emily Jennings of The Free Lance-Star shares how three Eagle Scouts were able to complete their projects despite the challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic may have presented.

Andrew Flack made custom-built free community library boxes for Culpeper area parks. When asked about the program, he stated, “It teaches great skills, good ethics and morals, and a lot of life lessons to carry with you your whole life.” For Aiden Durica‘s Eagle project, he constructed an awards platform for the Soap Box Derby and installed micro-libraries. Eddie Fleming organized a group of volunteers to helped him install 150 feet of fencing at Cedar Mountain battlefield. His group also installed a new sign that was laser-engraved by a local business.

We are proud of our newest Eagles Scouts and their contributions to the Culpeper community!

You can read more about this story at https://fredericksburg.com/lifestyles/announcements/culpeper-scouts-soar-to-the-rank-of-eagle/article_d662bfe6-3267-5a0c-af4a-d3cd3d4a696a.html?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_fredericksburg.com&fbclid=IwAR14N9f7V-Bv0WX8wqwbbXyE4V41nvkuHLv7UcPc5nUxrXud7GodTkZYOsc

Filed Under: Eagle of the Week, Uncategorized Tagged With: Eagle Project, Eagle Scout

13 Year Old Eagle Scout To Be Honored On April 24th

April 14, 2021 by The Scouter Digest Staff

On Saturday, August 22, 2020, Micah of Troop 1237, passed his Eagle Scout Rank Board of Review and achieved his goal of becoming a 13 year old Eagle Scout. Micah not only earned the honor by completing the project, providing countless hours of community service, and displaying leadership, but he also earned twice as many merit badges than required and several scouting awards as well. This has been his goal since he became a Cub Scout in second grade. He quickly took to scouting, determined to earn every pin and award available to him. There was a point when he recruited so many new scouts, that a special patch was created just for him!

Micah’s Eagle Project wasn’t a huge flashy one, by the standards of many, instead it was one near and dear to his heart. He spent over 90 hours planning, preparing and gathering items so that he and his team could build a Blue Bird House Trail on a fence line at Cheltenham Youth Camp in Clinton, Maryland. Together, the team worked tirelessly for well over 200 hours to bring the project to life. Due to the challenges presented by COVID-19, they completed the project a few months later than desired, however; they did manage to house two Bluebird families prior to the end of mating season. Micah considers this a great success and so does his troop and project beneficiary.

Micah was able to navigate the current pandemic, maintain his positions as the Troop 1237 Senior Patrol Leader and Librarian, maintain his position as the Mad Scientists 4-H Club President, become a Youth Leader at Victory Christian Ministries International (where he teaches 4-6 year olds twice per month and provides customer service support once per month) maintain his 3.0 GPA, continue to compete as a member of his soccer team and most importantly maintain his relationships with friends and family members.

Micah enjoys gardening, video gaming, family time and learning about the stock market and business ownership. Micah plans to attend college and study Law, Business, Architecture and/or Engineering and as he dives deeper into scouting merit badges, he is quickly narrowing down his true career goal and passion.

Our troop will be honoring Micah’s achievement on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 4pm at the at the American Legion, Southern MD District Youth Camp (9201 Surratts Road Cheltenham, MD 20623).  The ceremony will also be available virtually at: https://youtu.be/tSSXmWeawIU

Submitted by: Keyla M. Smith, T1237 Committee Chair

Filed Under: Eagle of the Week

Troop 1182-G’s First Eagle Scout

March 12, 2021 by Soup Fick

Troop 1182-G, chartered by the Park West Lions Club in Manassas, Virginia, is proud to recognize McKenna Westen, of Bristow, Virginia, who earned her Eagle Rank in February 2021. She created a Little Lending Library for her community, served as an elections leader for OA and has been an amazing representative of this Inaugural Class of Eagles.

Filed Under: Eagle of the Week, Scouting Programs

A Better Pool

January 25, 2021 by Ethan T

Ethan T. of Troop 1966 in Fairfax Station, VA, has always been an avid swimmer. In fact, for the past ten years, he has been part of the Sideburn Run Swim Team, which is nearly as long as he had been a Scout. So when Ethan was looking for an Eagle Scout Project, he learned that Sideburn Run’s pool had some overgrown ivy area. While he was inspecting the ivy-covered area, Ethan recalled the times he and his teammates had found the space too small. Ethan began to consider incorporating a way to make the area around the pool more usable while for his teammates while he inspected the ivy. After consulting the board members, he decided he would clean up the ivy and clean up the area so the team could maximize it.

Ethan got to work by writing up a proposal for the pool board. Once they approved his proposal, he created a timeline, yet that timeline got put on hold due to COVID-19. Yet once restrictions were lifted, and Ethan drafted a new plan that followed social distancing rules. Ethan then began to gather the supplies, and he got to work. He found some trouble trying to lead at first. He realized he couldn’t just explain and then do the task to his volunteers; he discovered that he would only do the work. He also felt overwhelmed by the number of questions he would receive, asking if he could assist them. Yet once he figured out how to properly guide his volunteers, Ethan felt like he could handle anything.

After completing this project, Ethan felt he learned a lot about leadership and how to break down a large project into manageable parts. He was proud to have helped his community and later said, “My favorite aspect of this project was seeing all the different tasks coming together. I enjoyed stepping back to see the progress we had made and how all the tasks were coming together. I also enjoyed seeing my plans turn out exactly how I envisioned the project would look in the end. I am looking forward to next season so people can start using the new area. I feel like the swim team can now fully maximize that area during their meets, and members can enjoy the games we made.”

Filed Under: Eagle of the Week, Scouting Programs Tagged With: Eagle Scout, eagle scout project

The Importance of Bees

January 22, 2021 by Robbie S

Robbie S. of Troop 2012 in Sterling, Virginia, had taken an interest in his father’s hobby as a beekeeper. Watching him work taught Robbie the importance of bees in the environment. He learned that bees and other pollinators are vital to plant reproduction and biodiversity. While learning more about these pollinators, he also learned that honey bees are at extreme risk of extinction due to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) which is caused by various factors such as pesticides and poor nutrition. Robbie knew that for his Eagle Scout Project he wanted to raise awareness about pollinators and help the local honey bees out with some new bee boxes.

Robbie needed to show his Troop and his community the importance of pollinators to their ecosystem. So he began to research all he could about honey bees, mice, tracheal mites, and other pollinators, and how they help spread pollen. While Robbie was enthused to have found so much information, he was a bit overwhelmed by the amount of it and he had to figure out how to condense it into a slideshow. Once he had completed his slideshow, he recruited some volunteers to begin the process of building bee boxes. They were able to get their hands on a few kits with the help of Robbie’s father and they began their work. After finishing two beehives, Robbie was ready to show his work and spread awareness about pollinators to his community. He explained their importance to biodiversity, and ways they can help on an individual level, such as not using pesticides on your lawn.

Now that he completed his project, Robbie was able to not only learn more about pollinators and how to build bee boxes but how to effectively communicate and organize. There were many steps to this project from emails and agendas to keeping Scouts organized and keeping track of dates which led Robbie to quickly build his communication and organization skills. Even though it was hard work, it was all worth it in the end for Robbie because he was able to spread more awareness about the importance of pollinators.

If you’re interested in learning more about pollinators, you can check out Robbie’s slideshow here!

Filed Under: Eagle of the Week, Scouting Programs Tagged With: Eagle Project, Eagle Scout, Service Project

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