Every once in a while, you get to stand in gratitude and admire your children. Today was such a time. Andrew and Mike got up early to take supplies out to the project site while Peter gathered his work crew at the house. It was cold and the ground was hard. It was definitely a day when things could have been difficult. However, the sun came out and so did dozens of young men and their parents to work on Peter’s Eagle project. The project entailed digging erosion mitigation ditches, placing logs (known as LEBs or Log Erosion Barriers), and then packing them back down and covering them with debris so that people didn’t walk on them.
When the scouts arrived and first started to dig, the ground was so frozen and hard that it seemed like the project would grind to a halt. However, it’s amazing what a group of determined young people can accomplish. Peter divided the scouts up into work teams and they quickly set the pace and dozens of ditches started to emerge from the frozen earth. The County had furnished logs and as the ditches came into existence, the logs were placed and stakes used to secure them. The scouts worked tirelessly and Peter did a great job keeping them on task and making sure they didn’t saw off any arms or put a pick ax in their face. People walking on the trail were all very grateful for the project, which will help keep the trail from washing away.
We provided pizza for lunch and then a little more work was done. The entire project was finished by 2:00 PM. It was amazing how much work this crew did in such a short time. It was honestly amazing that it got done. It was fun to see Peter’s project turn into a reality and to turn out well. We’re grateful for Peter and that Boy Scouts provides a way for young people to stretch themselves and do something good for the community.
When the scouts arrived and first started to dig, the ground was so frozen and hard that it seemed like the project would grind to a halt. However, it’s amazing what a group of determined young people can accomplish. Peter divided the scouts up into work teams and they quickly set the pace and dozens of ditches started to emerge from the frozen earth. The County had furnished logs and as the ditches came into existence, the logs were placed and stakes used to secure them. The scouts worked tirelessly and Peter did a great job keeping them on task and making sure they didn’t saw off any arms or put a pick ax in their face. People walking on the trail were all very grateful for the project, which will help keep the trail from washing away.
We provided pizza for lunch and then a little more work was done. The entire project was finished by 2:00 PM. It was amazing how much work this crew did in such a short time. It was honestly amazing that it got done. It was fun to see Peter’s project turn into a reality and to turn out well. We’re grateful for Peter and that Boy Scouts provides a way for young people to stretch themselves and do something good for the community.
