Troop: 138 Eagle Project Location: Monona Public Gardens and Trails Eagle Project: Jaron led his crew to build seating at the butterfly gardens for the Monona Public Gardens and Trails. An area was cleared and prepared, then a small cement pad was laid. The crew then constructed a 60” x 25” solid wood arbor with bench. The bench […]
Category: 2024 Eagle Scout
Eagle Scout Frederick Raymond
Troop: 7 Eagle Project Location: Dubuque Regional Humane Society Eagle Project: Frederick constructed dog beds for the Dubuque Regional Humane Society. PVC pipe was cut and connected to form the frame of the beds, then vinyl and heavy fabric attached to form the base. The beds provide comfort and safety for the dogs in the shelter.
Eagle Scout Drew Morarend
Troop: 51 Eagle Project Location: Swiss Valley and Graf Park Eagle Project: Drew constructed permanent hammock stands at Swiss Valley and Graf Parks. Placement of holes was carefully measured, holes dug, and posts set in concrete. Hardware was attached to the posts to allow for visitors to the parks to put up their hammocks and […]
Eagle Scout Riley Dieters
Troop: 48 Eagle Project Location: Graf Park Eagle Project: Riley extended a concrete pad, placed two benches and erected a flagpole in Graf Park. Once the area was complete, he raised a new American Flag in memory of his great grandfather.
Eagle Scout Erin Mensen
Troop: 137 Eagle Project Location: Masonville Fire Department Eagle Project: Erin removed the current landscaping, border and rock bed around the Masonville Fire Dept. The ground was prepared for 182 landscaping blocks to be stacked, leveled and laid to match what is around the current flagpole. The soil inside the area was raked and spread out […]
Eagle Scout Cooper Vander Ploeg
Troop: 7 Eagle Project Location: Bell Tower at Grandview Eagle Project: Cooper added a memorial garden around the new Bell Tower at Grandview. Cooper led his crew to plant dogwoods, hydrangeas, rose bushes, geraniums, as well as laying a border, weed blocker, and decorative rock to prevent weeds.
Eagle Scout Dawson Elliott
Troop: 5 Eagle Project location: St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Peosta, IA Eagle Project: Dawson Elliott added an outdoor rosary onto a previous Eagle Scout’s prayer space at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Peosta. Dawson organized volunteers to lay colored concrete around the existing sidewalk, which 20 steel posts were then […]
Eagle Scout Christopher Uzel
Troop: 51 Eagle Project Location: Swiss Valley Nature Preserve Eagle Project: Christopher removed invasive species from Swiss Vally Nature Preserve. 7 patches ranging in size from a wheelbarrow to half a football field of Japanese Knotweed were cleared. This provided easier access to the trout stream for fishing and allows for native species to thrive.
Levi Steil Troop 39
Eagle Scout Levi Steil, Troop 39, constructed and painted 85 wooden crosses for the Legion Post to place at Earlville Cemetery.
Grant Herr Troop 94
Eagle Scout Grant Herr, Troop 94, cleared a large overgrown area of Bankston Park and Campground to be utilized as a group campsite. After clearing the site of weeds, brush, stumps, and trees he led his group to spread grass seed, build picnic tables, and construct a firepit to be set at the site. Grant also […]