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Stairs in Butterfly
Meadow South
by
Eric Lambruschini
Troop
176, Fremont
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For my eagle project, I constructed a
staircase at the Tule Ponds inside of the butterfly meadow. The previous
staircase was faulty and breaking apart. It was unsafe for children
especially who are typically complacent to the dangers of their
environment. The beginning of my project included assembling the team
and acquiring the necessary resources to successfully complete the
project. The necessary materials included: railroad ties, rebar, gravel,
and mulch. The railroad ties were provided courtesy of the niles
railroad company, I covered the cost of the rebar, and the gravel and
mulch were provided by the Tule Ponds. After acquiring all of the
necessary materials. I could commence with my first service project work
day. On the first day, my team and I dug out the out stairs and
landscaped the area directly next to it in order to allow for a wider
pathway. We dug out the spots which the railroad ties would be placed
and flattened the area. In the meanwhile, one of the members of my team
was cutting the railroad ties into the proper dimensions with a ski saw.
We finished up the workday by placing the railroad ties into the slots
which we had dug out. On the second work day, my team and I drilled into
the railroad ties and cut the rebar and malleted them into the ties to
properly fasten them. We dug out the gravel and placed it in the area
between each stair and wheel-barreled mulch to pour onto both sides of
the staircase to add to the ascetic of the area. Finally, we watered
down the area and flattened the gravel in order to solidify the
staircase.
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| removing broken stairs |
digging in the new stairs |
We had My team consisted of members
of my current and previous troop. From troop 101, Leon Lambruschini,
Jacob Magsalin, and David Denroy came out to help. From troop 176,
Cole Kendell, Ryder Kendell, Drew Xavier, Dominic Xavier, Alexander
Klein, Sattvik Kurani, and Khang Doan all volunteered to help out
with the project. Additionally, this project would have not have
been made possible without the guidance of my scoutmaster Mr Harter,
and the assistance of the assistant scoutmaster Mr Kendell who lent
us many of the necessary tools to properly execute the project. I
would also like to thank Dr. Blueford for giving me the
opportunity for the eagle project and working with me throughout the
entirety of it.
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splacing stairs wth gravel |
sides mulched and stairs almost finished |
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