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Extend the Maze in the Canopy area |
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This project is to Extend the Maze by clearing out the invasive
blackberry bushes, brush and dead wood & developing trails in the Canopy
Area. On Day 0 (11/4), I went to mark the area, inspect/count the tools
& gloves, identify the saplings, and ensure that we were ready to start.
On day 1, I led a team of volunteers to clear out an extensive, dense
area of blackberry bushes with thorns that led to the shore of Tyson
lagoon. As we cleared up the path, we uncovered opportunities to create
two additional trails to complete the maze. On Day 2, we marked out
where the trails would go in and come out of the brush to connect with
the main trail. I also led the team to clear out 2/3rd of the trail,
dead wood, overhanging trees and we hauled out logs and debris. By end
of session 3, trail 1 and 2 were completed. We removed an old steel post
on the path so patrons could have a clear walkway. During session 4, we
opened up the pathway to the main trails by cutting/clearing dead
blackberry bushes. We planted 3 Willow saplings and used the logs to
define and mark the trails. Ultimately, we had opened up the pathway in
order to create a trail to Tyson lagoon and we had created 3 trails to
complete the maze in the canopy area.
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removing roots of blackberry |
clearing area |
I gathered the help of my troop, crew and school mates, my friends and
family for this project and we completed the project in 4 sessions,
spending 4 hours per session over a period of 2 days.
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| leveling area | removing non native trees |
I want to thank my Eagle
project coach: Steve Rodriggs, Scoutmaster: Alan Tarnowski, and
Committee Chair: Steve Pierce who helped me to plan out the project
successfully. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to Dr. Blueford
for giving me the opportunity to help out at Tule Ponds.