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16.

Meeting Date:	01/31/2012
recognition of Eagle Scout Connor Crowe for work at Twin Springs
Submitted For:	Gary Boyd	Submitted By:	Gary Boyd, Parks
Department:	Parks
Agenda Category:	Regular Agenda Items

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Agenda Item

Hear presentation from and recognize Eagle Scout Connor Crowe for his Eagle Scout project work on rechannelling the spring flow in Twin Springs Preserve and for his Hornaday Award project of restoring Georgetown salamander habitat at Twin Springs.

Background

Life Scout Connor Crowe approached the Parks and Recreation Department and the Williamson County Conservation Foundation about an appropriate service project to meet the requirement for his Eagle Scout Rank. Connor also was working on his Hornaday Award, a national conservation award offered under the Boy Scout program. This agenda item provides an opportunity for Connor to relate his experience in working with Williamson County and for the Court to recognize his work and achievements.

Requirement #5 for the rank of Eagle Scout states in part, "While a Life Scout, plan, develop, and give leadership to others in a service project helpful to any religious institution, any school, or your community. (The project should benefit an organization other than Boy Scouting.) The project plan must be approved by the organization benefiting from the effort, your Scoutmaster and troop committee, and the council or district before you start."

As a demonstration of leadership, the Scout must plan the work, organize the personnel needed, and direct the project to its completion. More than a million Boy Scouts and half a million adult volunteers contribute 50 million service hours a year in projects across the United States.

This Hornaday awards program was created to recognize those that have made significant contributions to conservation. It was begun in 1914 by Dr. William T. Hornaday, director of the New York Zoological Park and founder of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Dr. Hornaday was an active and outspoken champion of natural resource conservation and a leader in saving the American bison from extinction. He named the award the Wildlife Protection Medal. Its purpose was to challenge Americans to work constructively for wildlife conservation and habitat protection. After his death in 1937, the award was renamed in Dr. Hornaday's honor and became a Boy Scouts of America award.

The fundamental purpose of the Hornaday Awards program is to encourage learning by the participant and to increase public awareness about natural resource conservation. The goal of this awards program is to encourage and recognize truly outstanding efforts undertaken by Scouting units, Scouts and Venturers, adult Scouters, and other individuals, corporations, and institutions that have contributed significantly to natural resource conservation and environmental protection.

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Form Review

Inbox	Reviewed By	Date
County Judge Exec Asst.	Wendy Coco	01/25/2012 10:34 AM
Form Started By: Gary Boyd		Started On: 01/24/2012 03:29 PM
Final Approval Date: 01/25/2012