From July 19-28, 2017, I attended and participated in the 2017 National Jamboree for Boy Scouts and Venturers at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia. It was a great experience, but with alot of walking, and I did many activities.
There were alot of activities already planned for my Troop 3127 with the Northeast Georgia Council before we got there, so that didn’t leave very much time to do things I wanted to do. But, I still did things that I liked.
Conservation-related activities I completed at the 2017 National Jamboree were going to the Hornaday Exhibit Tent and talking with scout staff. I went there twice, and talked to two people. Both times I went there, I talked with men who were very encouraging. The second time, I talked to the Central Region Angling Chairman, who asked me many questions about my Hornaday project. He also talked to me about preparing my final report and following up on the progress I’ve made with my project.
I also went to the Sustainability Tree House three times. The first two times, I didn’t have much chance to look through it because I had to get back to my camp and it was at the end of the day. The third time I went there, I looked through all of it except the top floor because of the risk of lightning that day. It was really cool!
At the National Eagle Scout Association Tent, I saw Regis, the bald eagle. Regis is the Association’s mascot. He is a beautiful eagle, and a wonderful representative of the Association. It’s disappointing that he is an eagle in captivity, but it looks like he is being well taken care of.
At Jamboree, I gave out some of my custom-made Hornaday patches to scout leaders. Unfortunately, my fellow scouts at Jamboree weren’t very interested in them, and didn’t want to trade any of their patches for them. But, working on my project is still very important to me, and I know I’ve made a positive impact on the environment.
MY BOY SCOUT HORNADAY CONSERVATION PROJECT 