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Bear – 3rd Grade
Champions for Nature Bear
Elective
Requirement 5

Bears Plant Trees

Bear – 3rd Grade
Champions for Nature Bear
Elective
Requirement 5

Bears Plant Trees

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts plant trees for a local organization.

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  • Shovels 
  • Gloves for each Cub Scout 
  • Mulch 
  • Accessible water: hose, watering can, bucket, etc. 
  • Tree saplings 
  • Activity Consent Form 

Before the meeting: 

  1. Become familiar with tree planting in your area by visiting the Arbor Day Foundation website.  
  2. Identify an area where trees can be planted and get permission to do so.  Consider the following; 
    • Local Scout camp or service center 
    • A local park or city building 
    • School 
    • Chartered partner 
  3. Secure tree seedlings – bulk seedings are available for purchase through the Arbor Day Foundation 
  4. Once the location is secure provide address and directions to parents and legal guardians in the den. 
  5. Remind everyone to bring clothes that can get dirty and appropriate footwear. 
  6. Remind everyone to bring their Cub Scout Six Essentials and work gloves. 

During the meeting: 

  1. Divide Cub Scouts into small teams of two or three.  
  2. Show each team of Cub Scouts where they will be planting their tree. 
  3. Instruct Cub Scouts to dig a hole in the ground that is about twice the width of the root ball and deep enough to accommodate it. 
  4. Have Cub Scouts gently remove the tree sapling from its container, being careful not to damage the roots. 
  5. Ask Cub Scouts to place the sapling in the hole, ensuring the top of the root ball is level with the ground surface. 
  6. Tell Cub Scouts to fill the hole with soil and tamp it down gently to remove air pockets. 
  7. Tell Cub Scouts to add a layer of mulch around the base to help retain moisture and suppress weeds 
  8. Have Cub Scouts water the newly planted tree sapling thoroughly. 

After the meeting: 

  1. Create a watering schedule for 2 weeks after planting. Including Cub Scouting families and members of the organization. 

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.