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Bear – 3rd Grade
Champions for Nature
Elective
Requirement 5

Clean Waterways

Bear – 3rd Grade
Champions for Nature
Elective
Requirement 5

Clean Waterways

Snapshot of Activity

In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Conservation Good Turn for America, Scouting America is joining the nationwide initiative aimed at addressing the critical issue of waterway and marine debris, “aquatic trash”, offering Scouts the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the health of our waterways and ecosystems.

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  • Work gloves for each Scout and participant
  • Large trash bags
  • 1 to 3 – 5 gal. buckets (for sharp items)
  • Map of clean up site
  • First aid kit
  • Cub Scouts should have the Cub Scout Six Essentials with them

Before the meeting:

  1. Review the materials for Scouting for Clean Waterways for Cub Scouts. https://www.scouting.org/outdoor-programs/scouting-clean-waterways/cubscouts/
  2. Identify a local waterway to conduct the clean up.
  3. Secure permission from property owners and/or local government
  4. Confirm the date and time of the clean up. The project should be no longer than 2 hours.
  5. Communicate the details to the parents and legal guardians of your Cub Scouts.
  6. Distribute Activity Consent Form to the den.

During the den meeting:

  1. Collect Activity Consent Form for each Cub Scout.
  2. Create buddies.
  3. Assign area for buddies to clean up.
  4. Review how to safely pick up trash and to leave sharp and heavy objects for adults.
  5. Discuss the following questions with the den before you begin the clean up.
    1. What is littering? When someone litters, what do you think happens?
    2. What do you think will happen if the earth’s waterways, like oceans, lakes, rivers and streams, are filled with litter?
    3. What are some ways we could help stop littering? How can we keep litter out of the earth’s waterways?
    4. Pretend you are a fish who lives in the ocean. How could litter, like a plastic water bottle, be harmful to you?
    5. What other materials could harm the earth’s waterways?
    6. Why is it important to take care of the environment? How can you take care of the environment?
  6. Conduct clean up.
  7. Properly dispose of trash.

After the den meeting:

  1. Log on to Scoutbook to record the service project.
  2. Present Cub Scouts with certificate and/or Scouting for Clean Waterways Patch.

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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.