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Bear – 3rd Grade
Paws for Action
Citizenship
Required
Requirement 4

Plant Trees

Bear – 3rd Grade
Paws for Action
Citizenship
Required
Requirement 4

Plant Trees

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts plant a tree in their community. 

Travel
4
5
4
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  • Shovels 
  • Gardening gloves for each Cub scout 
  • Accessible water (hose, watering can, bucket, etc.) 
  • Tree saplings in pots 
  • Activity Consent Form 

Before the Meeting: 

  1. Contact your school, Chartered Partner, or local government to ask if there is an opportunity for your den to plant a tree.  
  2. Ask the organization where and when you should plant the tree. 
  3. Inform Cub Scouts’ parents or legal guardians about the visit and ask them to fill out an Activity Consent Form. Ask them to bring shovels and gloves if they have them. Explain that their Cub Scouts will need to wear closed-toe shoes. 
  4. Obtain tree saplings. 

During the Meeting: 

  1. Ask Cub Scouts to clear away rocks and debris from the spot where they will plant the tree. 
  2. Have Cub Scouts take turns using the shovels to dig a hole that is two or three times the diameter of the pot and deep enough to hold the soil and roots. 
  3. Tell Cub Scouts to remove the tree from the pot and place it in the hole. 
  4. Ask Cub Scouts to cover the roots with loose soil. 
  5. Have Cub Scouts thoroughly soak the tree with water using the hose, watering can, or bucket. 

After the Meeting: 

  1. Work with Cub Scouts’ parent or legal guardian to create a watering schedule for at least two weeks after planting. 

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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

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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.