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

Planting Native Plants

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

Planting Native Plants

Snapshot of Activity

Cub Scouts will add native plants to a garden for the chartered partner, school, or other community location.

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  • Soil  
  • Plant fertilizer 
  • Accessible water: hose, watering can, bucket, etc. 
  • Native plants 
  • Small shovels, one per every 2-3 Cub Scouts 
  • Gloves, one pair for every Cub Scout 
  • Trash bag 
  • Activity Consent Form 

Before the Meeting: 

  1. Contact your chartered partner, school, or local organization to get approval to plant native plants. Ask if they have a water hose or other water source you can use. Schedule a time to plant. 
  2. Contact the Cub Scouts’ parents or legal guardians to inform them of the meeting place and time. Ask that they bring the completed Activity Consent Form for their child. Ask each family to bring their own gloves and shovels if they have them. 

During the Meeting: 

  1. Tell Cub Scouts to clear the area where they plan to plant.  
  2. Ask Cub Scouts to dig small holes around the area.  
  3. Have Cub Scouts place plants into the small holes and cover the roots with dirt. Then ask them to water the plants.  
  4. Remind Cub Scouts that we “leave no trace,” so tell them to pick up any trash and throw it away.  

After the Meeting: 

  1. To ensure that the plants survive, create a watering schedule for the first two weeks. Ask parents and legal guardians to pick a day to water. 

Tip: Native plants can be found on the Native Plant Finder website. 

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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.