Cache to Eagle is a series of public geocaches hidden at or near
the sites of Boy Scout Eagle projects. Reaching the rank of Eagle
Scout in the Boy Scouts of America requires years of dedication and
hard work. In addition to 11 required and 10 elective merit badges
(21 total), each Scout must complete a project that requires many
hours of planning, dedicated leadership, and a commitment to his
community.
This cache is part of a nationwide geocaching series called
Cache to Eagle, which showcases these special contributions.
The log book at each cache location has one of the 12 points of
the Boy Scout Law (they are in random order). Once a registered
Scout or Scouter has found all twelve Cache to Eagle caches within
Orange County Council (OCBSA) and can relate the point of the scout
law to a cache, e-mail the answer to me thru this website to
receive a Cache to Eagle Patch. (Also available at www.geoscouting.com.)
In addition, after finding all 12 caches, you will earn an entry
into a drawing for one of the exclusive 2010 Scouting geocoins.
Patches and coins are available while supplies last, and your
entry will stay active until the coins are all gone.
The Pacific
Marine Mammal Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to
the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of marine mammals stranded
along the Orange County coastline and to increase public awareness
of the marine environment through education and research.
We are open to the public every day from 10-4 p.m. free of
charge, and are located next to the dog park in Laguna Beach. The
address is 20612 Laguna Canyon Rd. Laguna Beach, CA 92651.
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To complete his Eagle Scout project, 14-year-old Don Juan Avila
Middle School student Matthew H. built a display for a whale bone
exhibit at Pacific Marine Mammal Center, to help the center educate
the public on marine mammals.
The display, located in front of the entrance to the Laguna
Beach center, took Matthew more than a year to plan and execute.
The display is 22 feet x 8 feet and includes 2,000 pounds of
gravel.
The project can be seen from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The
exhibit also had many volunteers and contributors. Boonpay did the
welding to secure the whale bones, and Ganahl Lumber and Home Depot
donated some of the wood. Matthew had many helping hands from Troop
700 to help complete the project. The total cost of the project was
$1,200, and Matthew raised all of the funds through the sale of
Eagle Scout discount cards and local restaurant fundraisers.
Modified due to the flood - Jan. 2011.
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Taylor H. of Troop 642 let the construction of an informational
display outside the main gate to the Center. Destroyed in the
flood - Jan. 2011.
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Nam-Huy L. of Troop 578 led the construction, along with his
troop, of a walk pathway around the animal shelters. Destroyed
in the flood - Jan. 2011.
The Orange County Register
If you have any more information on these, or other Eagle
projects, done at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center, please contact
me via this web page and I will update this page.