Reaching the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America
requires years of dedication and hard work. In addition to 21
required merit badges, each Scout must complete a project that--on
average--requires 167 service hours. In 2008 alone, that translated
to $16 million in service (based on the national volunteer hour
value of $19.51/hr).
An Eagle Scout Project was done at the UK Arboretum in 2007 by
an Eagle Scout from Troop 220 from the Blue Grass Council of
Kentucky. The Eagle Scout Project was a rain garden next to the UK
Arboretum Welcome Center.
This Cache To Eagle Series is the first of its kind in the state
of Kentucky! There will eventually be several of these series in
the state. Please do not hunt for this cache at night. This
camo'd geocache is small in size. It contains a log, drawing slips
(see below), as well as trade items. Please make sure to put the
container back exactly where it was placed. Cache is not in the
rain garden.
The Arboretum began in 1991 and is continuing to boast 100 acres
of year-round color a d plants. Stresses melt away among the 100
acres of marvelous sights and sounds of their gardens. In the heart
of Lexington, The Arboretum is easily accessible from any location
in town. Once you are there, you feel like you have escaped to a
paradise. It is a delightful surprise to visitors from around the
world and even in our own city. Young and older alike enjoy
year-round activities for the entire family. Permission given by
the Arboretum to place the cache at this location.
You can earn the special Cache to Eagle patch by finding all 12
Blue Grass Council Elkhorn-Palisades Districts "Cache to Eagle"
geocaches. They will be published periodically throughout 2010.
When you find & log all twelve caches, email the list of cache
GC numbers, your caching name and your actual name for verification
to geocaching@bgbsa.net, and you will receive a special Cache To
Eagle patch (shown below). Upon verification you will be able to
pick up this patch up at the Scout Shop located at the Blue Grass
Council Office at 3445 Richmond Road in Lexington, KY. Visit the
Blue Grass Council website (bgbsa.org) or Geocaching.com (caching name:
BGBSA) for more details and the list of the other Cache to Eagle
cache locations.
In addition, most but not all of the Cache To Eagle caches
contain entry forms to fill out and return to the BGBSA Council
office. Your name will be entered in the monthly raffle to win one
of these unique and limited edition BSA 100th Anniversary trackable
geocoins. If you don't win, your card will be left in the raffle
box and you will have another chance the next month. We will be
raffling off 30 of these limited edition, trackable geocoins.
Please take only one card from the cache--multiple entries of the
same name are not permitted. If there are no cards in the cache,
let us know, and we'll place more in the cache and email one to
you.