Please do your best to make the area better than you found it! There is no caretaker for this facility so any help raking and removing pine needles, picking up and removing any litter left by other users of the area, and general clean-up of the area is greatly appreciated. Small items may be traded.
More than 2.25 million Boy Scouts have earned the rank since 1912. Through this Cache to Eagle® Series, we will introduce you to the Eagle Projects completed by Scouts in the West Valley Ward (Unit 415) of the Mt. Spokane Stake in the Inland Northwest Council.
The Eagle is the highest advancement rank in Scouting. Prior to achieving the rank of Eagle, young men have advanced through the ranks of Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, First Class, Star, and Life while demonstrating their proficiency in outdoor skills, leadership, and service. While a Life Scout, the youth will seek out a service project that benefits a religious institution, school, or the community. During the planning stages and throughout the execution of the project, the youth strengthens his leadership skills as well as his project manager skills.
In addition to completing the Eagle Scout service project, the youth must complete 21 Merit Badges. Thirteen specific merit badges are required including Camping, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Communication, Cooking, Family Life, First Aid, Personal Fitness, and Personal Management. In addition, a Scout chooses between Emergency Preparedness or Lifesaving, Environmental Science or Sustainability, then Cycling, Hiking, or Swimming. The Scout also selects eight (or more) merit badges to complete based upon their personal interests. One of those elective merit badges is Geocaching (check Requirement 8a).