In March of 2024, I led me Eagle Scout community project: An 125+ft community project built for easier access and traversal of a frequently-muddy local trail.

I led a total of ~15 scouts to complete this boardwalk over the span of 3 weeks. We used an assortment of pressure-treated lumber and HDPE corrugated culverts for the main structure, ensuring a sturdy foundation without disturbing streams underneath the boardwalk. The structure was built in 6 sections of 16 feet each with corrugated culverts and vertical stringers dividing each section, in total using over 1,500 screws.

Through a GoFundMe page, going door-to-door at surrounding businesses, and a generous discount from Koopman Lumber, the total amount raised and spent on this project was $2,532.

Huge, huge, huge thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this possible!

diagram Construction diagram I drew up before Condition of the trail before our boardwalk lumber work work work work work work work Finished boardwalk

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