Eagle Scout Project Removes Heavy Trash!

FWP is so grateful for our scouts! Frederick Rupert from BSA Troop 730 completed his Eagle project last month - Heavy Trash Removal from Little White Oak Bayou. Check out the video of his project here on Instagram, FWP Treasurer and Scout Co-chair Pat Rutledge said “Frederick Ruppert organized a hard working crew of scouts and adults with the goal of removing tires and other debris from the Woodland Park Nature Preserve waterway.  It is something he has envisioned accomplishing for several years ever since he first explored this unique habitat. And he arranged to have all removed tires recycled!  It took three trips to the east side recycler but all tires were kept from the landfills.

FWP is so grateful to HPARD for supporting Eagle Scout service  projects and allowing FWP to supervise the work.  This most recent one represents our third successful, and vastly different, Eagle project! Thank you Frederick! Interested in a scout project at Woodland Park? Check out our Volunteer Projects page for some ideas and reach out to us at scouts@friendsofwoodlandpark.org.

Read below for more from Frederick’s mother, Laura. This was truly a family effort!

“My son just completed his Eagle 🦅 Project. Since 2nd grade he has been apart of Cub Scouts/Boy Scouts. Lots of times he’s wanted to quit but his love for the outdoors kept him engaged. Getting his Eagle Scout is the last step in this journey.

We wanted him to do a simpler project, easier to accomplish- but he never does anything easy:) He has always loved Woodland Park in the Heights. We even have our favorite pet turtle 🐢 from this bayou! He was disgusted by how much trash was in the bayou and wanted to clean out the big stuff- like tires 🛞! He worked with the @fwphouston and @city.of.houstontx to put this project together. His goal was to clean out all the large tires and other items from the bayou then recycle the tires.

And that’s what he did! With the support and help from his Boy Scout troop he cleared out 32 tires, 2 recliners, car seats, car fenders, shopping carts, about a million plastic bags and bottles plus tons of trash from the Woodland Park Bayou. He could not have done it without the support of his fellow scouts and dads and we are so grateful 🙌 My son’s tenacity to start this project and see it through will surely help in life 🤞 And so proud he chose to invest in the Heights neighborhood we all love.”