Eagle Scout Project Ideas

It’s never too early to start dreaming of an idea for your Eagle Scout Project.

First listed here are resources for some project ideas. Second listed below are resources from Three Fires Council on completing the Eagle Scout documentation. Thank you for looking for ways to serve your community!

EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT IDEAS

BOY’S LIFE EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT SHOWCASE

Explore completed Eagle Scout Projects from all over the USA

https://eagleprojects.boyslife.org

Browse Projects by Category or Keyword Search

https://eagleprojects.boyslife.org/category/all-projects/

Map of Projects

https://eagleprojects.boyslife.org/map-of-eagle-scout-projects/

This is a nice series of articles showing before and after photos of various Eagle Scout projects. Just use the slider in each photo to reveal the before and after view.

https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/category/eagle-project-before-and-after/

KANE COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE

Eagle Scout Resources

https://kaneforest.com/volunteer-resources

Eagle/Gold Award FAQs

https://kaneforest.com/upload/FPDKCEagleScoutGoldAwardFAQ.pdf

Eagle Project & Gold Award Proposals

https://kaneforest.com/upload/EagleProjectGoldAwardProposalFinal.pdf

Examples of Projects Previously Completed:

· Tree planting

· Build a bridge crossing over a creek

· Fish Cribs / Habitat

· Cultural and Historic structure rehabilitation

· Build and install benches along hiking trails

· Owl / Bat nesting boxes

RED OAK NATURE PRESERVE

Red Oak Nature Center is looking for Boy Scouts who are looking for Service Projects or possibly Eagle Projects. Red Oak currently has several possible projects. For further information please call or email:

Margaret Gazadacka, Facility Manager & Naturalist

http://www.foxvalleyparkdistrict.org/facilities/red-oak-nature-center/

GARFIELD FARM MUSEUM

http://www.garfieldfarm.org/about.html

The museum has benefited from over 135 Eagle Scout projects. A wide range of volunteer opportunities exist. Examples of Projects Previously Completed:

· Building an Ox Loafing Shed

· Re-roofing and painting Garden Shed

· Clearing invasive brush

· Cleaning and waterproofing decks and patios around the buildings at the museum

· Repairing the Turkey House foundation by removing the house from a rotten and collapsed floor, then excavating and laying a new flag stone foundation.

http://www.garfieldfarm.org/news092210.html

http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180611/amaan-mohammad-of-boy-scout-troop-10-to-earn-eagle-scout-rank-june-17

http://www.dailyherald.com/submitted/20180611/lucas-oesterlin-of-boy-scout-troop-10-to-earn-eagle-scout-rank-june-17

US LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Veterans History Project

https://www.loc.gov/vets/about.html

https://www.loc.gov/vets/

The United States Congress created the Veterans History Project (VHP) in 2000 as part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. VHP collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand remembrances of U.S. military veterans from World War I through the more recent conflicts. Anyone, including students ages 15 or older, can volunteer to participate. It’s that easy to make history!

Scouts can create collections at the Library of Congress, one for each veteran. Each collection requires a minimum of: 30 minutes or longer unedited audio or video recording of an interview with a veteran; and/or 20 pages or more of original, unpublished memoirs, journals or diaries; and/or 10 or more original photographs, letters or 2 dimensional art works.

Scout Participation

https://www.loc.gov/vets/EagleScout.html

SUGAR GROVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

https://www.sugargrovehistory.org/

The Bliss House Museum maintains many collections of historical documents and photographs, and the Sugar Grove Historical Society has undertaken a project to digitize the collections with the help of volunteers.

AURORA AIR CLASSICS MUSEUM

http://airclassicsmuseum.org/

KANEVILLE COMMUNITY CHILD CARE

https://kccc-kids.com/

99 EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT IDEAS

https://scoutsmarts.com/eagle-scout-project-ideas/

THREE FIRES COUNCIL “JUST FOR EAGLES”

TFC Life to Eagle Trail Website

https://threefirescouncil.org/programs-2/boy-scouting/life-to-eagle/

TFC Trail to Eagle Workshop 2020 – Notes

https://threefirescouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Trail-to-Eagle_2020-Council-A1.pdf

TFC Eagle Package Contents Checklist