Michael Sherrick of Troop 84 built a one-hundred-foot-long boardwalk on the nature trail behind the McElroy Environmental Education Center.
ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - The Johnny Appleseed Metro Parks District is getting a much-needed upgrade thanks to a local Eagle Scout's service project.
Park officials, fellow scouts, and friends and family of Michael's were present for the ribbon cutting to unveil his project.
Michael Sherrick of Troop 84 built a one-hundred-foot-long boardwalk on the nature trail behind the McElroy Environmental Education Center at 2355 Ada Road, Lima, OH 45801. Park officials, fellow scouts, and friends and family of Michael's were present for the ribbon cutting to unveil his project. The land was previously prone to flooding, which made it hard for hikers to cross without getting muddy or wet. According to Sherrick, it took him about 7 months to plan and finish the project.
Parks district officials are grateful for Michael's hard work and dedication to building the boardwalk, which will benefit the education of local youth and learning about nature.
Parks district officials are grateful for Michael's hard work and dedication to building the boardwalk, which will benefit the education of local youth and learning about nature.
"I really think they really do need it because I remember coming out here to the maple syrup outings and stuff when I was in middle school and elementary school, and we'd come out here and they'd say, 'Let's just turn back around. We can't get to the trail' and we'd end up getting inside most of the time, and we wouldn't go outside at all because it just rained the night before, so this will allow so many students to come to the trail and actually experience the outdoors and not just be stuck inside all day," said Michael Sherrick, a scout member of Troop 84 and who built the new boardwalk.
Michael has his board review to officially become an Eagle Scout next Tuesday.
