Troop 8 Eagle Scout Jon Steiner

Joined Boy Scouts	—	March 1994
Tenderfoot	—	November 1995
Second Class	—	November 1995
First Class	—	November 1995
Star	—	October 1996
Life	—	April 1999
Eagle	—	June 2000

Merit Badges:

Basketry Camping, Canoeing, Citizenship in the Community, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Cooking, Communications, Environmental Science, Family Life, First Aid, Leatherwork, Life Saving, Metalwork, Orienteering, Personal Management, Personal Fitness, Rock Climbing, Rowing, Safety, Sailing, Sports, Stamp Collecting and Swimming

Leadership positions held:

Troop 8

Senior Patrol Leader (2 times)
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader
Troop Scribe
Troop Librarian
Assistant Scoutmaster Venture Scouts Program Vice President

Order of the Arrow

Awards, Certifications and Honors:

Order of the Arrow:

Boy Scouts of America

Totin' Chip
Fireman' Chit
BSA Lifeguard
BSA Snorkeling
National Camping School Certification - C.O.P.E. Instructor

Summer Camps:

Camp Pitchess, Lake Arrowhead - 1994
Camp Whitsett - 1995, 1996, 1998
Camp Whitsett staff (High Adventure) - 1999 Camp Whitsett staff (Assistant C.O.P.E. Director) - 2000

High Adventure Treks:

Silver Moccasins 50th Anniversary 50 mile backpack - 1997
Whitsett to Whitney 100 mile backpack - 1998
Colorado River Rafting trip - 1999

Eagle Scout Service Project:

Jon did a Timber Stand Improvement project for the U.S.D.A. Forest Service. This consisted of clearing a section of forest underbrush, for fire safety and to improve the general appearance of the area.

In January 2000, he organized the troop to clear the dense brush and low branched from a one-third-of-an-acre section of pine and oak forest near Mt. Mooney in the Angeles National Forest.

Over a two-day period, Jon had twenty Scouts and thirteen adults, work on his project. By the end of the weekend the crew had exceeded Jon's original goal and cleared nearly half an acre. Jon's personal planning and organizing time totaled 45 hours, and the total man-hours including the full weekend of brush clearing was 576 hours.

Due to Jon's extensive Eagle Project, that section of the forest is now much more clear and enjoyable for hikers and campers, also greatly reducing the potential fire danger of the area.