HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 10211997 - 97-550 12
The Board of Supervisors
of Contra Costa County
In the Matter of Resolution No. 97/550
Recognizing Ryan Keith Pearson
On Attaining the Rank
Of Eagle Scout
WHEREAS, Ryan Pearson is a 16 year old student in his Junior year at Liberty High School in Brentwood;
and
WHEREAS, Ryan has been involved in Scouting since the age of 7, and is a member of Boy Scout Troop
93 in Brentwood, California,a troop sponsored by the United Methodists Men's Group,and
WHEREAS, Ryan has worked long and hard to meet the requirements necessary to achieve the rank of
Eagle Scout; and
WHEREAS, in his quest to attain the Eagle Scout rank, Ryan developed and implemented a project which
involved the construction and placement of nesting boxes for wood ducks on islands in the lake located in Discovery
Bay; and
WHEREAS, Ryan identified the need for this project when he found that the riparian nesting areas for the
wood ducks has been seriously depleted; and
WHEREAS, in order to complete this project, it was necessary for Ryan to obtain the approval of the
California Waterfowl Association, and Reclamation District No. 800,as well as soliciting and coordinating the efforts
of fellow Scouts, neighbors,friends and family, resulting in over 132 hours being spent toward this effort (over 36
hours by Ryan himself); and
WHEREAS,the project involved monitoring by Ryan of each nesting box twice a month from February
1997 through August 1997,and culminated in over 120 eggs resulting,with 102 hatched, and the preparation and
submittal of a report to the California Waterfowl Association presenting his findings;and
WHEREAS, Ryan will be honored at a National Eagle Court of Honor on Sunday,October 25, 1997 in
Byron,California.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa,
California, does hereby commend Ryan on the successful completion of this very worthy project,and his attaining
the rank of Eagle Scout.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 21 st day of October, 1997.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed on this 21 sT day of October,
1997.
PHIL BATCHELOR,perk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
By, ,
Deputy
Introduced
Sup or Joe anciamilla
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