William Bynum Eagle Project

EAGLE PROJECT

Purpose of the project was to plant treas that were donated by members of the United Presbyterian Church of Pleasanton. These trees were to be planted for shade and landscape purposes at the Mirador site, future site of the church.

I called Howard Neely and Mr. Charles Maxson, Building and grounds Committee, to find out details on the project. After I went to the site with a blueprint of the lot and of the already planted trees I had to determine the best location for the trees. Some trees were to be used as replacements for trees that had died. I then put stakes marking each spot with what type of tree was to go where, and than got in touch with Mr. Maxson to go to the site and  locate each tree. When I got the okay to pl~ant the trees, I arranged to have 12 boys from my troop to be at the site with tools by 9::00 on Saturday, April 2nd to help in the planting of the treas.

I then bought three bags of redwood compost and got fertilizer tablets donated by Mr. Maestas, member of the church. On this Saturday eight boys and I planted 18 trees -- 6 redwoods, 1 spruce and 11 cedar which we had hauled to the site that morning. We watered the trees that day and twice more on about two and a half weeks following the planting.

TIME SPENT ON EAGLE PROJECT

Telephone calls    2 hours
Develop plan from blueprint    2 hours
Chop down weeds and stake out location of trees    32 hours
Look over site with Mr. Maxson to okay location and plan for planting    1 hour
Buying and getting materials donated    1 hour
Arranging crew to plan and borrow tools    2 hours
Hauling trees from Howard Neely's to Location    1 hour
Time for Planting    8 hours
Time for waitering    8-9 hours

Total    29 1/2 hours

LIST OF MATERIALS

HOES    SHOVELS    PICKS  ROCK BREAKERS
    4             8                    8           2

BUCKETS    FERTILIZER TABLETS
        6                  3 per tree = 54

TREES         REDWOOD COMPOST
Spruce  1          3 3 cubic feet bags
Cedar 11       MARKING STAKES
Redwood 6              18
Plan               HAULING TREES
Blueprint        Trailer
sketch of trees

PREPARE SITE
Blueprint
Hoe Stakes
Hammer