PARK SIGN EARNS TOP SCOUT BADGE DAILY NEWS.PALMDALE - Boy Scout Chris Hofbauer constructed a monument sign at the Warnack Nature Park as part of his requirements to earn an Eagle Scout Ea·gle Scout n. One who has achieved the highest rank in the Boy Scouts. Noun 1. Eagle Scout - a Boy Scout who has earned many merit badges Boy Scout - a boy who is a member of the Boy Scouts badge. Hofbauer's sign is approximately 6 feet tall by 6 feet wide and is made out of concrete and masonry materials. Hofbauer used survey maps and a global positioning system Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. to locate the exact boundary of Warnack Nature Park and Joshua Ranch Trail. The monument will inform hikers when they have crossed into the park, which is south of the California Aqueduct The California Aqueduct is a 444 mile (715 km)-long[1] aqueduct in the United States that carries water from Northern California to Southern California. and east of Godde Hill Road. ``My project is the first improvement within the park,'' he said. ``It should encourage future Scout projects such as shelters, campsites, campfire amphitheaters and staging areas staging area n. A place where troops or equipment in transit are assembled and processed, as before a military operation. Noun 1. . This project allows me to give something back to the community that will be long-lasting and useful.'' Warnack Nature Park is a 132-acre parcel dedicated to the city of Palmdale for development as an active and passive nature park. The city has budgeted money for major improvements like roadways and drainage, but community service projects will be relied upon to complete improvements within the park. For more information or to volunteer for a project, call Leon Swain, director of public works public works pl.n. Construction projects, such as highways or dams, financed by public funds and constructed by a government for the benefit or use of the general public. Noun 1. , at (661) 267-5300. |
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