A big thank you goes to two Easton Boy Scouts, Zachary and Caleb Rudd, having successfully completed their Eagle Scout projects. They installed four kiosks Aug. 24 on town-owned properties: two at the Paine Open Space, one at the Morehouse Trail and one at the ball fields on Morehouse Road. The new kiosks at the Paine Open Space are at the far entrance on Maple Road and at the top of Carriage Drive.
In April Zachary and Caleb approached the Conservation Commission offering their help for a project that would count toward their Eagle Scout badge. As an all-volunteer commission and being in charge of all open spaces in Easton, any help we can get is always welcome! As it turned out, erecting new kiosks at the Paine Open Space and also on the Morehouse property have been on our bucket list for some time.
The Park and Recreation Commission also welcomed their interest, and so Zachary decided to support the Conservation Commission and Caleb went with Park and Rec.
From start to finish the project included designing, budgeting, procuring the material, and building and finally installing all four kiosks. Part of the expenses were covered by a grant from the Easton Exchange Club and the rest by private donations.
Zachary and Caleb, we hope you enjoyed the work and that this project will contribute to your final Eagle Scout recognition.
The kiosks include a site map, instructions of what one can or cannot do at the sites and a QR code to get a copy of the map. The map for the Morehouse Trail is currently under revision and will be added shortly. The pictures attest to the quality of work done by Zachary and Caleb.
You can find out more about Paine Open Space on the Easton website. You can read about the History of Paine Open Space on the Citizens for Easton website.
