Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
John Shell, Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams 2024 National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year winner, talks about his project.
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ABOUT THE PROJECT: John Shell of Troop 147 in Mobile, Ala., developed an ambitious plan to install 100 miniature reefs in Alabama coastal communities to attract fish and other sea life. Not only could anglers and nature lovers enjoy these reefs, but they’d attract barnacles, oysters and other filter feeder species that could filter 10 million gallons of water a year.
When he was finished, the project had grown to 150 reefs and was passed over to a local nonprofit and university, which aim to continue installing hundreds more reefs and studying the environmental benefits.
For his exceptional efforts, John, 19 and now a student at Dartmouth College, received the 2024 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.
John Shell, Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams 2024 National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year winner, talks about his project.
READ MORE: wp.me/p4KeRG-1mhD
ABOUT THE PROJECT: John Shell of Troop 147 in Mobile, Ala., developed an ambitious plan to install 100 miniature reefs in Alabama coastal communities to attract fish and other sea life. Not only could anglers and nature lovers enjoy these reefs, but they’d attract barnacles, oysters and other filter feeder species that could filter 10 million gallons of water a year.
When he was finished, the project had grown to 150 reefs and was passed over to a local nonprofit and university, which aim to continue installing hundreds more reefs and studying the environmental benefits.
For his exceptional efforts, John, 19 and now a student at Dartmouth College, received the 2024 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award.
