Gilwell Lives

You may be aware that two years ago, an Eagle Scout Alumnus of the Troop 305, Dr. Ron Reynolds sent us two seedlings sprouted from acorns of the famous Gilwell oak beneath which Baden Powell taught his original Boy Scouts. (see posting from Oct 2008) One was planted at the Service Center and did not survive the first winter. This one is planted in the Scoutcraft area at Camp Hiawatha. It did not look healthy when we uncovered it this spring and I feared it too was a goner. But today, I was elated to see it flourishing as it expressed its joy at being part of the BSA's 100th Anniversary.