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Reports from around the Camp - 19th July.

Todays reporters were Tim and John

1) Tim and John's report

Atholl Service Project

As part of the Jamborette, the Scouts take part in a number of Service Projects in the community during their stay in Blair Atholl. The project we visited was the making of bird boxes to help control the population of birds in the area. The Ranger of the park said "The birds periodically next in the dead trees that people tend to cut down. By building the bird box's it helps preserve the population of birds".

The Scouts have the chance to donate the boxes to the Wildlife Service or to take them home for use there.

Another project being undertaken this week is the construction of a drainage ditch for the worn and beaten down paths that are under water for most of the time. Thanks to all the Scouts who helped the Wildlife project.

The Rangers also told us that they are working on building and cleaning up a car park. They said that it is hard to reach distant places like mountain trails and Blair Castle if there are no safe places to park your car. Over the past three days the rangers and a few Scouts have picked up litter (trash), filled in potholes, and talked to farmers and the public discussing how to keep the park suitable for the public.

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