North County Land Trust is grateful for the work of Jameson Brinker of Gardner Scout Troop 4 for his Eagle Scout project. Jameson completed cutting a trail to the historic Ebenezer Keyes Homestead cellar hole at the highest point of elevation on Ebenezer Keyes Conservation Area in Gardner. Jameson did a fantastic job cutting a trail to the site as well as worked with his graphic design department at Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School to create an informational sign for the site, a homestead of one of the founding fathers of Gardner.
Jameson said about his project “It was an honor getting to work on a unique eagle project alongside a beautiful property. I really enjoyed installing the sign and uncovering the history of Ebenezer Keyes. This project had a lot of moving parts from the research and development of the sign to trailblazing and cleaning the property and none of it would be possible without the amazing leadership skills that I have learned and help from the many volunteers in this project.”
Jameson had a mentor for his project, Alan Rousseau, who is a North County Land Trust board member and heavily involved in scouting in the city of Gardner. Thank you to Alan for his mentorship and involvement with Jameson’s project!
We hope that folks will enjoy visiting a piece of Gardner history out on Ebenezer Keyes Conservation Area. You can visit the Keyes Homestead Trail by hiking up the Keyes Road Trail until you see a trail entrance for the Keyes Homestead Trail on the left or by taking the Kneeland Trail until you see the Keyes Homestead Trail on the hill side.
Thank you Jameson for a job well done, we are so pleased with the trail and sign, thank you for your hard work and support at Ebenezer Keyes Conservation Area!
