Christmas trees sold this year by Glasgow-area Boy Scout Troop 861’s were not only adorned with ornaments, but also turned into fish habitat at the Fort Peck Dredge Cut Trout Pond.
What began as an Eagle Scout project a few years ago is continuing today. In the past, returned trees were bundled and placed on the ice and during melting, would fall through and settle to the bottom.
This year, due to unsafe ice conditions last month, the troop worked with FWP’s Hayden Cody to sink the trees by boat in open water. Scouts bundled up the trees with cable and cinder blocks, loaded them on the boat, and then helped heave them into the water.
The intent of this effort is to provide perch spawning habitat for perch to continue to grow their population through successful reproduction, as there isn’t much for natural spawning habitat in the Trout Pond.
In addition to providing perch habitat, some of the scouts took the opportunity to clean up trash at the access point on the FAS.
Thanks to Pack 861 for all the help!
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