Trail signs installed - thanks to local Eagle Scout Mondava
Neil Modava coordinated with the Forest Service to put up trail signs on the Lolo National Forest to complete his Leadership Project in order to become an Eagle Scout. (Photo courtesy of Neil Modava)
Boy Scouts and members from a local church group helped Neil Mondava install signs for the Superior Forest Service District. The project was part of Mondava’s work to become an Eagle Scout. (Photo courtesy of Neil Mondava)
Lolo National Forest trails received some additional signage — thanks to help from a local Boy Scout Neil Mondava, 17.
He needed to complete a Leadership Project on his road to coming an Eagle Scout. An Eagle Scout is the highest advancement rank in Boy Scouting, and must be completed by the age of 18.
Mondava lives in Missoula and worked with the Superior Forest Service District in July to install signs along the Thompson Peak Lookout Trail and the Tarkio loop. Five signs were installed at key junctions along the trails and a few old signs were removed. Members of his troop, along with members from a local church group, helped as well.
MONDAVA HAS has been with the scouts for 12 years and said becoming an Eagle Scout will look good on his job resume, and will allow him to continue in scouting with the National Eagle Scout Association. From 1912 to 2013, 2.3 million Boy Scouts earned the Eagle Scout rank, or about 7 percent of the total membership. Becoming an Eagle Scout is no small task, and members progress through several ranks and earn dozens of merit badges in order to qualify.
Boy Scout packs in Mineral County include St. Regis Pack 4953, Alberton Pack 4954, and Superior Pack 4955, and they are part of the Mullan Trail Boy Scouts.