BSA Troop 451

Found this guy while doing some yard work today. Who can correctly name it? Here are some hints:

If you’re a gardener, you’ll want these snakes around. These little snakes help keep pesky slugs and insects under control.

Range: Statewide

Adult Size: 9-13 inches

Description: Keeled scales and round pupils
Brown or gray with a lighter dorsal stripe bordered by black dots

Habitat: Urban areas and a variety of wet habitats, including floodplains, marshes, swamps, prairies, and woodlands.

Diet: Insects, slugs, and earthworms

Venomous/Non-Venomous: Non-venomous

Passing on an important PSA regarding Coyotes from out Illinois DNR…please read.

Spring Roadside cleanup with Troop 451. First clean of the year is always the biggest. Lots of golf balls to!

Our recent camp out at Cantigny Park and Museum.

Thank you Rudolph’s Furniture for helping us develop community leaders that are Obedient, Cheerful, and Thrifty- one Scout at a time!

Shout out to Tony’s Butcher Shop for helping Troop 451 make Grayslake Trustworthy, Loyal, and Helpful one Scout at a time!

We would like to thank Lake Street Motors for their support our mission of making Grayslake more Friendly, Courteous, and Kind, one Scout at a time!

Making a life saving Scout Neckerchief Bandana, a visual guide. Since the CDC has declared it National Dress Like a Bandit Day...everyday until further notice...stay safe, Be Prepared.

It's possible. And like anything worthwhile, being easy or not isn't a consideration...

Eagle Scout, valedictorian, state tennis champ — here's how he found time Sunjay says that balancing school, sports and Scouts took careful planning. But he says Scouting made him a better student and athlete.

The moon through the trees at our basecamp