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The Dad Fisherman · 03-10-2008, 08:28 AM

Cool story......Massachusetts Boy Scout won the 1st Field and Stream Boy Scout Heroes of Conservation Award.

Heroes of Conservation Boy Scout of the Year Award Winner:

Michael Browne
Milton, Mass.
Troop 5

A year ago, angler and high school sophomore Michael Browne realized that his favorite hobby might be harmful to waterfowl. "I got to thinking about what happened to the lead weights we lose", he says. He found studies that said birds sometimes swallow the lead and can be poisoned by it. So Browne worked with his troop and the Toxic Use Reduction Institute at the University of Massachusetts, to launch the Get the Lead Out of Fishing campaign, a program that exchanges people's lead weights for environmentally friendly ones. To get more support, Browne presented his project to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

03-10-2008, 08:28 AM	#1
The Dad Fisherman Super Moderator iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Georgetown MA Posts: 18,203	Heroes of Conservation Award Cool story......Massachusetts Boy Scout won the 1st Field and Stream Boy Scout Heroes of Conservation Award. Heroes of Conservation Boy Scout of the Year Award Winner: Michael Browne Milton, Mass. Troop 5 A year ago, angler and high school sophomore Michael Browne realized that his favorite hobby might be harmful to waterfowl. "I got to thinking about what happened to the lead weights we lose", he says. He found studies that said birds sometimes swallow the lead and can be poisoned by it. So Browne worked with his troop and the Toxic Use Reduction Institute at the University of Massachusetts, to launch the Get the Lead Out of Fishing campaign, a program that exchanges people's lead weights for environmentally friendly ones. To get more support, Browne presented his project to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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