2/23/2021
Slater Park gets new ‘Airbnb-ee’
Abby Schwab, of Pawtucket, with one of the pollinator boxes she made for Slater Park as part of her Eagle Scout project.
Eagle Scout Schwab creates pollinator boxes for endangered bees
PAWTUCKET – In an effort to help endangered bee populations, 18-year-old Abby Schwab built and installed three “bee hotels” at Slater Park this winter, working with the Pawtucket Parks and Recreation Department.
A member of Troop 1846 Attleboro, Schwab, of Pawtucket, completed the project and achieved the status of Eagle Scout, making history as a member of the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America’s first female Eagle Scout class. She’s among only a handful of young women across the U.S. to make up the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts, according to a release. Becoming an Eagle Scout, Schwab told The Breeze, “is special to me because scouting has been in my family for a long time.” She added that she’s proud to make history and pave the way for other young girls.