In researching ideas for his Eagle Scout project, the now 8th grader stumbled upon something of great significance in Orange County: three sibling trees from the so-called 9/11 "Survivor Tree," the last living thing to leave Ground Zero.
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And so he got to work, fundraising and finding volunteers to not only help plant the trees, but also help build what he's named Legacy Courtyard, located inside the Farm + Food Lab at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine.
He finished the project in time to mark 20 years since the 9/11 attacks.
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