Township resident Jeffrey Kinghorn received his Eagle Scout award May 21 during an Eagle Court of Honor ceremony.
Kinghorn is a member of Boy Scout Troop 600, chartered by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
The Court of Honor was held in the church’s building in East Brunswick.
Kinghorn, who is 18 and a senior at Franklin High School, completed his Eagle project at the Griggstown native grassland preserve. The project, completed in May 2016, entailed clearing a space for, constructing, and installing two above-ground boxes for a butterfly garden.
After graduation Kinghorn, who is the son of John and Deneice Kinghorn, will serve a two-year mission for his church before going to college.