Paddock Woods Saturday October 25
This was our third or fourth visit to Paddock, and bundles of previously cut brush made it easy to get the first brush pile going quickly. One chainsaw and two brush cutters guaranteed we wouldn't run out of fuel for the fires.
The area we're clearing is high quality and was previously cleared 8-10 years ago, with the resilience and persistence of honeysuckle bringing us back for another round. The work is going well, with a large section already opened up and another visit planned for this Saturday, November 1.
Swallow Cliff South Sunday October 26
Last time we cut brush here was April, on the other side of the trail. Now we're tackling what we believe is the last major brush clearing in this sector - stay tuned. We again had the 'J Team' out in force - thanks Joy, John, Jim and Joe!
We cut over a decent area with maybe a bit less honeysuckle density than some of the places we've worked recently, but still enough to have Joy and Jim repeating a common refrain; "More here than what I expected". By noon we'd made good progress - then Joe scouted just beyond our work area and came back reporting that we still have a large number of targets that will occupy several days more effort to eliminate. "Poof!" There goes the dream of starting brush removal near Horsetail Lake, at least for the immediate future.
Another common refrain comes to mind, that being 'job security for volunteers.'
This was our third or fourth visit to Paddock, and bundles of previously cut brush made it easy to get the first brush pile going quickly. One chainsaw and two brush cutters guaranteed we wouldn't run out of fuel for the fires.
The area we're clearing is high quality and was previously cleared 8-10 years ago, with the resilience and persistence of honeysuckle bringing us back for another round. The work is going well, with a large section already opened up and another visit planned for this Saturday, November 1.
Swallow Cliff South Sunday October 26
Last time we cut brush here was April, on the other side of the trail. Now we're tackling what we believe is the last major brush clearing in this sector - stay tuned. We again had the 'J Team' out in force - thanks Joy, John, Jim and Joe!
We cut over a decent area with maybe a bit less honeysuckle density than some of the places we've worked recently, but still enough to have Joy and Jim repeating a common refrain; "More here than what I expected". By noon we'd made good progress - then Joe scouted just beyond our work area and came back reporting that we still have a large number of targets that will occupy several days more effort to eliminate. "Poof!" There goes the dream of starting brush removal near Horsetail Lake, at least for the immediate future.
Another common refrain comes to mind, that being 'job security for volunteers.'
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