Cap Sauers Holding Saturday November 15
Margaret and volunteers continue to work on the Green Trail, near one of the CCC bridges. Last weekend she had a school group from Solorio Academy knock brush back quite a ways and we continued in that area.
Congratulations to Joe Connolly who led this session in his new role as apprentice steward - he's going to be a good one. Thanks also to first-time Palos volunteer Dan for his contributions on this day.
Nature Walk - Willow Springs Woods Saturday November 15
We had a beautiful day, with a lot of color still on the trees, as we walked the narrow paths at Willow Springs Woods. These trails are bike-legal, so little Heather (four or five-years old) quickly took ownership, calling out "Bike!" to warn our walkers whenever one approached. She also got to see a garter snake which was a treat for all.
Hidden Pond Woods West Sunday November 16
We escaped the possibility of rain that had been forecast several days back and swung in the opposite direction; low humidity coupled with enough wind to raise the risk of fire escaping, so we weren't able to burn.
It wasn't a problem - we had two brushcutters and one chainsaw and cleared a big area of new growth/resprout buckthorn and honeysuckle, stacking it along the trail for next time in December. It's impressive just how much a small group (seven) can cut when you take fire out of the equation.
By December 14 all that fuel will have four weeks of drying-out time and we can burn it off expeditiously. We even have stacks of dead branches set aside as kindling. Lemonade!
Margaret and volunteers continue to work on the Green Trail, near one of the CCC bridges. Last weekend she had a school group from Solorio Academy knock brush back quite a ways and we continued in that area.
Congratulations to Joe Connolly who led this session in his new role as apprentice steward - he's going to be a good one. Thanks also to first-time Palos volunteer Dan for his contributions on this day.
Nature Walk - Willow Springs Woods Saturday November 15
We had a beautiful day, with a lot of color still on the trees, as we walked the narrow paths at Willow Springs Woods. These trails are bike-legal, so little Heather (four or five-years old) quickly took ownership, calling out "Bike!" to warn our walkers whenever one approached. She also got to see a garter snake which was a treat for all.
Hidden Pond Woods West Sunday November 16
We escaped the possibility of rain that had been forecast several days back and swung in the opposite direction; low humidity coupled with enough wind to raise the risk of fire escaping, so we weren't able to burn.
It wasn't a problem - we had two brushcutters and one chainsaw and cleared a big area of new growth/resprout buckthorn and honeysuckle, stacking it along the trail for next time in December. It's impressive just how much a small group (seven) can cut when you take fire out of the equation.
By December 14 all that fuel will have four weeks of drying-out time and we can burn it off expeditiously. We even have stacks of dead branches set aside as kindling. Lemonade!
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