Cap Sauers Holding Saturday October 19
On another unseasonably warm fall day, we had a great group show up at Cap Sauers, including first-time Palos volunteers Paul and Joe. Honeysuckle was our primary target, with other treats like multi-flora rose sprinkled into the mix.
It's a pretty spot, along the multi-use trail not too far from Ford Road and blessed with the varied terrain characteristic of Cap Sauers. Kevin and Jim brought chainsaws, Doug the brush-cutter, and the combined effort of power tools, bowsaws and loppers resulted in opening an impressive piece of land to more sunlight.
Sagawau Nature Walk Saturday October 19
Forest Preserves Naturalist Lorrie Ward led our Palos Park Library group on a fall colors walk through the grounds at Sagawau. She did a fantastic job, mixing ecology and site history while leading us to some of the prettiest vistas found there. I/we greatly appreciate her efforts and enthusiasm.
Black Partridge Woods Sunday October 20
Our second brush-cutting day, and first burn, of the fall season came Sunday, in a thicket of buckthorn and honeysuckle near the s-curve and Goose Lake. First-time Palos volunteer John was long-distance champion, coming from Crown Point Indiana to help us cut, drag, and burn.
Jim Dzialowy got his first licks in with the gas brush-cutter and downed a huge amount of honeysuckle, while Diana and Joe C. tackled the bigger buckthorns with chainsaws. The rest of us fed our single fire, which burned hot throughout the morning, and by noon we'd opened the center of the plot significantly.
On another unseasonably warm fall day, we had a great group show up at Cap Sauers, including first-time Palos volunteers Paul and Joe. Honeysuckle was our primary target, with other treats like multi-flora rose sprinkled into the mix.
It's a pretty spot, along the multi-use trail not too far from Ford Road and blessed with the varied terrain characteristic of Cap Sauers. Kevin and Jim brought chainsaws, Doug the brush-cutter, and the combined effort of power tools, bowsaws and loppers resulted in opening an impressive piece of land to more sunlight.
Sagawau Nature Walk Saturday October 19
Forest Preserves Naturalist Lorrie Ward led our Palos Park Library group on a fall colors walk through the grounds at Sagawau. She did a fantastic job, mixing ecology and site history while leading us to some of the prettiest vistas found there. I/we greatly appreciate her efforts and enthusiasm.
Black Partridge Woods Sunday October 20
Our second brush-cutting day, and first burn, of the fall season came Sunday, in a thicket of buckthorn and honeysuckle near the s-curve and Goose Lake. First-time Palos volunteer John was long-distance champion, coming from Crown Point Indiana to help us cut, drag, and burn.
Jim Dzialowy got his first licks in with the gas brush-cutter and downed a huge amount of honeysuckle, while Diana and Joe C. tackled the bigger buckthorns with chainsaws. The rest of us fed our single fire, which burned hot throughout the morning, and by noon we'd opened the center of the plot significantly.
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