Paddock Woods Thursday December 26
Boxing Day special was a smaller group which included Matt and Erin from Woods to Wetlands. I came late, in time to load one of at least three fires I saw burning. This was along the Yellow Trail as it turns west towards Kean Avenue, a pretty, hilly stretch of land that borders 119th Street. We'll be back in that general area in the next few weeks for a tree-thinning cleanup - sawyers from Atrium Landscape will thin trees at several sites in Palos (thank you Kathy Bruch!), and we'll come along the next day and burn what they've cut.
Pioneer Woods Saturday December 28
Crooked Creek runs through Pioneer Woods in quite the serpentine fashion, and we worked along one bank cutting and burning honeysuckle, with two sawyers also thinning some small trees. This is a strikingly pretty area, with a high bank on the south side of the creek, which is generally placid but can rage briefly during/after a an intense rainfall.
We've been here on numerous occasions, and the land looks much better for volunteer effort. It's really beautiful when snow-covered and terrific for snowshoe trekking.
Spears Woods Wednesday January 1
I missed this one as Julie and I were doing a tour of some of the old downtown areas along the Burlington line. We also made a brief stop at Wolf Road Prairie, took photos of the Prairie House there, and will return on a less brisk day for exploration, preferably in late summer.
We had a good group at Spears again.
Boxing Day special was a smaller group which included Matt and Erin from Woods to Wetlands. I came late, in time to load one of at least three fires I saw burning. This was along the Yellow Trail as it turns west towards Kean Avenue, a pretty, hilly stretch of land that borders 119th Street. We'll be back in that general area in the next few weeks for a tree-thinning cleanup - sawyers from Atrium Landscape will thin trees at several sites in Palos (thank you Kathy Bruch!), and we'll come along the next day and burn what they've cut.
Pioneer Woods Saturday December 28
Crooked Creek runs through Pioneer Woods in quite the serpentine fashion, and we worked along one bank cutting and burning honeysuckle, with two sawyers also thinning some small trees. This is a strikingly pretty area, with a high bank on the south side of the creek, which is generally placid but can rage briefly during/after a an intense rainfall.
We've been here on numerous occasions, and the land looks much better for volunteer effort. It's really beautiful when snow-covered and terrific for snowshoe trekking.
Spears Woods Wednesday January 1
I missed this one as Julie and I were doing a tour of some of the old downtown areas along the Burlington line. We also made a brief stop at Wolf Road Prairie, took photos of the Prairie House there, and will return on a less brisk day for exploration, preferably in late summer.
We had a good group at Spears again.
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