Spears Woods Friday January 2, Saturday January 3
Your scribe missed the first of these dates, made it to the second. We're working along both sides of Old Country Lane, more than half a mile north of 95th Street where we park at Country Lane Woods.
This area has a dire need for tree thinning, with numerous maple 'pole trees' creating quite the sunlight-blocking canopy. We've begun that task and Atrium Landscape was to continue in a bigger way, starting Monday. We had several more brush piles burning both Friday and Saturday and will be doing the same this weekend and the next.
Swallow Cliff Woods Sunday January 4
We're continuing a run of several weeks with workdays I've run being affected by weather. Cannot burn due to low humidity, high winds; cancellation due to subzero wind chills; another cancellation for the same reason, then, Sunday, winds below the minimum limit of five mph which delayed starting a fire until 11 am.
Sunday crew was amazing as always, with Jim and Joe cutting large amounts of new fuel while the rest of us (thanks Joy, John, Neal) prepped a fire. By the time we got it burning well it was just about time to stop adding fuel, but that's okay as we have lots waiting for us upon our return in January.
Owl Walk Palos Park Woods North, Saturday January 2
Imagine my surprise to arrive to a parking lot full of cars at 5:00 pm.
Imagine the owls' surprise when a group of well over one hundred hikers (I estimated 110-120) took to the trails, some wielding flashlights. No, I didn't see or hear any owls this time, but it was still a nighttime walk in near-darkness, worth the short trek to get there.
Your scribe missed the first of these dates, made it to the second. We're working along both sides of Old Country Lane, more than half a mile north of 95th Street where we park at Country Lane Woods.
This area has a dire need for tree thinning, with numerous maple 'pole trees' creating quite the sunlight-blocking canopy. We've begun that task and Atrium Landscape was to continue in a bigger way, starting Monday. We had several more brush piles burning both Friday and Saturday and will be doing the same this weekend and the next.
Swallow Cliff Woods Sunday January 4
We're continuing a run of several weeks with workdays I've run being affected by weather. Cannot burn due to low humidity, high winds; cancellation due to subzero wind chills; another cancellation for the same reason, then, Sunday, winds below the minimum limit of five mph which delayed starting a fire until 11 am.
Sunday crew was amazing as always, with Jim and Joe cutting large amounts of new fuel while the rest of us (thanks Joy, John, Neal) prepped a fire. By the time we got it burning well it was just about time to stop adding fuel, but that's okay as we have lots waiting for us upon our return in January.
Owl Walk Palos Park Woods North, Saturday January 2
Imagine my surprise to arrive to a parking lot full of cars at 5:00 pm.
Imagine the owls' surprise when a group of well over one hundred hikers (I estimated 110-120) took to the trails, some wielding flashlights. No, I didn't see or hear any owls this time, but it was still a nighttime walk in near-darkness, worth the short trek to get there.
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