Spears Woods Saturday October 12
I was elsewhere on this day and did not receive a report either from the steward or anyone else that attended. Our stringer budget has been sharply cut so in this case I depend on Doug's regular FB posts and photos, but he didn't make it either. I can assure the reader that brush got cut and burned Saturday at Spears, likely near the wetland off Old Country Lane.
Hidden Pond Woods Sunday October 13
We had a good group together for our first brush-cutting day at Hidden Pond since March, and we started clearing at the point of our northernmost advance along the multi-use trail. We'd skipped over a thicket of brush that borders that trail, so Sunday was the beginning of our assault on it. One brush pile was adequate with our group size, and with Joy as burn boss it was contained and managed, with a small, circular ember pile come noon.
Doug Bosco showed up so I brought out the brushcutter bought for this site and Swallow Cliff with grant money nearly two years ago. There's more than ample targets in the area, unglamorously tagged as UWG (Unassociated Woody Growth) in the management plan. That's restoration-speak for red-headed stepchild, yet we do stumble across the occasional native plants as we worked through the area. It was a good day with nice progress.
I was elsewhere on this day and did not receive a report either from the steward or anyone else that attended. Our stringer budget has been sharply cut so in this case I depend on Doug's regular FB posts and photos, but he didn't make it either. I can assure the reader that brush got cut and burned Saturday at Spears, likely near the wetland off Old Country Lane.
Hidden Pond Woods Sunday October 13
We had a good group together for our first brush-cutting day at Hidden Pond since March, and we started clearing at the point of our northernmost advance along the multi-use trail. We'd skipped over a thicket of brush that borders that trail, so Sunday was the beginning of our assault on it. One brush pile was adequate with our group size, and with Joy as burn boss it was contained and managed, with a small, circular ember pile come noon.
Doug Bosco showed up so I brought out the brushcutter bought for this site and Swallow Cliff with grant money nearly two years ago. There's more than ample targets in the area, unglamorously tagged as UWG (Unassociated Woody Growth) in the management plan. That's restoration-speak for red-headed stepchild, yet we do stumble across the occasional native plants as we worked through the area. It was a good day with nice progress.
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