Willow Springs Woods Saturday April 11
Saturday was another foray into the land of multi-flora rose, where only the brave dare tread. While I missed this party, I salute the effort of those who came. With the all that MF rose, along with a decent amount of honeysuckle removed from the area, the chances of getting a future prescribed burn done are certainly enhanced.
Hidden Pond West Sunday April 12
Sunday the warming trend continued, with high winds that led to a game-time decision to not burn brush piles. With winds forecast in the mid-20 mph range by 3:00 pm, it wasn't worth taking the chance.
We were small in number but still managed a lot of cutting by quitting time, with two members of the FPCC Resource Management crew racking up a big stack of cut brush. While they worked in one area, the rest of us, including first-time Palos volunteers Kai and Julia, worked first on removing some outlier honeysuckles along the trail, then pushing a bit farther north to join the RM crew.
Next brush-cutting day we'll have a great jump-start and plentiful, dried fuel for the fires.
Saturday was another foray into the land of multi-flora rose, where only the brave dare tread. While I missed this party, I salute the effort of those who came. With the all that MF rose, along with a decent amount of honeysuckle removed from the area, the chances of getting a future prescribed burn done are certainly enhanced.
Hidden Pond West Sunday April 12
Sunday the warming trend continued, with high winds that led to a game-time decision to not burn brush piles. With winds forecast in the mid-20 mph range by 3:00 pm, it wasn't worth taking the chance.
We were small in number but still managed a lot of cutting by quitting time, with two members of the FPCC Resource Management crew racking up a big stack of cut brush. While they worked in one area, the rest of us, including first-time Palos volunteers Kai and Julia, worked first on removing some outlier honeysuckles along the trail, then pushing a bit farther north to join the RM crew.
Next brush-cutting day we'll have a great jump-start and plentiful, dried fuel for the fires.
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