Willow Springs Woods Saturday was a busy, active day, with a big group of volunteers, augmented by four Palos crew members from Friends of the Forest Preserves. Four different chain sawyers over the course of the morning, and two gas brush-cutters. With all that firepower we got a lot of brush cut, cleared a large area.
One section was an absolute infestation of multi-flora rose - short straws drawn by the volunteers tackling and dragging that mess. I counted at least four fires burning and expect Joe didn't put the last of them to bed until dusk.
Seems to me our fall colors peaked in the last week or so - certainly the maples were at their vibrant best. What a lovely time to be in the preserves, whether you're cutting brush or taking a relaxed walk through a woodland.
One section was an absolute infestation of multi-flora rose - short straws drawn by the volunteers tackling and dragging that mess. I counted at least four fires burning and expect Joe didn't put the last of them to bed until dusk.
Seems to me our fall colors peaked in the last week or so - certainly the maples were at their vibrant best. What a lovely time to be in the preserves, whether you're cutting brush or taking a relaxed walk through a woodland.
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