We found the heart of the invasives in the Schriener
Property. There was this huge Autumn
Olive in the middle of a Cedar grove.
Underneath it there was an assortment of Autumn Olive and Bush
Honeysuckle. The mother tree still
stands as our chainsaws were not easily accessible, but I think we managed to
take out all of its minions. There were
sooo many saplings. I suspect we’ll have
to spray them again tomorrow after we take down the giant.
Anyways, the temperature took a tumble today. It was somewhere in the 40s I believe, which
suited us perfectly. The area we are
clearing has some very thick vegetation—ideal for wildlife. Yesterday two of our members came back with
ticks and today I found a couple of yellow jacket nests on the ground. Had it been warmer we would have had quite
the bout with both of those critters. It
also allowed me to wear my jacket comfortably—preserving my arms from the
abundance of thorns we have to go through.
So yay for the slight chill!
We also found the bones of a deer.
They were remarkably well preserved and very, very white. There wasn’t really time to set up a crime
scene, but the creature looked too young to have died due to age. As the discovery was made near a creek I’d
imagine it was taken by surprise when it went to its water source.
That’s it for
today. Night all!
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