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Offline floyd

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Re: Spruce damaged by snow
« Reply #20 on: October 29, 2005, 12:04:22 pm »
could you regrade road or maybe put a drain in hole?
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Re: Spruce damaged by snow
« Reply #21 on: October 29, 2005, 08:04:55 pm »
All together there is about 7/10s of a mile that is wet....not all in one place. I'm working on it ;D

The trail has been used by 4wheelers and trucks and the clay soil has layered itself in a way that blocks drainage.

I've replaced two large ( 18+24) culverts and added 3 12" culverts and 5-6 4" drains across the trail and a 50' long ditch next to it.I've spent ALOT of time with my shovel ::) just letting the water out of the trail.

Access has been a problem for the 2 years I've owned it. No road in the ROW. No where to park. The land too wet for anything with wheels, but I'm gaining on it ;D and the access road is finally being built ;D YAA-HOO ;D It will be very exciting to drive in 1/2 mile over the ROW instead of the 5 miles of logging road.

 
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Re: Spruce damaged by snow
« Reply #22 on: October 31, 2005, 01:42:29 pm »
Beaver make for a tasty treat, when their population drops so does the water.
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Re: Spruce damaged by snow
« Reply #23 on: October 31, 2005, 10:28:14 pm »
War has been declared on the flat tail rodents  ;) I'm still studying up on methods ;D

I went to clean the trail today and as SwampDonkey said, it was mostly balsam tops. I'd only picked up a couple the other day which were spruce so  it's not all that bad. However the birch and tamarack along the road at one end were pretty wrecked and I will have to clear that section of road...again .

The snarls in the alder swamp were impressive but I got some of that cleaned up and the water moving a hair better. Good thing it was warm out cause I was soaked from falling down ::) Probably didn't smell too good either ;D

I'll be looking for recipes this winter, Kevin ;D
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Re: Spruce damaged by snow
« Reply #24 on: November 01, 2005, 05:32:31 am »
Quote from: sprucebunny on October 31, 2005, 10:28:14 pm
The snarls in the alder swamp were impressive but I got some of that cleaned up and the water moving a hair better. Good thing it was warm out cause I was soaked from falling down ::) Probably didn't smell too good either ;D

I was out on the woodlot a couple of days ago and stepped 'heavily' into a wet area and it splashed up by legs and slopped down into my rubber boot. Smelled like the barn yard with a little moose poo mixed in. :D
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Re: Spruce damaged by snow
« Reply #25 on: November 01, 2005, 07:38:36 am »
Don't forget the beaver hat and mitts, they make for a toasty warm winter.
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