Author: Diana Blakney

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April and forest road reroute planning

The entry to the farm is graced by flowers planted by our own Tory … with help from Uncle Sid?

A type of buttercup (ranuncula). Not found at the farm, but it could be there somewhere!

Looking for scotch broom … finding blackberry vines.

This road runs parallel to the replanting. It used to be navigable. Power saw time!

We walked through the plantings, making sure the little trees are doing well. They are!

OK. So we missed the connector from the plantings to the Creek trail. A little bushwhacking never hurt anyone.

Remember this big tree and its rootball that tore a hole in the Creek trail?

Some mystery person (me) fell into the hole while attempting to stand in it to show how deep it is. Fell flat on my back. No harm done, but it took Bill about 15 minutes to get me out! The Creek trail is going to be rerouted as a result of the damage. Our farm forester Shaun was out with Sid, Sandra and I planning the new route.

It really is deep! This is half way through the process of extricating me.

Sandra and the Ranger. What a handsome couple!

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March walk on the rare dry day

Rock Creek is fairly high.
The big rocks have secured the banks and thus the bridge.
The Rock Creek trail starts out quite wet.
The large wood placement has helped create a rock island the creek surrounds. Good for fish, I think.
Dead Scotch broom. Thanks, Gio!
Riparian plantings of Western red cedar doing very well.
A beautiful dam caused by a fallen log. Nice animal crossing on the log above.
Bianca loved the dammed up area.

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Scotch broom eradication help!

Ari and Gio are Scotch broom killers to the core!
Large wood placement in Rock Creek is visible center screen.
On the bank of Rock Creek
Scotch broom … are you kidding me?!
Bianca is hunting near a snag the woodpeckers seem to be enjoying.
Another tasty snag
The new farmhouse roof looks great!

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Creek trail and the 2018 seedlings progress

At first I couldn’t figure out where the base of the tree was …
Lo and behold, if you look closely, the tree with a faint blue mark is just a fragment of its former self.
This big tree fell into the creek, taking part of the forest road with it.

Visiting the pond, where Griffith Creek comes onto Shiver River through a large culvert.
The seedlings planted in 2018 are doing well.
Arrrgh! Scotch broom!
As always, the Swimmin’ Hole is beautiful.

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Work goes on!

Jessica and Julius flew down to help pick out flooring for the remaining first level floors.
Julius sought Bianca’s opinion.
Sandra and Rossana help with siding.
Gio puts up the siding and it looks great!

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Blowdown!

We suffered some blowdown from the December windstorms. Shane, one of our farm foresters will evaluate tomorrow. In the meantime, this is what Sid found after a brief look-see.

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