Final Workday at the Current Kinni Site, Saturday February 26th
Saturday’s weather is forecast to be a little more tolerable than this past week. We want to wrap things up at the current worksite on River Drive with a workday starting at 8:00 and running till noon or shortly after. Last Saturday brought us to within about 15 yards of this project’s target goal. With any sort of turnout on Saturday, we will go beyond that mark and call it quits over some hot dogs and cookies at whatever point we end up stopping. We can say will be moving to a different site the following weekend in case any of you are getting bored with the current site.
As usual, we need chainsaw operators who have completed safety training and have the appropriate safety gear. Others are needed with good work gloves to drag the slash to the nearby fire piles. Be sure to wear clothing which will not be ruined when the occasional hot ash falls on you. Bring along some liquid refreshment to stay properly hydrated. We are getting some accumulation of snow this week. Be sure when sawing or lopping any living box elder or buckthorn that you brush the snow aside, cut the plant close to the ground, and immediately treat the stump with herbicide. There were a number of stumps left sticking 8-10″ in the air this past Saturday which needed to be revisited and cut closer to the ground and then re-treated.
Please email Randy Arnold at randyca999@gmail.com if you plan to attend the workday. The site is located at the second DNR parking lot east of the Earthworks Nursery on River Drive. There is a ferry boat set up to get volunteers across the river. We are working at least 200 yards upstream so be sure to holler and get someone’s attention if you need assistance with the ferry to get across.
