[ATTACH] The stream crossing is well protected with mats dug in on either side and the small logs in between.
[ATTACH] Each load that leaves gets a “trip ticket” left in the mailbox at the landing. Only 24 cord of firewood, so far.
I chatted with a local forester this evening and he was firmly in the camp of them simply being slower to fully leaf out. Said they are a very...
From the interstate where I’ve been noticing them this year. This is on my commute the past 20 years and is the first year I’ve noticed them so...
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They were able to haul some wood to the landing today. It is sorted by species and a rough sort by grade. Maple, Red Oak, White Ash, White Pine,...
Quite noticeable in Southern Vt this year, but I had attributed it to them just being a bit slower to start due to the weather. We are at the...
The loggers have the start to a 100-cord pile about 400 feet away from here. The trucker that delivered this load will haul most of that pile...
I have a friend with one, and should encourage him to come practice here! Actually, in true FWH style, you are nudging me towards a purchase - I...
Oh, so slow! When winter came it really came to stay. This Spring I split and stacked 5 cord, and the friend I occasionally hire showed up and...
Word was they were on another job until tomorrow, so I brought the cows over nearby and had waterline and fences in the way when they came to put...
The forester left some nice Ash unmarked for this harvest - said to roll the dice and try to get some more growth on the, but to cut it once the...
I had seen some of these nasty pics and have been keeping an eye out because some EAB were found about 8 miles from here. So far all I’ve seen has...
We got 1.5” of rain over the weekend. They did a little cutting today, but are going to give the roadways a couple of days to dry out before they...
I am no help to you, but had a Ash pic I took tonight that I was looking for a place to put. I was looking for sign of EAB, but nothing yet. The...
[ATTACH] Clipping pastures after the cattle have rotated through. This pasture flooded on Christmas day, and I was worried I had missed picking...
We planted 45 softwood bare-root trees last summer (Norway Spruce, Larch, and Balsam Fir). The spruce were on a whim, the Larch were for their...
You are spot-on with likelihood of me surviving all the firewood. Just this morning I was putting on my socks and thinking I never imagined...
You guys that know metal see the world differently than some of us who are most comfortable constructing with wood. I’m really enjoying this thread.
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