Monday, February 9, 2009

New growth due to Deer Fencing


AFter two years of the the protection of deer fencing, which was installed in 2007.

a group of conservancy volunteers walked the Mokoma Conservancy's perimeter, and saw
the new growth that has been taking place. Without the deer feeding on the young trees, both the trees which were planted and the germinated seeds which have been in the ground from before the logging operation took place fifteen years ago.
Tom Undercoffler took these photos, whowing the extensive fencing operation that will protect the vforty acres that are fenced off. After a period of seven years, this fencing can be moved to another location, to reforrest another section of the 243 acres of conservancy land.

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Found Lake trail

A group of avid woodsmen, including Ruth Rode, has blazed a trail up to Found Lake. A board walk over the marshy land gives access to the area.