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Hard Work

2-26-20 Since the Sobranes Fire of July 2016, the landscape on my property has been changing quickly and dramatically. The fire danger now almost four years later is greater than ever before. On the north slopes of my property where a magnificent Madrone forest once stood, there are dead standing trees surrounded by Ceanothus so thick it is impenetrable. After securing a grant for forest management from National Resources Conservation Service last summer, I have begun the clearing that is required to obtain the funds allocated by the grant. This involves cutting the Ceanothus back and then cutting all the dead standing trees. It is slow and tedious work!