Fall Plantings

I worked on fall plantings for wildlife yesterday.  It was good to have my dad, 81, helping me!  I love to hear him talk about where the deer will come from to these fields and stories about deer he has taken on our property through the years.  We have this transmission line across the property and we try to use it to our advantage.

Event in Clay County

The Longleaf Leader Magazine

It was such an honor recently being recognized in The Longleaf Leader Magazine.  We strive to manage our longleaf to be productive and provide the best possible longleaf habitat for wildlife. 

Clear Forest Stream: Great Place to Play

Had a great week last week with our Grandchildren. I had all five one day and we headed to Dewberrylands.  They love being on the property and this day we played in the branch.  They dammed up the stream and piled rocks in front of the wood to make it deeper.  When we left they wanted to know when we would go back!

They all joined in the work: from four year old to eleven.  Some got wetter than others, some thought they may have found gold and some got a little mud on themselves.  

There were no electronics with us, just cool clear forest water.  I wish every child could play in a branch.  There would be no need for children having video games if they had a stream to play in.

We had five little gnomes come out to see us before we left. 

Prescribed Fire on Longleaf Pines

Back in February we did a burn on two year old longleaf pines.  The purpose of the burn was to help control loblolly pines that had come up in the stand from seeds.  Below are some of the pictures from the burn.

Honor From Longleaf Alliance

Felicia and I were recently featured in a web presentation by the Longleaf Alliance called Longleaf Pine: A tough tree for tough sites.  There is lots of information here for those wanting to learn more about the Mountain Longleaf Pine.  We are featured on the part Longleaf-A better choice for these sites. The bullet points on the left of the page show the titles.

Longleaf Alliance came to our property and did an interview with us and developed this story.

https://storymap.longleafalliance.org

The Longleaf Alliance does a great job promoting and bringing to the forefront the importance of this great southern tree.
In May we will be hosting an event for the Longleaf Alliance at Ekun Duts Ke Lodge.  The session will be about converting a Loblolly stand to a Longleaf Forest.

Ladies Workshop A Success

Below are pictures from the two day event where women left after a great learning experience with the goals to improve their forest land.  There were many great presenters and the outdoor activities were enjoyed by all, by being out in the beautiful early spring weather in the forest.