July 2020 Observations and Field Notes

Oregon sunshine, aspen, bluebird boxes, weed control, ocean spray

Ranch-propagated Oregon sunshine plugs were sown into the seed farm this spring.

We continue to canvas and clean up small spurge invasions on low elevation hillsides.

In 2017, we cut a few stands of dense Doug fir in the Boondocks.

In 2011, we erected several metal exclosures around stunted aspen stands in the North Floodplain

After almost a decade of protection, the vegetation within each aspen exclosure stands tall and lush.

Dense vegetation made a short walk through the once exclosed area difficult

Metal exclosures have successfully allowed trees and shrubs to flourish ranch-wide.

We rolled out wetland sod mats along the edges of Paige’s Pond in June.

The crew weed-whacked knapweed on Baldy Summit for the 7th year in a row.

Most shrubs that flowered in late spring now supply critters with ripe berries

Ocean spray is one of the last shrubs to flower.

We added fifty bluebird boxes to the Davis Miller Zone

The hot under-carriages of vehicles have the potential to start wildfires when they touch dry grass.