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Share your Tailored Timeline.
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Hello, Everyone,
Attached to this text is our tentative, subject to change Tailored-Timeline. I thought I would post it before our meeting on Wednesday. I will have a better update on Wednesday afternoon. We are meeting with Tim Lahey from the Butte FS office to go over the site on Wednesday morning. A huge THANK YOU to Sam for setting up this meeting, taking the time out of his busy schedule to be with us during Tim’s tour, and for spearheading the permit filing processes with the B-DNFS, MT-FWP, and the conservation district.
There don’t appear to be any aspens or willows at the site. I believe it is mostly alders, it’s hard to tell without their foliage, but looking at the alder cones, I think that’s what is here. Some of our willows are producing catkins aka pussy willows which is normal for this at this time of year, but I don’t see them in this area. There are 5-6 very old and very well constructed beaver dams, and that may be the reason there aren’t any aspens/willows. There are aspens/willows in the tributaries leading into this wetland and above and below this area. I would love to get FS permission to try to restore the vegetation that were here. I have walked on a few of the dams and am happy to report that they are holding water. There is one that is doing this very well, so I am optimistic that we can restore this wetland into what it was when the beaver were there. One cabin owner did say that he remembers, as a child, that it was fairly deep.
As for beavers, I would love to have them but I fear that they would be trapped because of the site being on public lands. Therefore, I think it’s best to wait for them to come back naturally. There was a small beaver family below Mullin Lake (aka the pond), but they disappeared when the causeway/dam was reconstructed. I am jealous of the private landowners who have water on their property. 😉
I look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday!
Judy
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Howdy all,
Attached is my updated tailored timeline. From my understanding, this particular project will not require permitting since it is an ephemeral stream. Someone please correct me if I am wrong. I decided to start with this project so I could focus my efforts on building a structurally sound BDA and hone my skills before moving onto other projects that would require permitting. My biggest concern is longevity- the majority of my material is non-living (juniper slash). I am going to incorporate some live material sourced from the adjacent coulee in the hopes that it reinforces the non-living material.
If it was a more ideal location for beavers, I would look into relocating them from the river bottom where they have wreaked havoc on cottonwoods I have tried so hard to keep alive. Alas, the grade is too steep and there is not enough woody vegetation for them to thrive.
See you all Wednesday afternoon!
Holly Suchy
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Hello, I have attached by Timeline. It is pretty basic, but we have some dates to work with, if the weather permits. I have friends and family lined up to clear the 2 track up to the grazing permit, and then a date set to view the area on March 4th. We will be accompanied by FWP and BLM range manager, Nate Matteson. I will start the process for permits. Then, we can start building!
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