Area visited is outlined in red.

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Points of interest are labeled and burn scars are numbered.

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Sign at entrance across from Avon Avenue.

Marsh

Log pavers on trail.

Buckthorn thicket that is being cut. The pile is visible in the lower right.

The ground water is right at the surface. Waterproof boots are needed for when you sink up to your ankle in mud.

Corduroy Trail

Sedges on side of trail.

Deer

End: I did not venture farther because the water looked too deep for my winter boots.
Burn Pile One

Looking North

Looking East

Looking South

Looking West
Burn Pile Two

Looking North

Looking East

Looking South

Looking West
Burn Pile Three

Looking North

Looking East

Looking South

Looking West
Stumps

Dead Stumps

More Dead Stumps

Sprouting Stumps: Possibly a different herbicide applicator treated these stumps, or they were missed. Overall, the great majority of stumps were dead. This is good work.
Log Piles

Looking North

Looking East

Looking South–Notice the brush piles in the wetland.

Looking West

Moneywort (Lysimachia nummularia) near log piles and also around the wetland.
Burn Scar Four

Looking North

Looking East

Looking South

Looking West
Burn Pile Five

Looking North

Looking East

Looking South

Looking West
Burn Pile Six

Looking North

Looking East

Looking South

Looking West
Burn Pile Seven

Looking North

Looking East

Looking South

Looking West
Burn Pile Eight

Looking North

Looking East

Looking South

Looking West
Burn Pile Nine

Looking North

Looking East

Looking South

Looking West
Burn Pile Ten

Looking North

Looking East

Looking South

Looking West
Ditch between Burn Pile Ten and Log Pile

The ditch has been filled with logs.
Log Pile

Looking North

Looking East

Looking South

Looking West


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