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Thompson Road Preserve Restoration Workday
December 2 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join Bruce Killips at Thompson Road Preserve for a morning of woodland restoration! TLC partnered with Bull Valley to purchase and protect this property as a natural area. It’s made up of mostly wet sedge meadow and woodland habitats that are in need of invasive management. The oak woods is roughly 35 acres and heavily overrun with buckthorn, honeysuckle and bittersweet but many precious natives are still holding on beneath the brush.
Turn right onto the gravel road just before the big white house. Continue along the lane past one right bend and then one left bend in the road. Keep going until you reach the third bend and rather than turning right, keep going straight up the hill and park off to the side in the grass.
Sawyers Welcome!
Are you an experienced sawyer looking to help out at one of our workdays? Great!
We just ask that you demonstrate, to either myself or Mr. Ducci, your ability to follow safety procedures when
felling and bucking a tree at the start of the workday. All sawyers must bring their own gear
including: saw, fuel, bar oil, chaps, hearing and eye protection.
Tips to make your workday experience safe/enjoyable:
Bring plenty of water – better to bring too much than too little!
Sturdy boots are best or old tennis shoes will do too
Leather gloves or gardening gloves, an extra pair in the winter is a good idea
Long sleeves/pants – to prevent scrapes and scratches from branches
Hat – to protect your noggin and beautiful hair from flying embers
Sunglasses or eye protection
Feel free to bring loppers if you’ve got them — be sure to label them