- Planted 13 Bois d'Arc and Osage orange bare root seedlings (from Texas Forest Service) along south and north fence line below the bluff at river bottom land
- Noticed lots of baby red oak seedlings coming up from acorns scattered/planted last year
Posted in
2001 Journal, Habitat
January, February, March activities
- Animals seen and heard:
- Turkey vultures
- Titmouse visited bird feeder with large sunflower seeds
- Butterflies - yellow, orange, black and yellow
- Raccoon
- Listened for but did not hear Golden-cheeked warbler
- Cow bird
- Lots of turkeys in the PM
- Saw frog at water trough, large 3 inch Leopard frog
- Wren house fell down from strong winds
Posted in
2001 Journal, Census
January, February, March activities
- Plants seen:
- Butter yellow Evening primrose
- Buffalo grass and small forbes coming up in tipi pasture
- Oaks flowering
Posted in
2001 Journal, Habitat
Caretaker's note: The 1998 Wildlife Management Inspection Report clearly documents the seven different activities. The number of activities and observations has increased over the previous years.
Posted in
1998 Journal
Habitat Control
- No cattle grazing on site
- Reseeding etc.
- In swales by hand.
- At draw - pecan, possomhaw holly, big bluestem, little bluestem by hand, four o'clocks behind barn, turk's cap, goldeneye.
- Along roadside - four o'clocks, goldeneye, bushy bluestem, little bluestem, buffalo grass, oak, turk's cap
- Raccoon draw - pecans
- Bluff edge - butterfly white flower
- River shore - cypress
- Tipi pasture - buffalo grass with leaf litter and compost.
- (See seed list to be used to make seed balls.)
- Forest Management
- Pruned and cut cedars the entire length of draw (from north fence to bluff), mulched and spread on roads and trails.
- Pruned and cut cedars throughout along roads. Left some brush piles.
- Cut and collected cedar poles along river trail to edge of warbler world.
- Marked cedars with pink tape for future removal.
- Marked cedars to be pruned to allow ground cover with orange tape.
- Cut baby cedar growth throughout with loppers
- covered red oak seedlings with branchy cedar brush to protect from deer browse.
- Cut and grubbed roots of Chinaberry tree at bluff edge. Left skeleton standing.
Posted in
1998 Journal, Habitat
