Erosion Control
- Built swales throughout (see map)
- Trail edges, along dirt roads, wherever cedar removal happened, river bottom, tipi pasture, raccoon draw, bunny patch trail, animal step down at river bottom.
- Swales to be made are marked with survey flags.
- Built checkdams in draw
- Gabion (chicken wire filled with rock)
- Cedar poles wired to tree trunk.
- Lined up rocks across draw.
- Reseeded swales and dams in draw
- Observed rainfall events to determine critical areas of erosion to treat.
- Made signs and gave out information sheets to guests to stay on trails to prevent erosion. (See info sheet)
- Cut trail along river to south side bluff access.
Posted in
1998 Journal, Erosion
Predator Control
- Fireants
- Treated fireants from well to river (ongoing) with Truestop, Gardenville Orange Crush.
- Learned the difference between native Texas fireants, other 'good' ants and the imported fireant predator. (The native fireant worker is sometimes orangy and uniform in color and the head is twice the size of the abdomen.)
- Will treat fireant mounds individually and try not to kill native Texas ant species.
- Researching traps for feral cats.
Posted in
1998 Journal, Predator
Supplemental Water
- Maintained water trough at pasture well
- Added rocks at edges for small critters.
- Added plants and rocks and 2 goldfish to keep water clean.
- Adjusted water pump to allow small over drip down the side.
- Walking trails do not follow animal trails to river.
Posted in
1998 Journal, Water
Supplemental Food
- Overseeded swales with natives.
- Will make seed balls for specific areas (see seed list).
Posted in
1998 Journal, Food
Supplemental Shelter
- Retained old snags for cavity dwellers.
- Left some downed logs when collecting firewood and downed brush for swales.
- Bird houses
- Bluebird house at pasture well.
- Bat box is curing to be erected this spring at river bluff.
- Left brush piles
- At clearings.
- Behind barn.
- Along road.
- Maintained woodlands throughout.
Posted in
1998 Journal, Shelter
