[Volunteers_fosm] Felling Hazard Trees in Doc Long and Cienega PAs, Wed., 4-3-19

[DAN BENTON via Volunteers_fosm]

Hello Everyone,
 
On Wednesday, April 3, FOSM volunteers began felling hazard trees that Kerry Wood, SRD Trails and Wilderness Program Manager, had selected and marked with flagging in two picnic areas. 
 
Bob Lowder led a crew that felled trees in Doc Long Picnic Area, and Sam Beard and Dan Benton led a crew that felled trees in Cienega Canyon PA.  On Friday April 5 Sam and Don felled the last marked tree in Cienega PA.
 
A. Felling Hazard Trees in Doc Long PA -- The crew assigned to remove the previously identified hazard trees in Doc Long Picnic Area felled a total of seven trees, ranging in size from nine to fifteen inches in diameter. Most were simple, single trunk trees, but one example, a Rocky Mountain Juniper with tree separate intertwined trunks, took a bit of careful study and sawing to get safely on the ground.
 
After felling, all the trees were limbed. Tree trunks that were long and straight were left in place as requested by Kerry Wood for use in a project at the Sandia Cave site. All the slash from these trees was dragged to paved areas for later chipping. The Doc Long crew consisted of Byron Garner, Jerry Pekarek, Dennis Crowther, Eris Russell and Bob Lowder. (Bob Lowder)
 
B. Felling Hazard Trees in Cienega PA -- The crew of Ben Meisner, Carl Smith, Sam Beard, Dan Benton, Jerry Carroll, and Don Carnicom felled a total of ten hazard trees with diameters ranging from 12 inches to 23 inches. Kerry had flagged 6 trees, and four additional trees were felled in order to fell the flagged trees safely. The slash was placed along the shoulder of Cienega PA road, and it will be chipped later. The straight trunks were not bucked and may be used by Kerry on the trail to Sandia Cave. (Sam Beard)
 
C. Removing a Hang-up in Upper Cienega PA on Friday -- A 14-inch juniper hang-up was not removed on Wednesday due to a lack of time.  Additional time was needed, because the tree is located in owl habitat in upper Cienega Canyon, and chain saws cannot be not used there until May.  However, on Friday Don and Sam repaired signs along the Cienega Nature Trail, and after completing this task, they used hand pruning saws and a crosscut saw to buck the juniper so that it fell from the tree that was supporting it. (Sam Beard)
 
Photographs of this project are presented in the attached Word documents.
 
Sam Beard, Projects Chair
Friends of Sandia Mountain
 
 
 


 
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