Finished the mowing on day 5 with the Northeast corner. It was last because it is a royal (literally) pain in the butt to mow! The ground is very rough, and it doesn’t help someone got both the tractor and the pickup stuck in it a couple of years ago leaving very deep ruts. (PS...
Series: Field Mowing (14 Posts)
The various fields around SMLC require periodic maintenance to control invasive species and encourage native growth. They can be burned, but that requires specialized people and equipment. Using what is available. . . a Kubota tractor and 4′ brush hog I get done what I can each year.
2022 Field Mowing – LeFurge Picnic Area – Day 1
This 2.5 acre area has not been mown for years now and is starting to get overgrown with Buckthorn and other undesirable plants. It can be seen in the picture above where larger brush and trees were mown around since they were to large to comfortably take down with the brush hog on the Kubota....
2022 Field Mowing – LeFurge Picnic Area – Day 2
After second day of mowing and clearing at LeFurge Woods Preserve. Some of the larger woodies are cut down and stacked up, but a lot to go yet!