Future Forest Lovers

My son and granddaughter got to come visit and see my land.  Here's hoping that one day, they'll take over managing and caring for the land.

Daddy trying to teach my granddaughter how to whistle with a leaf.  We were enjoying a nice time down by Turkey Creek.

You gotta learn how to use the tools of the trade.  I think baby mac will make a fine country girl one day.

New Inventory

Here's a quick pick of the new inventory.  From these little seedlings to . . .

. . . towering pines.

Blow down

We had a bit of blow down last week.  We were lucky in that this large limb did not come down on our tractor garage. Thankfully, I have a tractor and a chain saw to help with the cleanup!

When we went down to take a look at Turkey Creek, we came across this big blow down.  My little chain saw was NOT up to the challenge.

It's difficult to tell from the photos, but this was a large tree.  The root area was easily eight feet across.

Turkey Creek Timber - The Beginning

We have the property.  Brenda and I are now the proud owners of 58.783 acres of land.  Land that has a small, live, spring fed creek.  I never thought I’d own land with a live creek.

 

It was an adventure getting there, but the adventure has just begun.  Now to develop this property into a sustainable forestry business.
 

Turkey Creek Timber has begun. Why's it called Turkey Creek Timber?  Well, that's because Turkey Creek runs right down the middle of our timber property.  Here's a couple of pics of the new place.

 

 

 

We have a lot of work cut out for us.  There is lots and lots of underbrush to remove, eroded woods roads to repair, bad trees to remove, etc.  We'll be busy, busy, busy.