01 April 2008

what has THE D-7 Crew done lately? (Jan-March 2008)

JANUARY
Building Maintenance:
Performed routine depot and site maintenance tasks.

Boundary Maintenance:
Chopped, posted, and painted 2 miles of boundary on TCGL.

Road and Trail Maintenance:
Cleaned 25 culverts on TCGL.
Closed gates on access roads on BCGL.
Cleared debris and graded 1.5 miles of road on TCGL.
Spread 120 tons of gravel on TCGL.

Maintenance, Repair & Purchase of Non-Highway Equipment:
Crew performed repairs, inventory, and maintenance on various non-highway equipment.

Firebreaks:
Installed 0.5 mile firelane on MRGL.

Nest Structures:
Constructed and installed 2 wood duck boxes at Hunting Creek Swamp.
Checked and cleaned 30 wood duck boxes at Hunting Creek Swamp.
Checked and cleaned 5 wood duck boxes on TCGL.

Vegetation Control:
Prepared plans and equipment for upcoming burning.
Conducted 3 burns totaling 32 acres on TCGL.
Conducted 2 burns totaling 76 acres on MRGL.

Planning, Coordination, Evaluation & Reporting:
Routine office work, purchasing, and reporting.
Crew attended District 7 public hearing.

Maintenance, Repair, and Purchase of Highway Vehicles:
Scheduled maintenance of highway vehicles.

Miscellaneous State Funded Activities:
Crewmembers attended wildland fire course in Morganton.
Crew worked towards safety standard compliance.


FEBRUARY
Development of Clearings:
Constructed 1 acre opening on MRGL.

Bridge Maintenance:
Picked up bridge materials from vendor in Albemarle.

Building Maintenance:
Performed routine depot and site maintenance tasks.
Hauled depot garbage and recyclables to collection site.

Dam and Dike Maintenance:
Removed trees and other vegetation from 3 pond dams on TCGL.

Road and Trail Maintenance:
Cleaned 104 culverts on TCGL.
Closed gates on access roads on MRGL and TCGL.
Cleared storm debris from TCGL roads.
Placed 28 tons of aggregates for road stabilization on TCGL.
Spread 132 tons of gravel and graded 2 miles of road on TTGL.
Spread 45 tons of gravel on MRGL.
Installed 2 replacement gates on TCGL.

Maintenance, Repair & Purchase of Non-Highway Equipment:
Crew performed repairs, inventory, and maintenance on various non-highway equipment.

Nest Structures:
Constructed and installed 2 wood duck boxes at Hunting Creek Swamp.
Checked and cleaned 33 wood duck boxes at Hunting Creek Swamp.
Checked and cleaned 1 wood duck boxes on TCGL.

Tree and Shrub Plantings:
Released 20 persimmon trees on TCGL.

Vegetation Control:
Prepared plans and equipment for upcoming burning.
Conducted burn totaling 44 acres on MRGL.

Planning, Coordination, Evaluation & Reporting:
Routine office work, purchasing, and reporting.
Crew attended pesticide recertification class.

Maintenance, Repair, and Purchase of Highway Vehicles:
Scheduled maintenance of highway vehicles.

Miscellaneous State Funded Activities:
Two crewmembers performed random drug testing in Mt. Airy.
Crewmember attended EDC meeting in Raleigh.


MARCH
Building Maintenance:
Performed routine depot and site maintenance tasks.
Hauled depot garbage and recyclables to collection site.

Dam and Dike Maintenance:
Removed trees and other vegetation from one pond dam on TCGL.

Road and Trail Maintenance:
Cleaned 10 culverts on TCGL.
Placed 63 tons of aggregates for road stabilization on TCGL.
Replaced two culverts on TCGL access roads.
Closed gates to access roads on TCGL.

Maintenance, Repair & Purchase of Non-Highway Equipment:
Crew performed repairs, inventory, and maintenance on various non-highway equipment.

Herbaceous Plantings:
Planted six miles of firelanes and openings totaling 8 acres on MRGL.
Spread one ton of fertilizer on firelanes and openings on MRGL.

Tree and Shrub Plantings:
Released one persimmon tree on TCGL.

Vegetation Control:
Conducted 3 burns totaling 137 acres on MRGL.
Conducted five burns totaling 137 acres on TCGL.
Assisted Marion crew in conducting 58 acre burn on Linville River tract.

Planning, Coordination, Evaluation & Reporting:
Routine office work, purchasing, and reporting.

Maintenance, Repair, and Purchase of Highway Vehicles:
Scheduled maintenance and repair of breakdowns on highway vehicles.