14 October 2008

what has THE D-7 Crew done lately? (July-Sept 2008)

JULY

Building Maintenance:
Performed routine depot and site maintenance tasks.

Maintenance of public use facilities:
Mowed and cleaned up campground at Basin Creek (TCGL).

Road and Trail Maintenance:
Mowed 4 miles of road edges/horse trail on Mitchell River GL.

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

Herbaceous Plantings:
Mowed 3 acres of openings on TCGL.

Planning, Coordination, Evaluation & Reporting:
Routine office work, purchasing, and reporting.
Crew attended district regulation proposal meeting with Enf. & Fish Divisions.

Waterfowl banding:
Captured 135 wood ducks and banded 123 with new bands.

Mourning Dove Banding:
Captured 42 doves and banded 38 with new bands.

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

Miscellaneous State Funded Activities:
Crewmember collected GPS data from wildfire on Buffalo Cove GL.


AUGUST

Building Maintenance:
Performed routine depot and site maintenance tasks.

Road and Trail Maintenance:
Mowed 3 miles of road edges/horse trail on Mitchell River GL.
Mowed 8 miles of road edges on Thurmond Chatham GL.
Opened and closed gates/ inspected roads for public access on
Thurmond Chatham, Mitchell River, and Buffalo Cove game lands.

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

Firebreaks:
Installed ¼ mile of fire lane on Mitchell River GL.

Herbaceous Plantings:
Mowed 17 acres of openings on TCGL.
Sprayed 11 acres, disked 3 acres, and mowed 5 acres of openings on Perkins GL.

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

Waterfowl banding:
Captured 119 wood ducks and banded 103 with new bands at 10 locations in six counties in District Seven.

Mourning Dove banding:
Captured 19 doves and banded 15 with new bands.

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

Miscellaneous State Funded Activities:
Inspected 81 acre tract in Yadkin County for game lands potential. Obtained records for potential land trade at Basin Creek hunter campground.


SEPTEMBER

Development of clearings:
Cleared .75 acre opening on Mitchell River GL.

Building Maintenance:
Performed routine depot and site maintenance tasks.

Road and Trail Maintenance:
Cleared vegetation and debris from ½ mile of road on TCGL.
Sprayed 2 miles of roadside vegetation on Buffalo Cove GL.

Maintenance, Repair & Purchase of Non-Highway Equipment:
Crew repaired breakdowns on 4630 tractor, Mule UTV, Dozer, and seed drill, as well as other routine maintenance on various non-highway equipment.

Herbaceous Plantings:
Planted 21 acres of openings on Thurmond Chatham GL.
Fertilized 28 acres of openings on TCGL with 8400 lbs fertilizer.
Mowed 44 acres and Sprayed 17 acres of openings on TCGL.
Planted 3 acres and fertilized 3 acres with 900 lbs of fertilizer on MRGL.
Planted 2 acres of openings on Buffalo Cove GL.
Burned 3 acres, mowed 5 acres of dove field plantings on Perkins GL.

Nest structures:
Constructed 15 wood duck, 3 bluebird nest boxes.

Tree and shrub plantings:
Daylighted 13 persimmon, 5 cherry, and 2 dogwood trees on MRGL.
Daylighted 8 saw-tooth oak trees on TCGL.
Removed damaged growth, vegetation, and debris from 8 apple trees on TCGL.

Vegetation control:
Cleared vegetation with chainsaws in 1/4 acre sprout opening on TCGL.
Spot sprayed invasive plants in 2 acres within burned areas on TCGL.
Took photos at designated photo plots in burned areas on TCGL.

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

Waterfowl banding:
Recovered wood duck trapping materials from trap site.

CWD investigations:
Collected sample tissues from four deer for CWD surveillance.
Met with D-7 WM personnel to plan for CWD surveillance efforts.

Maintenance, Repair, and Purchase of Highway Vehicles:
Crew performed scheduled maintenance and repair of highway vehicles.
Recovered 20 ton trailer from breakdown and had repaired at vendor.