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Rake into 4 ft piles and burn it , i had 15 piles burning last weekend. no different than a lightning started forest fire. have shovel and water standing by for safety.imo
Does anyone have information on where we can take our needles and sticks from the cleanup this year? Is Rowleys at Camp Connell still in operation and if so, on what days is it open? If not, what are the other options for doing the work yourself?
I am looking for help on what to do with all my needles this year. For over 10 years I have gotten a 20 yard bin from CalWaste. Bin goes up a little each year but it was worth it for ease of getting it all done fast and safe. Now this year they have JUMPED the price up 92% over last year!! same bin is over $700!!
Now I think it will be cheaper to hire someone to come get them. Its all raked into piles and ready to go.
let me know your thoughts pleaseI had 8 trees felled by PGE last November and the logs are still laying there. It would be great if they were chipped quickly as to kill as many beetles as possible but that’s just not happening. Where I noticed entry points on the logs laying down I skinned the bark off to expose the larvae so that they would die. I found many live larvae even recently. I heard that chunking up logs in 2 foot sections also works to kill larvae, but I don’t have a chainsaw that big. For me I don’t mind the logs laying there as much, as long as the beetles die off. I hope our wet winter gives the living trees enough boost to fend off the first flight of beetles coming soon. Fossil records show the last drought of this magnitude was 450 years ago. I hope its over…we need our forests. I think once the ground dries a bit the crews can get in with their tractors to start hauling. No one likes working in the mud.
When our tree was taken out at the direction of PG&E last Fall I was told that another company was going to come in and remove the tree. It was 121 feet tall. I have paperwork showing a company named Phillips ad Jordan as the ones supposedly responsible for the removal but have been unable to get any information yet.
I know that in our area in BTV a number of trees were taken out and just left for later clean up. The winter obviously got in the way from a timing standpoint.
Any additional news would be greatly appreciated.
SteveApply for the chipping program and county tree removal program here, download application and submit with pictures of the dead trees and a lot map showing location of trees and structures and roads. mike J
Does anyone know if the State sponsored services have begun removing the trees that PG&E had cut down last Fall? I know the winter weather set them back, just wondering since we have one of them on our property that is supposed to be hauled out.
THanks,
Steve
We have used A-1 Tree Service 209-736-6786 for many years now. Always quick, efficient, reasonably priced, and clean everything up nicely. Highly recommended.
Dave Finn in Camp Connell was rec to us. 209- 795-7649 . The county is having a program coming up to remove trees that are close to any county roads. they will be driving around and marking all affected tress probably in May and sending a letter to property owners to get permission to access land to remove trees. I got this this from the county roads Dept Director last Wed by phone.
Mike on Apache– which is a county road- per their directory.We are looking for a recommendation for someone to cut down and preferably remove a medium-sized dead fir tree up in Big Trees Village. I know they (sadly) have lots of jobs now. Any suggestions of would be most welcome. Thanks.
I’m glad the highway is getting updates around the park. The road gets a lot of care compared to many other highways I know. Delays not so good for those that have to work the corridor, though, on a regular basis
From Mymotherlode.com
San Andreas, CA — Caltrans plans to shortly commence building retaining walls along Highway 4 near Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
Caltrans officials describe the estimated $7.3 million project as an installation along a half-mile stretch of Highway 4, just west of the entrance to Big Trees State Park, that will provide sediment control, improve culverts and drainage. Additionally, the scope entails reconstruction of roadside shoulders. The work is scheduled to commence sometime during the week beginning Sunday, April 16 and complete in in the fall.
Construction is slated to be done mostly in the day. When the one-way traffic controls are in place travelers should anticipate 10 to 20 minute delays. The contractor for the project is San Andreas-based K.W. Emerson, Inc.
If you don’t have a cap on top of your chimney, you need one. This keeps moisture from creeping down the chimney and then freezing and popping off bricks, rock, whatever….then the entire chimney needs to be sealed with an oil based (preferred over water-based) sealer. We had this issue for years before realizing we needed the cap on top…no more problems, but thanks for the reminder for us to re-seal our rocks again. We used someone local but sorry, don’t remember who!
