28 Sep, 2015 Author: administrator

On September 21st, we hold a pre-construction meeting in the Tidmarsh barn. The contractor, SumCo, confirms that they will begin bringing equipment to the site on October 1 and that work will begin in earnest on October 5. SumCo will begin work at the Northern end of the site, the Red Maple Swamp. We discuss the challenge of managing the site during construction. Signage will be posted at each of the main entrances notifying people that this is now a construction site and not open to the public except for specific volunteer assignments and scheduled tours. I keep thinking that we should be able to come up with a more innovative plan. Suggestions, anyone?

Following the meeting, Alex took folks from NRCS around the site to familiarize all of them with the construction plans and sequencing. First stop is the east/west channel that crosses the bogs just south of the island. Funny - we have been talking about these actions for nearly 5 years; Alex and I can recite them backwards and forwards. It seems as if we know what we are doing, but how will nature respond? That is the question of the season.