I will be at the Pulpit tomorrow, Sunday March 17 to do some chainsaw massacre work below launch. If you can come out with implements of destruction that would be great. This is a good time of year to do this. Rattlers are still in their dens and the ticks aren’t out yet.
Dave
Sunday March 17 Pulpit work day
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Re: Sunday March 17 Pulpit work day
Started at the bottom of our property. Cut a swath pretty much the full width. Still more to do. A couple of big trees that will have to be roped to keep them from falling down the hill onto our neighbors property. If you should go out to continue the work please start at the bottom and work your way up. That way there is plenty of room down hill for things to fall and you won't be clogging up your work area. I hope to get out there again soon. You will need a chainsaw. Loppers will be no use and the trees could be cut with a bow saw...but you will be there all year.
dave
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Dave P
Re: Sunday March 17 Pulpit work day
Completely agree that there's no substitute for a chainsaw(s) when there are large trees within a launch slot. And that's certainly the case at The Pulpit, in the "flats" (hah!) below launch. Many thanks for all that work at the bottom on Sunday Dave! 
But I'd also suggest that there's a place for lopper & treesaw work: a) to provide easier access to the really big trees; b) to provide pathways that allow the smaller stuff to be cleared off to the side; c) to make it easier to haul chainsaw/gas/oil up and down the mountain.
Major work parties might involve three or four chainsaws, 15-20 pilots, solid half-day of effort.... One of the bottlenecks is getting the people who have chainsaws to the big stuff. The other is preventing smaller saplings and such from becoming an unnavigable maze, interwoven with the big trees as they get dropped.
What do you do when you don't have such numbers?
Well... Imagine several access paths, cutting into the slot, high, middle, and low. Imagine that they all lead to the bigger trees. Imagine that all of the briars and vines and saplings have been cleared out. Ditto for the debris from prior smaller-scale cleanups. At that point, a chainsaw (or two) will be able to knock down a bunch of big trees relatively easily, starting low and working up the slope.
So if you're looking at a site and thinking "Oh man, this is totally chainsaw territory, no way can I make a dent in this"....
Well, think again! With a little planning, you might be surprised by what your efforts will make possible. There's now a section on the right side at the Pulpit where 10+ big trees can be dropped in a matter of minutes.
But I'd also suggest that there's a place for lopper & treesaw work: a) to provide easier access to the really big trees; b) to provide pathways that allow the smaller stuff to be cleared off to the side; c) to make it easier to haul chainsaw/gas/oil up and down the mountain.
Major work parties might involve three or four chainsaws, 15-20 pilots, solid half-day of effort.... One of the bottlenecks is getting the people who have chainsaws to the big stuff. The other is preventing smaller saplings and such from becoming an unnavigable maze, interwoven with the big trees as they get dropped.
What do you do when you don't have such numbers?
Well... Imagine several access paths, cutting into the slot, high, middle, and low. Imagine that they all lead to the bigger trees. Imagine that all of the briars and vines and saplings have been cleared out. Ditto for the debris from prior smaller-scale cleanups. At that point, a chainsaw (or two) will be able to knock down a bunch of big trees relatively easily, starting low and working up the slope.
So if you're looking at a site and thinking "Oh man, this is totally chainsaw territory, no way can I make a dent in this"....
Well, think again! With a little planning, you might be surprised by what your efforts will make possible. There's now a section on the right side at the Pulpit where 10+ big trees can be dropped in a matter of minutes.