Forest near No. 2 Hole

	July 2006. The area on the left was very thick. The goal was to open the forest up and maintain with fire.
	August 2006. A forestry mulcher (i.e., GyroTrac) was used to set back the shrubs and sapling trees. They were too big to bush-hog and to burn.
	August 2006. The results of the mulcher. Because of the close proximity to the golf course (No. 2 hole in distance), it was cleanly mulched; i.e., everything was pulverized into wood chips. This provides an immediate clean look, but is slows the healing process because of all the debris on the ground.
	March 2007. The area was burned to try and reduce some of the mulch. It will need to be burned a few more times to help speed the process.
	October 2007. Sweetgums were the first things to grow back in the understory. They were sprayed in the summer with Garlon 4. This area will take a few years to get a diverse understory.

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