A Clay Farm Work Day in August

On Saturday the 9th of August The Ky Back Country Horsemen had a work day at the Clay Wildlife Management Area in Nicholas County. Seven happy enthusiastic souls came, Six on horseback and one on foot. Friday the ASS carried the equipment in and a lot of trash out. Pat and Dennis Blackburn, John Bates, Kathleen Caudill, Edith Conyers and Ruth Venable all rode (Ruth dragged the ASS all day) and Ruth's assistant Pat Lloyd hiked the whole thing on foot. We cleared 2 additional trees that had fallen on trails we had already cleared previously, then we pruned and loppered and machete'd (Dennis) our way on the remainder of the trails we had not yet gotten to on the Lower Unit. Probably 8-10 trees were cleared off know and former trails and the encroaching brush and limbs cut back to a reasonable distance. There were lots of briars and weeds and limbs but all of us were up to the task. We worked from about 9:30 AM until we headed into the trailer parking at about 3:30 PM, getting back about 4 PM. We really all felt wonderful about it as with the exception of need of one well used but open trail, all is pretty clean and clear. Lunch by the river at the boat ramp was very shady and pleasant and enjoyed by all. A HEARTY THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO STARTING ON THE UPPER UNIT NEXT WORK DAY ON SEPTEMBER 13TH. 9 AM .

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