Lake Murray Field Trial Grounds
 Oklahoma Field Trail Clubs Assn

12-01-07 page added
Unit A - Tree Thinning First Intense Effort  ... see the specification here (PDF Specification)
During the month of September, our Quail Unlimited members and operators spent 116 machine hours cutting approximately 10,000 trees in Unit A.  The Marshall Tree Saw and Precision Tree Clipper were the tools of choice.  The area awaits prescribed fire to remove some debris.  The heavy grass load should be beneficial in achieving a significant reduction in residual tree debris and has opened up some edges of the old forest for wind to carry fire to the under story.
The activity involved in area in Unit A is shown in purple on the map below, just south of the OFTCA Clubhouse.  Once prescribed fire has been completed for this area, additional tree thinning is expected to be accomplished.
Participants Mike Porter (Noble Foundation biologist), Grant Huggins and John Holman (Fresh Tracts LLC biologists), Daron Henry (Rocking 4 Ranch), Mike Wingate and Chris Cowlbeck (d Bar b Rock Creek)
Cost Tracking The estimated value of the labor, equipment and materials for the two week effort was $8,775.
Video Clips  none.
Tree Thinning Photos