The Mayor took a stroll the other day through the local state park beloved by West Shore inhabitants. This local treasure is such a gift it warrants a note. The winding path that takes the stroller lakeside initially offers only filtered views of the Deep Blue. Then, as one approached the rocky beach, the grandeur opens up and there it is: an unobstructed close up of the pristine water, all the way across to Nevada. A few boats might highlight the scene, but, as we know: it's the water.
During this calming walk, I noticed a few helmeted folks hauling the tools of the sawyer trade: chain saws(Stihl). THis gang was obviously working the landscape-thinning they call it. Cutting down trees that have grown wild for years, choking off sunlight and sapping moisture from the ground(what little there is right now). They are not bucking the fallen logs, just getting them on the ground. In a few cases, they'll section them into 12'-15', but leave them in place. They work fast, as befits their mission: make a dent in the forest; protect what we have. The Caldor Fire last year sent a message to all basin residents: we got lucky!
So, as we march through July on our way to August, check out the handy work of these sawyers in their bright-colored garb, helmets, and the sharpened saws that wield with professional skill all day long.
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