Re: Vegetation question - Where are the beavers??

Hi Christian et al -

Since none of these areas I've suggested turning the "beavers" loose on are wetlands,
the RR can probably cut down encroaching trees - and especially brush that is actually
on fills and in cuts - without incurring the wrath of the tree-huggers ... but I wouldn't bet
my life on it. There are only three or four mid-sized trees that I'd like to cut down; most
of the problems along the C&TS are caused by brush and a few small aspen sprouts
within ten to fifteen feet of the tracks. The willows alongside the D&SNG at Elk Park
are another matter entirely.

Sometimes it's better just to do something and apologize afterward than to ask permission. Once you've been told "NO!", and then go ahead and do it anyway, you can get yourself in DEEP kim-chee ...  

- Russo