Columbia Audubon Nature Sanctuary, 3607 Bray Ave, Columbia, MO

9am

Contact: If you are interested, contact John Besser 573–639–2211 (jbesser1@gmail.com) or Bill Mees, 573-289-7855 (jandbmees@mchsi.com)

On January 17, CAS volunteers will converge on the west side of Columbia Audubon Nature Sanctuary to clear flammable vegetation around cedar trees and brush piles. This work is necessary to reduce the risk of ‘hot spots’ during the upcoming prescribed burn for this area. (The workday previously planned at Wild Haven will be postponed until February 14.)

We ask volunteers to bring lawnmowers, weed whackers, and hand tools for clearing dried vegetation around isolated cedar trees and brush piles. We have identified at least two cedars that are fire threats, as well as a number of brush piles and standing dead trees.

We plan to access the area from the west side to reduce the burden of carrying tools long distances. We would like to recruit at least two volunteers with mowers and two or more with more weed trimmers and hand tools. We will give directions for the most convenient access to the work area. We will start at 9AM and we expect to finish before noon. If conditions are too wet, snowy, or cold, we will postpone until Sunday the 18th.