NiobraraHunt

With the recent fire it is time to get moving on a firewise plan for the Niobrara River land.    This the current plan as of this morning !   . I will try to explain each site from East to West with plan, funding and contractor.   On the east side there is the trailer/cabin site.  This is about 3 acres where the open deer stand is and where we cleared out the boundary fence line on the east.  Max was considering putting his trailer down there.  It is about 70% forest cedars with enough oak for it to qualify for cost share.  I think we can get a grant up to a maximum $1,350 per acres contract cost with the grant paying about $1,000 per acre.  Going south up the hill is the township road.  I think we may be able to get money to widen this as a fire break.  It would add about .5 acres. The neighbor to the east has all of the heavy equipment to do this work.  He has two skid steers with mulching heads and an excavator with a mulchi...