Clean Up at Neches River NWR
Well, it's been a mess since the end of March. The refuge has been closed due to flooding and trees down on most roads and trails. We needed the rain and shouldn't be complaining, but we have had lots of rain, lots. The refuge managers wife (Katie) logged over 30" since then. Leo (manager), I and volunteers Co9, Wolf and Neil have been clearing trees. As of this week we have cleared 62 just on the Deadwater Unit. Looks like it will be a while longer before we can open the Deadwater unit. I have been getting many hours on the Mini X (excavator). I used to hate operating it, but now it's almost a natural movement without too much jerking around.