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Construction at an Ozaukee County project in January 2017
February squeezed out just enough short cold snaps that we were able to complete three winter projects. It was an adventure and everything was happening at once as we used those short 2-3 day deep freezes to our advantage for quite the adventure of winter project construction. Water was still running wild on one of the projects but it did get completed.
Unfortunately, due to the warm streaks we had in January and February we did not get to two additional projects I had hoped to this winter. Those will have to wait until next winter. Considering how January went when I expect to do most of the winter work I’m pretty happy we got done what we did. If you pay attention to our Facebook page you will have seen progress pictures during construction. With the quick warmup, all three of these projects had standing water on them which made for a quick visual success and return of geese on one project within a day shows the value these projects have to wildlife and how quickly they return.
It’s that time of year when I seem to get lots of calls about potential projects, and I have been out looking and surveying a few already for construction later this year or next year. It appears we will have a relatively long stretch this spring of bare ground or minimal snow cover, which makes for great conditions for survey and planning, so now is the time to get these projects moving forward if you are thinking about it. Check out our online project application for more information.
Water and geese quickly returned to this Manitowoc County project completed in February.