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06/05/06 - Monday


Cass' drainage work at Park Ave

Misc Notes

  • Looked like rain all day, but fortunately it didn't . Still cold.
  • Chris gets ice and brings up bins from xterra, then work on bug stuff, water filtration and then pack to lv
  • Cass ill from ice bags
  • Phone signal seems to be doing better (finally, after weeks of not)

305.01 Garlic spray

  • another dose of heavy-duty garlic gets sprayed around MLA construction zone and Park Ave. Smells like pizza now.
  • time: 2 hrs

305.03 Mosquito dunks in standing water areas

  • having learned that BT eats black fly larvae we plan to up the number of Mosquito Dunks (aka donuts of BT) in place. Put four more out.
  • time: 15 min

300.29 Water filtration

  • Flow from filter is slow, as if cartridge is dirty. Seems odd as its only been in place for three months. Investigating how to clean
  • time: 30min

213.27 WC Platform: shape ground for drainage/ lay gravel/stone over site

  • More gravel under yurt and raked for sloping. is done for now until finished w/corex
  • Filled in area between yurt and SIPPEE
  • Shovelled a bit into standing water area for better drainage
  • Raked debris out from under porch
  • Removed 4x4 posts from corex
  • Kept digging on trench for corex
  • time: 2.25


Gravel under Welcome Center


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