A brush cutting case study

The brush cutter went to work today for the first time in more than five months. The before and after pictures below show a spot where some weeds and paper birch were thinned to provide more light for four remaining paper birches (remember they are brown before they are shiny white!) The forest benefits from such thinning, because the survivors will grow much faster than if they had to compete with so many other little trees. We won't waste the whacked little birches; they'll end up as great kindling for the next burning season, which we are always thinking about in April!