The Winsheblo Forest in Gilford is a property recently protected by the Forest Society. In the past this 210 acre forest was home to a girls summer camp, though the camp buildings are no longer on the property. As a new Forest Sociery Reservation, Winsheblo needed a new property sign... and some TLC. Unfortunately, some dumping of household and construction waste had happened here before we owned the land, and several areas were heavily used for target shooting. In late June, a group of land stewards and staff met to help clean up the mess.
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| Don't these guys look tough? |
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| Dan gets up in the truck bed to help re-arrange the load |
Hundreds of metal bullet casings were meticulously (and back-breakingly) picked up off the sandy ground and deposited into five gallon buckets. We also collected a few broken televisions, mattresses, tires, and tarps. When the house cleaning was done, we installed some new signage, including a brand new routed property sign. A complete facelift for the Winsheblo Forest in only a day!
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| Surveying our handiwork |
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