Day 147: In addition to my regular routine of walking and riding the exercise bike, today I spent three hours planting over fifty Douglas fir and Cascara saplings in a field of rocks and mud. The project was part of the Nisqually Land Trust's efforts toward restoring natural habitat in Ohop Valley. Several old barns and outbuildings were removed from this site last fall, and the concrete slab foundations were broken into chunks with bulldozers and were then left to lay until funding could be found for removal of the debris. That work was completed a few weeks ago. It will take several more sessions such as this one before the site is completely replanted. In a few years' time, this area will present a very different aspect, and will again be home to many species of wildlife and birds.
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