Where have I been this week? Lake Anna State Park with the rest of the DCR VSP Natural Resource Management section, helping clear trails from the various ice/wind/snow storms that ravaged the Park the last few weeks. Chainsaws, polesaws, Bobcats, and just plain old dragging stuff off the trail were the tools of our trade. The trails at Lake Anna should be open to the public again just in time for a race this weekend! Also a few photos of other neat things I saw while working there. My outfit is by Carhartt, Elvex, and Stihl. Featuring special guest Clementine, the Kubota UTV. More art soon, when I'm done sleeping for awhile!! #ilovevirginiastateparks #virginiastateparks #vadcr #workoutside #carhartt #stihl #elvex #kubota #orangeandgreen #myfavoritecolors #safetyisalsomyfavoritecolor #notabird #notart #naturalresourcemanagement https://www.instagram.com/p/CZhqR5GOWYJ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Q. Where have I been this week? A. Chainsaw training at Hungry Mother State Park! I learned how to fell, limb, and buck trees safely the DCR way, and got to stay in one of HMSP's awesome (haunted) cabins! It was a lovely week with a lot of new info, some of which I have captured in an illustrated diagram that's now on Patreon. (I will likely share it here too at some point.) Thanks to the wonderful people in District 6 for the excellent teaching and company, and an extra shout-out to the jumping spider who ran all over me and my computer while I was trying to go through the supporting PowerPoints. And the bathroom deer. #chainsaw #training #ilovevirginiastateparks #vsp #notart #notabird #hungrymotherstatepark #dcr #vadcr #growth #learning #addingnewskills #itsphysics #spider #deermount #felling #limbing #bucking https://www.instagram.com/p/CTHddXzrWa5/?utm_medium=tumblr