Cedar and Fir Protection from Elk, Deer, and Beaver on 2/8/2108

This cedar tree in the upper field is big and beautiful due to Eve's work protecting it from elk and deer. She adds baskets to the trees when planted, then moves them up each year, eventually adding 5 ft wands to keep them above the elk. She also wraps blackberry vines around them, and that really does the trick. Here is a link to a video with Eve describing her cedar protection strategy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyhrP0C8jLI&.

This fir tree was eaten by beavers just after we started the CREP thinning. We had limbed some of the trees near the river, thinking that they were far enough away from the water that the beaver would not bother them. We had to add chicken wire around the trees, and also put up a low fence along the edge of the stand. That did the trick, and they haven't been back.