The snowy, wet conditions prevented us from completing our planned tasks on the courses this week, so we began tree work in easily accessible areas. The first area was near the clubhouse and bag drop where several River Birch trees were removed for safety reasons. The trees were in decline from what we suspect was a compromised root system and were constantly losing branches during summer thunderstorms. The second area we began working on is the right hazard on Orchard 4. A lot of undesirable growth has occurred down the entire right side of the hole and is hanging out into play. This creates weak turf from the constant shade along with penalizing golfers who get too close to the hazard line. Our plan is to remove the larger trees and brush first then come back with a flail mower to clean up the small brush and any remaining debris. There is a significant amount of work on this hole and we anticipate it taking a couple weeks to complete.
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| Removing Birch trees above the cart parking area behind the clubhouse |
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| Removing Birch trees near bag drop |
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| Grinding stumps |
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| Cleaning up the right side of Orchard 4 starting at the green |
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| Looking towards the tees on Orchard 4 showing dense vegetation that needs to be removed |
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