Riverbend Ideas

1. Owner Presence on Property.
Several owners are now spending much more time on the property, either visiting or working. I have changed my work schedule to half time and visit about once per week. Mike Stringham has retired and says he will be able to visit more often. Brian Greene is clearing and planning and may soon start construction. Steve Lanning has been clearing and visits about 3 times per week.

2. Ticks.

Ticks are a big problem this time of year. Always use repellent and inspect carefully. The high deer population completes the life cycle for Lyme disease and RMSF.

3. Roads.

These continue to deteriorate. Some potholes are so large that traveling the road after a big rainstorm is a challenge. Roadwork will be needed this summer.

4. Hunter baitings.

Beginning in June, hunters who plan to spend time at RB during the fall begin to place bait stations to set up patterns of feeding and predictable movements of deer. I always remove these bait stands and leave the apparatus visible so that it can be retrieved by the trespasser.

5. Fallen Timber

Old and fallen timber, particularly large cedar trees, are very valuable. There is a local mill that will process very small jobs. See recent post.

DG

Barham Family

I recently met a husband and wife on a four wheeler riding on our main road. Their name is Barham and they live on the Accord property in the gray home near the road. They seem like a nice and supportive couple. She is the daughter of the Accords. They indicated that city water was recently extended to the Logan "chicken coops" about 300 feet from the entrance to our property. We should watch this carefully and encourage county utility authorities to extend water supply to our property.

No Tornado Damage

Two days after the big storm I traveled to Riverbend to see if there was tree damage. Fortunately, we had no visible damage. Of course it is possible that trees away from the road and not visible could have been damaged. The main damage was to areas closer to Sanford, about 10 miles away. Dogwood blossoms have mostly dropped although an occasional blooming dogwood can be spotted in low lying areas that have been cooler.

I stopped at a roadside vendor for “rough cut lumber” near the intersection of Plank road and Hwy 421. Mr Bob Greathouse runs a small mill and works independently. He cuts one or two logs at a time and no job is too small. He takes on small and special projects at $20 per hour. He lives on site, and can be reached at 919-898-4115.