Chief of Operations writes: We always try to set time aside in late October/early November to do tubing maintenance before the first significant snowfall. It is so much easier to repair animal chews, uncover the lines from blowdowns, and lift them off the ground when the forest floor is bare. This year was particularly problematic… Read More
Hill Report: Chasing the Bubbles
Guest blogger Bob Page writes: A simple summary of the three laws of thermodynamics and the fight against entropy. First Law: You can’t win. Second Law: You can’t even break even. Third Law: You can’t get out of the game. It’s been two years since I volunteered to help out at Nebraska Knoll during emergencies… Read More
Nothing but Smoke and Steam
Hill Report from woods crew wizard Ross Scatchard: Puzzled Doing the line check on KO [lowest line on Keystone] the other day, a couple of the sap lines seemed different from the others. I was in the tired, thirsty, constantly hungry, and slightly cross-eyed state that comes from chasing bubbles and small leaks… Read More
Blowdown Day in November
Stowe photographer Paul Rogers http://paulrogersphotography.com or INSTAGRAM trekked into the woods in November on a day when the crew cleared fallen trees from the tubing lines. Here are a few of Paul’s photos from that day: Tomorrow the crew will head up for another day of… Read More
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