[pct-l] Trail clearing with horses and chainsaws
Hank Magnuski
hankm at mtinet.com
Tue Sep 25 11:32:11 CDT 2012
A sharp, well maintained crosscut saw handled by a trained crew can be a very
reasonable alternative to a heavy chainsaw that needs fuel and pack animals
around to haul it from point to point on a trail.
Believe me, they sing.
Hank
On Tue, 25 Sep 2012, Devon Taig wrote:
> As I was walking across Oregon this year, I ran across a trail maintenance
> group (I think from the PCTA) near Three Fingered Jack. They didn't have
> horses or chainsaws and were facing the daunting task of clearing dozens of
> trees using handsaws that had apparently fallen during a wind storm the
> previous winter. When I inquired why they weren't using horses and
> chainsaws, I was surprised to hear that they were banned on that part of
> the trail.
> I'm not clear as to why such a ban would exist in the context of people who
> are actively performing trail maintenance. It would seem to be at least an
> order of magnitude easier to clear a trail with a chain saw and a horse
> than by hand. I would like to think that when I donate to organizations
> that do trail work that they aren't hamstrung by federal bureaucracy that
> impedes getting important work done. Can anyone shed some light on this?
>
> Devon
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