Forestier David Armstrong was well into his work of planting almost 300 little trees on the land that was cleared a few years ago off chemin du Lac Anne, when I joined him. It was 8 a.m.
He was planting white pine and red spruce babies, pulling them from shoulder bags to place in holes he made with a...hole maker (technical term). He says he'll be back with some deciduous trees, too, red maple and something else I didn't catch. An excellent blend to avoid the dangers of monoculture and encourage the Wood Wide Web (David agreed).
The mosquitoes were ferocious, though he said they don't bother him. I came with gloves, all ready to help, but he said he had everything under control. So I took a few pics and, unceremoniously, fled.
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