Living Off The Edge

[twilightpony]

I was part of another Hay Board meeting today. The hay harvesters delegate gave us a report on the progress and environmental impact assessment of the new field expansions. So far they've removed rocks, used contour tilling to limit erosion, smoothed the ground, worked in fertilizer, and left in woodland corridors for wildlife at key locations. All should be finished by next week, well before the Running of the Leaves. Between the wildlife corridors and the increase in edge density, the delegate forecasts an increase in primary productivity and wildlife density in the new areas.

Then Animal Team Leader Amethyst Star gave us a detailed account of the changes that were made to the affected wildlife habitat. Namely, new burrow and brush pile (rabbitat enhancer) construction, and hollow stump and snag relocation. Rocks removed from the new fields were piled up to make winter dens for snakes. Amethyst Star reports that all is now ready to house the local hibernating critters.