Conservation Easement at Winje's Farm Conservation Easement

This is the first year the WRP has been grazed for an intensive short period.

Lower Meadow along Miller Creek diversion

Lower Meadow at Miller Creek

This year the Carey Ranch of Fort Bidwell purchased the standing meadow grass at Winjes Farm and hired the Mennonites to swath the fields.  A three equipment team made up of two daughters and their father systematically, professionally laid the field flat in about 2 hours.

Jan Winje is accepted a ride in the swather with Miss Sanders.  This is the third harvest of the meadow since the WRP has been in place.

 

Sun rise over the Wildlife Easement colored by smoke of distant fires.  Though hot an dry the Easement is filled with wildlife this year.  The creek flows across the road each night  while drying by afternoon.