July 3rd, 2008
June 30-July 3, 2008 Building Pond
The pond construction started on June 30. We had good weather until Thursday, July 3. Strong rains started at about 2:00pm. So the work could not progress. At this point, only finishing the sod overflow, connecting the water source stream, and adding an additional 5 inches to the north end of the dam was needed.
The pond will be roughly one acre in surface area and will be about 14 feet deep at the center. The total dam length is 450 feet.
I found another white oak tree with the jumping oak gall. This tree is not affected as much as the other trees. At this point, it is not clear how well the large tree will recover.
