Laid out test plots to determine charge rate, depth, and width.

 

Each of our different test plots resulted in unique and exciting results.

Bruce, Bob, & Jason

 

 

 

Drilling with two-man auger

Notice the bark on all the trees around the perimeter of the blast site, no peeling!

First explosion of test plot.

Two-man auger for deeper holes.

Auger used to drill test holes.

 

After reviewing the results from the first blast and determining the specifics, we re-drilled to remove the craters.

On February 21, 2007, Envirotech Consultants, Inc. and Erie County Metro Parks began re-establishing Vernal Pools at Edison Woods Preserve with private mitigation funds.  Vernal pools are specific wetland ecosystems that have a wet-dry cycle which prevents fish populations from being established.  These complex ecosystems are breeding sites for key amphibians like Rana sylvatica, Wood Frog, or Ambystoma machulatum, the Spotted Salamander.  Ohio has lost over 90% of its original wetlands.  Due to the past agricultural practices at Edison Woods Preserve, most of the micro-topography has been eliminated due to plowing and disking.  We are re-establishing these Vernal Pools where they once were.  It is imperative to preserve and establish these precious ecosystems.