Anyone got a link to locations, time and dates for habitat days this year?
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Anyone got a link to locations, time and dates for habitat days this year?
Grenada is Feb 11
Feb. 4 on Enid
Enid, habitat day Feb. 4th, clean up day Feb 25th. To verify the dates you the can call 662-563-4571. I tried to do that but
the office is closed Sat. & Sun. Usually starts at 7:00 AM and is over about 11:00/11:30. Everyone that wants
to will meet back up at the maintenance shop for some pretty good chili, hotdogs, drinks, and deserts. They like for you to
get there before 7:00 and go through a short safety meeting. If you plan on bringing an ATV, you and occupants must have
a helment.
Thank you.
Now we need Sardis and Butla.
I need to check with COE at Butla monday so I'll check the date too.
John, try to keep me posted of location at Grenada this year. This old Mac doesn't do some things I wish it would.
It will be in the LaCook area, they will meet at the Ranger station at the dam.
Where is the LaCook area? Can't find it on the map.
South of Bryant on Hwy 7 take the first left, follow that road crossing the railroad tracks, you will come to some pastures on the right, when you come off the hill into the lake bottom there will be a gravel road to the right with a steel cattle gap at the entrance. Follow that gravel road until it hits the old Hwy 7, they shoud be meeting up there somewhere. You will be between Bryant and Torrence.
Butla habitat day Feb 18. Meet at the old field house at 7 am. I'm checking on locations where we will be working.
Work area will be Kelly's Crossing and Bayou Point boat ramps. You can collect material there and work any area on the lake you wish.Quote:
Originally Posted by canebreaker
We will have a good size load of bamboo stakes and tops at Pleasant Point ramp. We'll need hammers, tying material, 4-wheelers. One with a 1 7/8" ball to transport trailer onto the flats would be great.
Sardis habitat days are Feb 25 and 26. No other info at this time.
It's bad when you call and get a date from the guy in charge, then have him call you back hours later with different info. After checking the Feb events calendar the Habitat Day date is changed to Feb 11 and 12th. Other info will be posted on their website. I'll work Nader on the 11th, don't know if I want to travel and another workout on the 12th.Quote:
Originally Posted by canebreaker
John, I got a letter today from Nader thanking me for my participation last year and hope to see me this year.
I got a little different info in the letter. First meet won't be at the office or field house. It will be at the LaCook area at 8 am. A light breakfast will be serviced. A map was included. From hwy 7 turn east on county road 74 ( between Bryant & Torrance). Cross over railroad track, go over hill. At the bottom of hill turn right onto gravel road with cattle gap. Follow road until it ends.
Are habitat days the only time that you can put stake beds on COE lakes?
No, call the lake office and tell them what you want to do. They may have material waiting. Habitat days do draw a crowd along with food and prizes for your work.Quote:
Originally Posted by SlabMeister
You know of a location that could use some clearing? Post a work day. If it's a good location you'll get some that will help.
Post a habitat day for what lake and area with material collected. Our last work day we had 6 cutting and filling trailers. Extra material was added and some 20 people showed up to build stake beds.
Our plans are to bring my Ranger and work the Grenada habitat day. Would love to make the Enid habitat day also but we have a benefit auction that date to raise funds for local families in need of assistance. We donated different items to the auction including a guided fishing trip on Grenada with John Harrison. We were asked to be present to answer questions about items that we donated, so Enid work day is out for us.
Does the COE have regulations on materials that can be used? If I understand right on work days materials are provided but if we work on our own we would provide the materials. We could buy tomato stakes at one time from a local saw mill, I'm not sure they if they still sell them, I assume those are legal because we see stake beds with them on all of the COE lakes. Is it legal to put out cedar trees and and anchor them to lake bottom with a wooden stake and rope? I want to put structure out at Enid also but not sure on COE regulations.
Who is best to call with the COE to answer questions? Are the regulations for habitat posted on a COE website?
You'll be at Nader, I'll look for you.
Last year at Nader we worked both sides of the bridge at North Graysport. Water was so low we could almost ride to the bridge.
They provided the wood stakes. I think we used almost 6 large bundles. Others were getting a good many and going to other locations.
The COE lake website may give you some good info about habitat they want to use and material to tie and anchor with. From the lake map I called the office and talked to the person in charge of habitat. For Sardis it was to find out the date. For Butla it was to find out where to dump these boo tops. Both told me if we want to plan a habitat day among ourselves let him know. They do like to keep up with what's going into the lake and where. If they can break free they will help. If we need material they may have some on hand or will get what they can.
Since Nader and Sardis are the same weekend I don't know if I'll be up to working both days, the 11 and 12th. I'd like to plan on the 25th at Sardis for all that are interested. Decide what location we want to work. Call the COE for a few bundles of stakes and ties to be dropped off there.
Enid, COE field office 662-563-4571Quote:
Originally Posted by SlabMeister
Got any more habitat days going on this year?
I hope to see a bunch of c.c members at all the habitat days
I don't know what happened on that commit. I hit the space bar between sentences.
That's one heck of a space bar, I was scrolling, scrolling, scrolling, was like daggum is my pc broke rotflQuote:
Originally Posted by canebreaker
Debbie got a feed on her facebook news. Cossar state park is calling for a work days starting at 10 am 02/04/2017. Enid lake habitat day starts at 7 am 02/04/2017. The park is leased from the COE, wonder what they will be doing.
Think its something the "Friends of Cossar" are doing, it will be for the park not habitat for the fish.
Sardis likes to jump in late and on another lakes already posted habitat day. They all need to set a saturday for the next year on their calendars. Post that info the first of March 2017 so we can mark our calendars.
We are friends of Cossar, I'll be working habitat instead.
Where is the meeting point tomorrow morning at Enid, anyone know? The meetup locations listed in this thread for Grenada, Sardis and Arkabutla, I don't see Enid's and can't find anything on the internet about it. :donoQuote:
Originally Posted by canebreaker
The office building at the North end of the dam, across from the maintenance shop at 7:00. Lunch will be in the shop.
Thanks I saw your post #4, but wasn't sure it had been confirmed, appreciate it!
Who all will be at Enid tomorrow?
I'm going to an auction tonight, load some boo tops and stakes when I get home. Plan to leave no later than 5:15.
What creeks are they going to work tomorrow at Enid? I may can make it later in the day
Enid does good by the volunteers, hope they have a good turnout. Think they give an aluminum boat away as well.
I'm going to go, just got the 4 wheeler loaded in the back of the truck just in case. Going to pull the boat to, figure I can cover more ground putting in a McCurdy and going out by water. Bring the chest waders as well. Not bringing any material I'm planning on using what they provide.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnightShadow10
That was what the officers with the Corp told me out at Arkabutla couple weeks back, said Enid had a lot of sponsors and people who endorse the lake. Wonder why that is? Cause that big old record white crappie was caught out of there?Quote:
Originally Posted by Rees Guide
There is a lot of support around Enid, Cossar has the "Friends of Cossar" group. They just seem to be interested in activities around the lake, I don't think any of the campgrounds close down during the winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snubbys
Won't know until 7 am, guess you could call today and find out.Quote:
Originally Posted by KnightShadow10
Last year I worked with others on the west side of Bean creek, from the upper boat ramp upstream. Another crew was working the ramp area at Cossar. When we finished we went to other areas where not as many people were. I went to Dew creek.
If an area up the lake will have material like Longbranch, Water Valley Landing/Billy's creek I'll go there.
So what do you do on these work days and what should you bring? Never been to one but thinking about going to Enid and deff going to Sardis
Try to wear something with a CDC logo on it so we can identify each other..I will be in a maroon F-150 with a Gadsden flag tag on the front.
Wear, bring clothes to keep you warm, bring an ATV if you like, helmet required, gloves and a big hammer if you like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fishguy86
Thanks, I need to order some CDC gear for sure... don't have any yet... if I can come to Enid I drive a charcoal gray Yukon with a custom punisher thin blue line tag on the front! Thanks for the advice and hope to see y'all at one or the other or both! Haha
Last year we had aluminum wire to tie mats, pliers with cutter will help. They had lots of post drivers.
We'll be in the bottoms so bring a good pair of boots.
My white GMC will have bamboo hanging out the tailgate and I'll have my CDC cap.
Joel, they don't usually drop habitat from boats. Mostly dress up the flats with mats for shallow water later. Dropping some trees around some timbers wouldn't be bad.