The past two days have been good only for ducks and tree planters, and we had both at Forest Hill Lake.  Contractors are planting about 400 native specie trees, including spice bush and river birch at the wetlands area at the south end of the park.  Water grasses have been planted on the shelf that will be under water shortly.  Forest Hill Lake is within a foot of being at its optimum level, thanks to the rains of October.  By Friday, at least five ducks have returned, and you may be able to pick out in one photo the tracks of a moderately large deer. For all those who waited with anticipation, the result is going to be worthy of the effort.

This special edition was brought to by David Hathcock and the pictures were taken on Friday.