Billy Joe Fudge and Donald Walls digging fire control line
2026-07-24 - Monterey County, CA - Photo from Billy Joe Fudge
Billy Joe writes, "This is Donald Walls and me doing mop-up on a burned over Manzanita hillside adjacent to a fire control line. Notice that I was the one digging while Donald leaned on his shovel! The reality was that with the smoke, lung clogging ashes and 100 degree temperatures, we had to change out digging duties often." Comments | Permalink
2026-07-24 - Monterey County, CA - Photo from Billy Joe Fudge
Billy Joe writes, "This is Donald Walls and me doing mop-up on a burned over Manzanita hillside adjacent to a fire control line. Notice that I was the one digging while Donald leaned on his shovel! The reality was that with the smoke, lung clogging ashes and 100 degree temperatures, we had to change out digging duties often." Comments | Permalink
Wildflower: Cup plant flowers
2026-07-24 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen
The lovely yellow flowers of the cup plant make it an attraction for many pollinators, and the seeds along with the 'cups' of water, formed along the stems, are attractive to birds as both a food and water source. (wikipedia). Comments | Permalink
2026-07-24 - Central Kentucky - Photo by Pen
The lovely yellow flowers of the cup plant make it an attraction for many pollinators, and the seeds along with the 'cups' of water, formed along the stems, are attractive to birds as both a food and water source. (wikipedia). Comments | Permalink
Containment line for the Marble Cone fire
2026-07-24 - Monterey County, CA - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge
Billy Joe writes, "Most every wildland fire is contained and ultimately controlled by removing the fuel to stop the spread. This hillside was too steep and rocky to use heavy equipment, so this containment line was hand constructed. Chainsaws, pulaskies and shovels were used to remove the fuel.
Note: The burned area was to our right and the unburned area to our left. If I had not been there I would have been able to discern that. Reason being, the control line is angled out the hill to the right. This is done so that any burning material that might fall or be dislodged would fall or roll inside the burned area rather than falling or rolling across the control line into unburned fuel." Comments | Permalink
2026-07-24 - Monterey County, CA - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge
Billy Joe writes, "Most every wildland fire is contained and ultimately controlled by removing the fuel to stop the spread. This hillside was too steep and rocky to use heavy equipment, so this containment line was hand constructed. Chainsaws, pulaskies and shovels were used to remove the fuel.
Note: The burned area was to our right and the unburned area to our left. If I had not been there I would have been able to discern that. Reason being, the control line is angled out the hill to the right. This is done so that any burning material that might fall or be dislodged would fall or roll inside the burned area rather than falling or rolling across the control line into unburned fuel." Comments | Permalink
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