Prep 10 junkpoles - PEP BB woodland.sand.junkpole

Here are my jump poles. I have 11 over 8’ stacked off the ground.

They need to be at least 8' long once cut so choose your junk trees carefully.    

Cut them down, remove all limbs and stack off the ground to dry.  They don't need to be peeled.
To get certified for this BB, post the following pics.  
- Your 10 junkpoles stacked off the ground

Below is a picture of the tools used to cut down and limb 10 junk poles. Blessings Catherine The Grateful.

I had to cut down some small aspens that were growing around the electric box. It made me sad to do it, but if I ever need it serviced, it needed to be accessible.
So I’m making the best of it by keeping the trunks as junkpoles. 2 of the trees were tall enough that I got 2 poles out of it!
All done with a bow saw.

Mike Haasl wrote:This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in woodland care.

In some forested areas, there is an overabundance of small trees.  In some cases they are already dead and waiting to fuel a forest fire.  Let's make use of them by turning them into building materials.  


They need to be at least 8' long once cut so choose your junk trees carefully.    

Cut them down, remove all limbs and stack off the ground to dry.  They don't need to be peeled.

To get certified for this BB, post the following pics.  

- Your 10 junkpoles stacked off the ground

Another fun bb completed .... these 10 pines were haversted near the tipi site ....