Made progress on cleaning up the back of the dam.
Before:
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After:
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From the other side:
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The middle has had the trees cut down, but not mowed. Too steep for me. Looks like weed eater territory.

Sycamores had taken over. Some were 8” diameter at the base. They grow fast, as the dam is only 8 yrs old. Lots of briars and poison ivy thrown in for good measure. I’m not going to let it get out of control again. The pics don’t show the actual slope very well.