The "free" expansion is still progressing. Month 8. A dirt pile directly in the flood zone has finally been hauled off along with another and half of the 3rd. The expansion area remains a "dirt pit" according to the dirt guy...and is essentially a 1ac mud pit. I was lectured on how grateful I should be. Fortunately the drought has not totally flooded the area. I'm "next on the list" as soon as it dries out. Meanwhile the expansion cannot be developed for habitat and the drought/expansion resulted in a 7ft drop in water level. A lot of the runoff goes into the expansion area and subsequently soaks in or evaporates. The pond at 1+ac full pool is now closer to 1/3ac. Fish are feeding on warm days. Most of the cedar trees I added are mostly or entirely dry. I look forward to being able to finally add habitat to the expansion area, some day.
