A reminder to please call in any controlled burns – 1-866-404-4911. Number is answered 24/7, 365 days a year.
You will need the land location where the burn will be located.
If the fire department is called out to a fire that was not called in as a controlled burn, the landowner will be invoiced for the call.
See attached the water lake levels report from Aquatic Informatics from 2013 – 2020.
We received the following potential solutions for protecting trees from beaver damage from a Senior Conservation Officer with the Government of Saskatchewan:
DIY TRUNK GUARDS
Place homemade tree guards around the trunk. The guards should be about three feet high and made of galvanized welded wire (2 x 2 or 2 x 3 inch is recommended). This material can be found in any large hardware or home improvement store, usually sold as fencing. Try not to use the lighter chicken wire, as it is generally too flimsy to provide good protection.
Finer-mesh screening – such as that used for windows as bug screen – is more expensive, but usable if welded wire is unavailable. It can be especially effective in protecting small (two- to six-inch-in-diameter) ornamental or specimen trees.
Guards may need to be pinned to the ground around larger trees, mulching within the guard to keep weeds at bay.
PAINT & SAND
The USDA has shown some success in protecting trees by painting their base with a mixtrue of coarse mason’s sand (30-70 mil) and exterior latex paint. (The ratio is twenty ounces of sand to one gallon of paint).
The abrasive quality of the mixture may deter beavers. The paint color can be matched to the tree so it will blend in.
BLOCKING TREES WITH FENCING
Because beavers are not good climbers, three- to four-foot-high fencing can also be a highly effective way to block their access to larger groves.
Check the fences frequently to make sure they are intact and that beavers haven’t pushed under them, especially where the fences cross established haul-outs, where beavers like to come from water to land.
An electrified wire strung approximately four inches off the ground can also prevent beaver from entering an area. This type of fence can be especially effective in a small garden or crop plot when set up to protect plants for a few weeks and taken down afterward.
The next Council Meeting will be October 14, 2020 at the Cudworth Senior Center.
There will be no Council Meeting in September.
Please see the newsletter that was sent with the tax notices last week; it will also be permanently available in the ‘Documents’ section of the website
Please note that the following items will not be picked up by the RM of Hoodoo staff. These items will need to be taken to the REACT Dump. If these items are put out they will be tagged as unacceptable and left. Your cooperation is appreciated.
Curb side garbage for the lake properties start on Monday May 11th
For the safety of our employees over filled bags will not be picked up. Thank you for your cooperation.
The RM of Hoodoo is going to a FOB system instead of a password for Pump 1 and Pump 2 for potable water
THE FOB SYSTEM WILL BE ACTIVATED ON MAY 12TH And AT THAT TIME YOUR PASSWORD WILL NOT WORK FOR PUMP 1 AND PUMP 2
PLEASE EMAIL: [email protected] with your name and your email address. This is needed to set up the FOBS.
We are only accepting this information by email or by mail.
Box 250 Cudworth S0K 1B0
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
We are not able to set up your FOB without an email address.
Only 1 FOB per address.
The FOBS will be mailed to you and a $30.00 charge will be added to your next water bill. More information will be included with the mailing of the FOBS.