Dead Tree

This is a tree along the path to snake lake. We had the brush cleared and the slag heap leveled out to reclaim that old strip mine and make it productive. The plan is to get some topsoil moved in there. This tree lost the fight for survival, it seems. the sun gets scotching hot reflecting off the shale slag left over from mining. This mine was done forty years ago, and nothing was required then to reclaim the property. We will have to rely on volunteer dirt haulers for now. Anyone local who needs to dump a load of just dirt, no trash, can feel free to donate. Check my profile for contact information.