Yale Creek Road Repair Group

I am very sorry I could not get the article from Island Park News to post to this blog.  

Thank you for your response to this matter.  We have spoke with Northwest Management as to the deadline for this.  Around April 15, 2010, we will tally the number of people that want to participate in the project, we will then get a firm quote from Northwest Management and divide that number by the number of participants so we can present everyone with the actual cost.  If this amount is agreed upon we will then collect a down payment from each participating landowner in the name of Northwest Management to be due on May 1, 2010.  Thank you for your involvement, hopefully we will keep hearing from landowners.

Joe Horner

Property Owners~
We have received several questions in regards to the spraying and would like to address these concerns:

1.  The first question is about the product that will be sprayed.  The product is a bacterium that is non-toxic, this is not a herbicide or pesticide.  

2.  The second question was about the legality of spraying over structures.  The laws of spraying a bacterium that is non-toxic, are different than spraying a herbicide or pesticide.  We have been assured from Northwest Management that spraying over structures is legal.

3.  The third questions is about the repetitiveness of the application.  Assuming we are in the 3rd year of the spruce bud worm infestation, two back to back years of spraying should be enough to save our trees from the 5 - 8 year spruce bud worm cycle.  Eradication of the spruce bud worm is not necessary to save the trees that are impacted.

If anyone should have any further questions please let us know so we can forward them on to Northwest Management.  Thanks for your support with this matter.

Joe & Melissa Horner

PS ~ We will be sending out the product safety data on the bacterium once we receive it.

From: earthworks51@msn.com
To: earthworks51@msn.com
Subject: Spruce Bud Worm
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:33:11 +0000

Dear Property Owners:
Enclosed is information on the effects and treatment of the spruce bud worm.  My wife and I own one acre at 4152 Wooded Lane, like all property owners in Yale Creek we have a great view of our neighbors trees as well as our own.  I urge you to review the information we are providing and consider the consequence of the spruce bud worm over the next several years.  Having seen patches of red trees, in a green forest, not from beetles but from the spruce bud worm all over Southwest Montana I was sick when I saw the webs and dead ends on the Douglas Fir all around my cabin.  This prompted me to research this insect and find not a one time fix but a treatment program by professionals to save the 80' tall trees all over Yale Creek.
 
As with all community efforts the best results come from 100% participation of the interested parties.  This is true in our situation because if we spray insecticide to kill the insect with a crop duster the entire area is treated, not just certain trees as discussed in the Island Park News article.  Treating 80' tall trees with a  20' spray seems like a waste of time to me.  I am not affiliated with this land management company in any way, they were just recommended to me.  If someone else can find us a similar service at a reduced cost then I am all for it.  I propose we split the cost of the management by dividing the cost of the treatment by the number of land owners.    If this seems expensive to you, imagine having all of your trees die and logging your lot to protect your family from falling dead trees, and forest fire. 
 
Jim Cancroft with Northwest Management, Inc. has evaluated our subdivision and has estimated a total of 500 acres at $68.00 per acre.  This includes his evaluation before and after the spraying.  Along with all of the coordination for the spraying.  
500 acres * $68.00 = $34,000.00
Approximate # of land owners in Yale Creek = 300
$34,000 / 300 = $113.00 per land owner

Enclosed is a article that was published in the Island Park news about the spruce bud worm, a review of a sub-division in Big Sky, Montana, and a summary of the spruce bud wirm provided by Northwest Management. 

Please contact me with your comments for or against this project.  As explained we need to be ready to spray in the spring.  I am hoping to have the number of participants finalized by March 15, 2010.    
 
Joe Horner
419 North 22nd Ave
Bozeman, MT 59718
Phone: (406)579-0885
e-mail: earthworks51@msn.com

Go to Island Park News Website: www.islandparknews.com/full.php?sid-4729&current_edition 

Balance of account:  December 31, 2005 ..............................$ 567.41
Transactions made in 2006
Payments:
Falls Plumbing Supply   -------- Bridge ...............$1,575.00
Valley View Construction ------ Bridge ...............$2,105.00
U.S. Post Office ------------------ Deposit slips.......$      7.25
U.S. Post Office ------------------ Stamps ..............$  124.80
Total Payments............................................................$3,812.05
 
Deposits.......................................................................$12,955.00

Balance of Account : December 31, 2006.......................$9,710.36

 

Transactions made in 2007

Deposits: ......................................................................$1,291.36

 Balance of Account : December 31, 2007 .....................$11,001.72

 

Transactions made in 2008

Payments : 
Valley View Construction ..................................$2,070.00
Valley View Construction ..................................$2,130.00
Total Payments ..............................................................$4,200.00

Deposits .........................................................................$450.00

Balance of account: December 31, 2008 ..........................$7,251.72



Transactions made in 2009
Payments: 
Valley View Construction ..................................$7,402.50
Postage ..........................................................$98.98
Bank endorsement stamp .................................$36.25
Postage ..........................................................$21.50
Total Payments ..........................................................$7,559.23

Deposits : ..................................................................$5,392.49

Valley View Construction took off a little over 1400.00 to bring our bill down to $10,000.00 even. We still owed them $2,597.50 which was paid on July 06, 2009 

Balance of Account Date : July 06, 2009 .....................$2,794.99 



 
 
 
 

 


 

This cute little guy was in the Henry's river at Mack's Inn.

Coming soon Letter to all Yale Creek Property Owners