Rhett Kerby explains the often-overlooked equipment and logistics required for successful reclamation and ecological restoration in remote areas. He emphasizes self-sufficiency (trucks configured for multi-day fieldwork, cell-phone boosters, on-board diesel tanks, fuel/water supplies) and notes a new Epic hydro seeder added to their fleet.
One of the interesting aspects to what we do that we don't talk much about. I know I comment on about the seed and seeding and things. But you know, one thing I don't talk about much is our equipment for reclamation projects. Especially those out in the middle of areas where there's not much infrastructure, where we have to travel in very rough terrain. So we have to be prepared to really be able to go and be on our own for days at a time. So it's important that we have equipment that we can rely on to do that. Our trucks are set up to be able to be gone days at a time. We have cell phone boosters on all our trucks. We have diesel tanks on all our trucks. This Epic hydro seeder is a new nice addition to our fleet. But and that's something. It's easy to talk about the seed and it's easy to talk about the plants. But something that is often overlooked is what is the type of equipment that you have to have to be able to be successful at reclamation. You really have to be somewhat a jack of all trades to be able to go in an area two days from civilization and be able to be self sufficient, carry enough fuel, water, diesel, everything that you could possibly need to be able to restore an area after civil construction that took place especially in far west Texas where we spend a lot of our time. But in other states too, we're prepared to go long periods of time on our own to be able to accomplish those reclamation projects. So thought I would share this. Like I said, our new Epic hydro seeder is a new nice addition. Hopefully we'll have some new videos of that coming shortly. Thanks.
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