Rhett Kerby walks through reclamation work on a Texas panhandle wind farm. Roads need 20-25 feet of restoration on each side, and each turbine site requires 2-3 acres. The crew uses a 14-foot Truax no-till grass drill to seed the 120-acre project.
Roughly 20–25 ft on each side of the road.
About 2–3 acres under each turbine.
A 14-foot Truax no-till grass drill.
Four.
About 120 acres.
On a wind farm. This morning, I want to show the reclamation work that we do on a wind farm. You can see here where they initially build the roads, they have a disturbed area, roughly 20, 25ft on each side of the road. And then at each turbine site, we have about 2 to 3 acres of reclamation to do under each of the turbines. When we finish and after this vegetates, this is the native vegetation that we are seeking to replicate, which is a short grass prairie here in the panhandle of Texas. So this is the piece of equipment responsible for the work. It's a 14 foot Truax, no till, grass drill. We have four of these. This is about 120 acre project. We won't be here long with this. With this size of equipment, it won't take us long. So wanted to share that this morning. Hope you have a great day. Thanks.
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