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Article Excerpt
Depending on where you are and when this issue arrives at your desk, the snow may be thinning or even gone altogether, and it's time to get property back into shape for the coming season of guests. Before you go through the same old routine though, maybe a different plan is in order. This is really the last opportunity you'll have to head off those recurring troubles that make for an exciting summer (and not in a good way). This month, we'll look at a couple of examples of how camp staff can begin to get ahead of the power curve.
Drainage
Spring rains or snow melt over frozen ground usually combine to exacerbate drainage issues. In addition, with no foliage or undergrowth to speak of, you can actually see locations that are otherwise hidden during the rest of the year. This is the ideal time to examine how surface water moves through camp, where it stands, and how it makes its way from the highest ground to the lowest. Begin at the lowest place on camp, and work your way up hill. For example, culverts that carry drainage from one side of the road to the other can overtop and make the road impassable. This time of the year, the flow paths to, through, and over these critical locations...
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