Lately the mornings in Willits have been very cold. However, by 12:00 the fog has lifted, the ice melted, and the sun shines bright. Today, we took advantage of the California sun as Jason Bradford, David Drell, and Christoffer Hansen divided up to complete multiple tasks related to the fence.

Jason got working on placing fencing clips along the entire length of mesh fencing that has been stretched over the last couple of weeks. Using a nail and pliers he attached wire clamps to the green fence posts, firmly securing the mesh fencing to them. The result is a fully attached fence ready to stand its ground against predators.

After placing green fence posts at twelve foot intervals along the already existing north and west chain-link fence, Christoffer set off to pound them into the ground up to a height of six feet. The tools for the job included a standard post-driver and a ladder. We are placing these posts along the already existing fence because at heights of four to five feet it is not tall enough to deter the deer from leaping over. Thus, a strand of galvanized wire will be stretched along the top of the green posts in order to reach the desired height of six feet. Today thirty eight posts were slammed in against the chain-link fence.

David began twisting multiple strands of wire along the large steel posts that exist in the middle and on the corners of each part of the fence. The stretched fence is anchored to one steel post in a two-post, t-formation. Therefore, wire needs to be attached to the other steel post in that “T” so that the fence can remain rigid next to the post. In a task that accomplishes the same result as Jason’s wire clamps, David cut a piece of wire, attached it to the fence, wrapped it around the post to the other side, and attached it there. He finishes the job by twisting the wire with pliers in order to really tighten it to the fence and the steel post.

Jason using a nail and pliers to clamp fencing to posts

Christoffer driving green posts to a height of six feet

David twisting wire around steel suppot post