October 2009 IVC Honeysuckle 
The honeysuckle had been sprayed with herbicide two years earlier, and was completely overgrown in a tangle of grapevines.
The honeysuckle had been sprayed with herbicide two years earlier, and was completely overgrown in a tangle of grapevines.
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So we set to work.
So we set to work.
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We had to disentangle the cut honeysuckle from the grapevines.
We had to disentangle the cut honeysuckle from the grapevines.
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We hauled cuttings with a "snatch strap" made of seatbelts from junked clunkers.
We hauled cuttings with a "snatch strap" made of seatbelts from junked clunkers.
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The strap could wrap several stems at once.
The strap could wrap several stems at once.
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We dragged the cuttings down the hill to the chipper.  The pile begins to grow.
We dragged the cuttings down the hill to the chipper. The pile begins to grow.
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We piled up more cuttings while the truck drove off to unload.
We piled up more cuttings while the truck drove off to unload.
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20 people can overwhelm one chipper.
20 people can overwhelm one chipper.
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The stone wall marking the park boundary comes into view.
The stone wall marking the park boundary comes into view.
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