Projects, Projects, & More Projects

We often get asked, "What exactly do you all do in the winter time?"

While winter is our slower season when it comes to visitors, it definitely doesn't mean we aren't busy. We are always working on improving Lake McMurtry Natural Resource & Recreation Area because we want our visitors to enjoy their time while they are here and we want them to keep coming back! 

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PRescribed Burning

One project our Maintenance Supervisor has been working on this winter is prescribed burning around our campsites and recreation areas. In order to have a healthy forest area, periodic fires need to occur. This keeps the forest from becoming overcrowded and keeps flammable fuel (such as downed limbs, leaves, and underbrush) from building up and becoming dangerous. Prescribed burning can: 

• Reduce flammable fuels - especially around campsites with fire rings
• Minimize pests and insects
• Improve animal habitats
• Recycle nutrients back to the soil
• Promote new growth of trees, wildflowers, and other plants. 

Hopefully, our visitors who come each Spring and Summer will notice a difference in the burned areas over the next few years! 

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Leveling RV Pads

Another project we have been working on this Winter are the RV pads on the East RV campsites.  We leveled all of the pads on the West Side's Loop 2 and now have begun the same process for the East. We do this is in order for our RVers to have an easier experience pulling in and setting up camp for their stay! 

East RV 1

East RV 2

East RV 9

East RV 10

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Some other projects have included our new website, cutting downed limbs and dead trees around the East and West picnic areas for firewood, development of our McMurtry Mudder event, and continuously striving to get the word out about Lake McMurtry! 


We always hope that the projects we are working on - whether they are for an easier reservation system, beautification projects, or just picking up trash on a daily basis - are noticed and welcomed by our visitors and followers because we do it for you! 

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Do you have any suggestions for future projects at Lake McMurtry? Let us know in the comments!