Glenn,
When I was a kid we lived on The Muckapatatees River in SE PA. Pronunciation was always in dispute but everyone agreed on the "muck" part. At low tide there was this black pudding-like mud. The river was polluted so there was always "interesting" things like tires, refrigerators, etc in the mud. We used to tie small pieces of plywood to our feet and go walking on the mud to collect stuff. Never had to pay for a ball - just go find one in the muck. We used nylon cord to tie the boards on.
As you point out - wetlands are a real issue nowadays. I have a vernal pool/swamp behind my house. Two winters ago it came to within 6 feet of my house due to an excessive snowpack. I decided to bring in some dirt and build a berm. I had no intention of filling in the wetland - I just wanted to build a berm to keep it in place. I quickly learned that if I said "wetland" to the folks who sell dirt that they wouldn't do business with me. Told me flat out they weren't allowed to sell fill for wetlands. I explained the berm concept but still no go.
They all seemed very skitterish about it. Maybe fear of the gov't. So I waited until the fall when the area was dry and ordered dirt without mentioning the word "wetlands" STill have a pile of dirt out back and once the ground firms up I will build me a berm.
So you may not even find someone to deliver gravel, fill or whatever.
Phil
When I was a kid we lived on The Muckapatatees River in SE PA. Pronunciation was always in dispute but everyone agreed on the "muck" part. At low tide there was this black pudding-like mud. The river was polluted so there was always "interesting" things like tires, refrigerators, etc in the mud. We used to tie small pieces of plywood to our feet and go walking on the mud to collect stuff. Never had to pay for a ball - just go find one in the muck. We used nylon cord to tie the boards on.
As you point out - wetlands are a real issue nowadays. I have a vernal pool/swamp behind my house. Two winters ago it came to within 6 feet of my house due to an excessive snowpack. I decided to bring in some dirt and build a berm. I had no intention of filling in the wetland - I just wanted to build a berm to keep it in place. I quickly learned that if I said "wetland" to the folks who sell dirt that they wouldn't do business with me. Told me flat out they weren't allowed to sell fill for wetlands. I explained the berm concept but still no go.
They all seemed very skitterish about it. Maybe fear of the gov't. So I waited until the fall when the area was dry and ordered dirt without mentioning the word "wetlands" STill have a pile of dirt out back and once the ground firms up I will build me a berm.
So you may not even find someone to deliver gravel, fill or whatever.
Phil