On February 1 Southwest Interface Solutions Company (SWISCO) started clearing 8 1/2 acres along the
Venada Arroyo at the north end of the Willow Creek Bosque.They are cutting the trees, then treating the stumps
with herbicide to kill the roots. This is the same method used in the Middle Bosque 23 acres. Funding is provided through Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority. Work should be completed by the end of the month.

A SWISCO worker cuts a salt cedar tree in the Willow Creek Bosque

Branches are dragged to the chipper. The chips will be spread on the bosque floor.