When I called the county ranger yesterday, I did not know if the tree removal on the other side of the creek from me violated any rules. That's something I still don't know.
But a detail I didn't share with y'all (until now) is that I wouldn't have called if I hadn't mistakenly thought, during yesterday's flight, that the big piece of tree-removing equipment was on MY side of the creek.
That's because, looking at the smaller screen, I mistook a tractor path for the creek, and the equipment was on this side of the tractor path. I immediately went inside and started making phone calls. Fortunately, I also viewed the video on my desktop computer and saw the mistake I'd made, so within 10 minutes I had called the ranger back and told him that there was NOT trespassing involved.
But anyway, I went and took a more detailed look today, going further up and down the creek, and there sure is a lot of clearing going on. I still don't know if violates any ordinances... it might not... but the ranger will be checking it out on Monday, which I plan to make easy for him by showing him the relevant parts of yesterday's and today's videos. I think it's definitely a better view of what's going on than you could get from the ground.
My most energetic boogie move yet!