On the idea of reclaiming SMZ's and dealing with privet..........You can skip to the 8:30 mark for the "After" once you see what the before looks like....This area is basically just like one of our SMZ's with a small creek branch down the center.......The after may look kinda rough to many in this video but its the ensuing flush of new understory growth that would follow that would be the desirable outcome. It would also make it a whole lot easier to then come in with some H&S treatments if needed to thin out some of the bigger woody trash