Whew! that was a lot of effort. But after the flooding, you had to do something, and this is a most promising way to utilize large amounts of water.
I tried to make a picture in my mind of the forest but it was too hard. Once there's green on the piles, I expect it will be easier.
Fruit trees everywhere!
I'm going to map it out and draw up a plan here soon so that I can organize my thoughts. This week we'll be planting I imagine. Hope I've got enough seeds for 170 square feet of new beds...