Tunbridge Town Forest Town Garage Lot ~52 ac. (~38 ac. forested) - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Tunbridge Town Forest

Drew Lot ~97 ac. Town Garage Lot ~52 ac.

(~38 ac. forested)

Inventories on both lots conducted late May and early June, 2010: recommendation for 2 management stands on Drew Lot, 3 stands on Town Garage Lot

All abutting boundaries have been surveyed Trail system:

• central logging access

road

• side skid trails
• some footpaths
• old road along stone wall

upslope of Drew Rd – all in relatively good shape

Drew Lot

Drew Lot

Abutting property on Drew Rd recommended and

approved for

purchase at Town Meeting 1998: Landing with good drainage system installed, used in 2000? Harvest Landing culverts and waterbars checked and cleaned during 2010 initial walk- through

Village Improvement Society originally purchased Drew Lot property primarily to maintain and protect springs to supply the village Some are still in use, some deeded; some may not be Ideally the status of these should be clarified

Town Garage Lot

Surveyed Trail system:

• Main landing

and logging loop access above Town Garage

• side skid trails
• some footpaths

– all in relatively good shape

Town Garage Lot

Maidenhair fern – different species? Vernal pool Fairly clean beech

Additional recommendations

Landings: 1-2 hrs/yr

• Mow (keep trees

back from edges)

• Clean/maintain

culverts

• Add gravel as

needed

• Remove

honeysuckle

Other priorities

• Boundary

maintenance: flag or blaze

• Trail maintenance:

brushhog, clean

• Infrastructure:

clean, maintain, add culverts and waterbars as needed

• Remove invasives