80 acres

When was the first piece of property acquired for this project?

  November 1979  (NorthEast 120 acres)

What years were the other 3 parcels added into the adventure?  

   Mable Moss’s or SouthWest 100 acres in Spring of 1983

Albert’s or NorthWest 80 acres in 1987

Jake’s or SouthEast 80 acres in 1999

Please describe the condition of each piece at the time it was included into the adventure:

  NE: open areas plowed wheat fields, rare trees,  large gravel pit area, wooded areas heavily logged the previous year,  no wetlands or ponds 

  SW:  open areas plowed wheat fields, rare trees, wooded areas recently logged, wetland drained

  NW: open areas plowed wheat fields, rare trees, wooded areas continuously logged

  SE:  open areas plowed crop fields, rare trees,  wooded areas recently logged, wetland drained 

Please describe the current condition of each piece in the adventure:

  NE:  open areas in permanent pasture with abundant & varied trees, wooded areas intact,

 5 acre wetland, 2 small and 1 large pond established  

  SW: open areas in permanent pasture (not currently grazed) with occasional, varied trees, 

wooded areas intact,  wetland established, 10 acre permanent grass hay field harvested twice a year  

  NW: open areas in permanent pasture (not currently grazed) with occasional, varied trees, 

 northern most field planted into trees, wooded areas intact

  SE:  open areas in permanent pasture with occasional, varied trees, 2 wetlands established, wooded areas intact 

   10 acre permanent grass hay field harvested once a year, northern most field planted into 200 conifer trees