WOODLAND TOURS

A Groton State Forest
Contact info: 802-241-3655
Website: www.vtstateparks.com
Email: parks@state.vt.us
Forest size: 26,000 acres

Forest location: Groton, VT

Special Features: Groton State Forest is managed for year round recreation, forestry, and wildlife habitat. Points of historic interest are the Montpelier and Wells River Railroad, Lakeside Station, Rocky Point Flag Stop, Goslant’s Pond, Kettle Pond, Coldwater Brook, Osmore Pond, Owl’s Head, Devil’s Hill, Lake Groton, and several sawmills. Walking and biking tours are also available. Red maple trees, blueberry bushes, hermit thrush, and moose await you at the Groton State Forest.  Auto and bus parking; restrooms available.

B Alan M. Robertson
P O Box 31, 1619 Berry Hill Road
Sheffield, Vermont 05866
Contact phone: (802) 626-3590
Email: pfalz@kingcon.com
Woodland size: 65 acres of forest

Woodland location: 1.6 miles out of Sheffield on west side of Berry Hill Rd; road starts across from Post Office in the center of town, on Vt. Rte. 122. Steel gate at entrance has Tree Farm sign.

Special Features: Classic Boreal forest with almost pure stands of Spruce/Fir, White Cedar, some early successional areas and some mixed hardwoods. Cedar lumber products available. Small winch-type (European) harvesting operations occur several times/year. Excellent trail system (about 3 miles) with connections to VAST trail in winter.  Great views of the Northeast Kingdom from house and guided tours of property, both available by appointment only. Self-guided tours with maps, but call ahead to ensure owner’s presence. Restrooms and parking for auto and van.

Located 30 minutes or less from St. Johnsbury, Lake Willoughby, Lyndonville, Barton, Crystal Lake, and Burke Mountain.

C Putnam W. Blodgett
75 Pout Pond Lane
Lyme, NH 03768
Contact number: 603-795-4124
Email: put@valley.net
Woodland size: 675 acres

Woodland location: Bradford, VT. Three miles north of village on Route 5

Special Features:  The property has been a managed woodland in the Vermont Tree Farm Program since 1961, making it one of a select group of four-decade old tree farms in the state. It includes white pine, red oak, hemlock with miscellaneous hardwoods, and long-term timber harvesting. Guided tours offered by appointment; parking for visitors and buses.

D Joe Earle & Martha Rabinowitz
1108 Blakeville Road
Eden, VT 05652
Contact number: 802-635-2209 or 802-254-2528
Email: marli@sover.net
Woodland size: 500+ acres

Woodland location: 1108 Blakeville Road, Eden, VT

Special Features: Recent harvesting and timber stand improvement cutting; creation of deer-feed openings, future improvement sites for woodcock and grouse habitat renewal; different mowing regimens for wildlife food and habitat; recent clearcut regrowth area; sugarbush development area; beaver pond, hiking trails, meadows, birds, wildlife.  Requires several hours to hike; some hills, possible bushwhacking depending on what you want to see. Mostly softwoods, maples, some tamarack and wetlands. Guided tours by appointment. Parking for visitors. Call ahead for bus parking.

E David & Susan Potter
PO Box 426
North Clarendon, VT 05759
Contact Number: 802-438-5385
Email: dpotter@leg.state.vt.us
Woodland size: 750 acres

Woodland location: East & West Tinmouth Road, Clarendon, VT

Special Features: Property includes a sugarbush, white pine stand, white cedar stand, mixed hardwoods, managed stream with alders, and the Vermont state and National record shad tree; open fields and an extensive logging trail network; timber harvest on occasion. Guided tours offered by appointment and self-guided tours available. Parking for visitors.

F Balla Machree Farms Inc.
Joshua Powers
62 Plaisted Road
South Royalton, VT 05068
Contact Number: 802-763-8087
Email: bushrod.powers@valley.net
Farm size: 900+ acres

Forest location: Broad Brook Road, Sharon and S. Royalton, VT

Special Features: Good example of a managed family farm forest. Guided tours available by appointment.

G Marsh Billings Rockefeller National Historical Park
Christina Marts
54 Elm Street
Woodstock, VT 05091
Contact Number: 802-457-3368 ext. 6278
Website: www.nps.gov/mabi
Email: Christina_Marts@nps.gov
Park size: 550 acres

Park location: Woodstock, VT

Special Features: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is the oldest managed forest in the United States and Vermont Tree Farm Number One. Over 20 miles of historic carriage roads and trails weave through historic plantations dating back to the 1880s and along side ancient hemlocks and sugar maples that have been left to grow among younger stands of pines and hardwoods. This is the only national park to continue practicing forestry. The park's program of sustainable forest management is now independently "green" certified through the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) - the first for any national park. Guided and self-guided tours available. Handicapped accessible. Parking for visitors; call ahead for bus parking.

H Gifford Woods State Park
34 Gifford Woods
Killington, Vermont 05751
Park Phone: 802-775-5354
Website: www.vtstateparks.com
Email: parks@state.vt.us
Park size: 114 acres

Park location: Killington, VT

Special Features: The Park offers 48 campsites for hikers and campers, spectacular foliage views from atop hiking trails, stunning pools & waterfalls, a northern hardwood stand, wildflowers, a wooded picnic area, fishing area less than 2 miles away and the infamous Appalachian Trail that runs from Georgia to Maine. Some areas are accessible (see website); parking available.

 I Ascutney State Park
1826 Back Mountain Road
Windsor, VT 05089
Park phone: 802-674-2060
Website: www.vtstateparks.com
Email: parks@state.vt.us
Park size: 2,000 acres

Park Location: Windsor, VT

Special Features: The Park offers picnic areas, 39 wooded tent or trailer sites, 10 lean-to sites, a scenic auto toll road, observation tower with panoramic views, hang glider launch sites, historic sites, and an extensive hiking trail. Some areas are accessible (see website); parking available.

J Jon G. & Virginia Whitman
PO Box 177
Readsboro, VT 05350-0177
Contact Number: 802-423-9917
Email: jwhitman@sover.net
Woodland size: 294 acres

Woodland location: 1011 Potter Hill Road (North Hill in Readsboro)

Special Features: Property includes Northern hardwoods stands under active timber management, harvesting and thinning of 60 acres underway in 2006, and many interior roads and trails for hiking. Wildlife habitat improvement practices include apple release in old orchards. Livestock at site includes horses, goats, geese, and ducks. Guided tours by appointment or self-guided on mapped trails. Parking for visitors.

K Moosalamoo Recreation Area
Joel Flewelling
PO Box108
Forest Dale, VT 05745-0108
Contact Number: 802-247-5737
Website: www.moosalamoo.org
Email: info@moosalamoo.org
Park size: 20,000 acres

Park location: Green Mountain National Forest

Experience Moosalamoo, one of Vermont's best-kept secrets for all who enjoy quality outdoor adventures. The 20,000-acre Moosalamoo Region is located in the heart of the 400,000-acre Green Mountain National Forest, stretching from the western slopes of the Green Mountains to Lake Dunmore, and from Scenic Route 125 to Route 73. The region is best known for its lakes and mountains, but gateway villages of Brandon, Middlebury, and Rochester offer museums, restaurants, artisan shops, and a wide variety of activities and accommodations. Area lodging options include country inns and B&Bs that offer a relaxing escape from the hectic routine so common today. There are over 70 miles of well-maintained trails for hiking, skiing, snowshoeing, as well as biking, horseback riding, and snowmobiling. Hiking in the Moosalamoo Region offers everything from wilderness solitude to views of waterfalls, lakes, mountains, and scenic vistas. By day, trace the footsteps of Robert Frost, and in the evening, enjoy a wonderful meal, later relax in front of a fireplace, or be tucked into a comfortable bed.

Moosalamoo Robert Frost Trail

Moosalamoo truly has something for everyone, and for each season of the year.  The Moosalamoo Association is a “friends” group for a 20,000-acre region of the Green Mountain National Forest.  Come experience the Robert Frost Interpretive Trail.  This trail is a National Recreation Trail that commemorates Robert Frost’s poetry; several of his poems are mounted along the trail in the woods and fields. Blueberries and huckleberries grow in an old field at the far end of the trail. The Forest Service maintains all of the old fields along this trail with prescribed fire to preserve the scenic, open appearance of the area. The trail is an easy walk, and the first 0.3 miles across a beaver pond boardwalk out to the South Branch of the Middlebury River is accessible and suitable for wheelchairs. Nearby destinations and attractions are the Texas Falls Recreation Area, the Moosalamoo Campground, and the Water Tower Trails.  Open year–round.  Tours always welcome, ample parking, picnic areas and restrooms.  No admission.  The 1.2-mile trail is partially wheelchair accessible for the first 0.3 miles.

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