Forest
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Right: "Wood Talk." Red pine, Red Fox, Hemlock, Oak, Maple, Beaver, Black Bear, Brown Deer, the occasional Moose, Bobcat. Raccoon, Snapping Turtle, Painted Turtle, Salamanders, Owls, Wild Turkey: sixty acres of forest wonderland. Under the Farm's forest management plan, it is time to cull trees that are sick, old or that have grown too close together, so that the forest remains healthy.
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The historic Clemmons farm's nearly 80 acres of forests and woodlands are home to a bounty of wildlife and wonderful for nature walks. The pine and hemlock are also harvested occasionally to maintain the health of the trees. The Clemmons forest is one of the very rare clayplain forests that remain in Vermont.
As part of its revitalization program, Clemmons Family Farm conserved 122 acres of the Clemmons Farm's forest and adjacent agricultural fields through a conservation easement to protect the natural resources and open spaces from development. This work is in partnership with Vermont Land Trust, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, and American Farmland Trust. We are in dialogue with the University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture, the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, the Alabama A&M Forestry, Ecology and Wildlife Program, and others to explore new sustainable agriculture and silviculture initiatives on the farm.
