Jay North Forest
Jay North Forest is an exceptional timber and/or sugarbush opportunity with attractive species composition, productive soils, good access and a diameter distribution supporting high levels of product shifting over the next 10-20 years. The forest lies in the northern Vermont township of Jay, home to the Jay Peak Ski Resort 10 miles to the south. The region is highly scenic, showcasing the tall peaks of the northern Green Mountain Range, and is rich with recreation opportunities, including the Long Trail just east of the land and a side trail along the high peaks of the propertys northern end. The property has long frontage along Route 105, one of the areas main transportation corridors, providing exceptional access to forest product markets in Quebec, Canada, and regional US markets.
The property has multiple aspects, with a southern aspect at the lands northern half and the remaining...
The property has multiple aspects, with a southern aspect at the lands northern half and the remaining acreage split between a northern and western aspect. The majority of terrain slopes to the access road with the most of the land representing moderate terrain. Much of the terrain is commercially operable, facilitating both potential sugarbush establishment and forest management operations. The land includes the headwaters of Lucas Brook, which is made up of two mains streams that flow through the property.
Throughout the forest, the species composition is dominated by hardwoods at 95% and softwoods at 5% of total volume. Species composition is led by sugar maple (52%), followed by yellow birch (19%), with other common hardwoods and red spruce/hemlock comprising the balance. The sawlog volume breakdown consists largely of sugar maple (66%), yellow birch (19%), and hemlock (6%). While this species composition is positive from a long-term timber investment perspective, its nearly ideal for establishing a sugarbush. Forest stocking ranges from variable to near full stocking to mostly overstocked. The growing stock on the forest holds 30% of total volume, an important component of asset appreciation and a source of the future forest stocking. The Capital Timber Value has been set at $535,200.
The property offers an outstanding potential sugarbush opportunity, given the high level of maple stocking, slope factor, access and possible shorter routes to electric power. There is a potential tap count of 26,442 taps with roughly 92% of the taps from sugar maple, providing an average of 51 taps/acre. Also, the timber data indicates that an additional 26,000 taps will become available in the coming years from the growing stock. A conservation easement on the property allows most sustainable and traditional forestry and sugarbush activities, public non-vehicular recreation and hunting and one small camp structure.
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