North Lake Road , Benson, VT 05731(Rutland County)

The forest is located in the west-central section of Vermont, within 3 miles of the New York state line at the southern end of Lake Champlain. The Fee Lands offer about 1,900 of frontage on a graveled, town-maintained road. Roadside utilities are located roughly 1,000 from the property boundary. The Timber Deed lands offer ample road frontage with two existing driveway cuts suitable for forest management purposes. Internal trails are well developed in both areas, with an internal truck road leading well into the Timber Deed lands.

Terrain on the 71-acre Fee Lands modestly slopes with a mostly northern aspect. The landscape is scenic with nice forest aesthetics and woods that are easy to walk through. While the existing camp envelope provides a good site for further development, a high, level knoll near the southeastern portion of the property offers a more secluded location for development with attractive views of the mountains to the east. Terrain on the Timber Rights land is variable with level knolls scattered throughout the property and moderate slopes leading to each knoll. All commercial terrain is easily operable with conventional or mechanized machinery.

The timber resource can be considered above average and has a property-wide Capital Timber Value (CTV) of $110,400. The overall species composition is broken down into 23% softwoods and 77% hardwoods. Sugar maple and white pine are the dominant species, with common associated hardwoods comprising the balance, including red oak, white ash, hemlock, black birch, and red maple. With the exception of hemlock, these species have historically enjoyed strong markets and an upward, long-term price appreciation trend. The timber resource is fully stocked and, in many areas, overstocked. Thinning to concentrate growth on the best stems can be conducted at any time, an activity which generates income