Powder Spring Brook Forest in Topsham, Vermont, has been carefully managed for decades by a single family. The high-quality hardwood timber resource is dominated by sugar maple, affording a significant sugarbush opportunity. In addition, there is a remote seasonal mountaintop homestead opportunity with exceptional viewshed potential.
The forest is located in the east-central region of Vermont, a rural, hilly section of the state between the spine of the Green Mountains to the west and the wide Connecticut River Valley to the east. The 26,000-acre Groton State Forest lies to the northwest of the property and several majors towns, including Barre, Bradford and Saint Johnsbury, are 10-30 miles away.
Stone walls and foundations are common sites on the property where terrain falls steeply to the east from a central ridge and more gently to the west. The timber resource includes northern ...
Stone walls and foundations are common sites on the property where terrain falls steeply to the east from a central ridge and more gently to the west. The timber resource includes northern hardwood species with adequate stocking levels and red pine stands. The Capital Timber Value is calculated to be $807/acre. Past silvicultural treatments have removed much of the lower quality stems/species within the treated stands, ensuring future growth occurs on the high-valued species characteristic of the forest.