0 Happy Hollow Rd Unit 4618716 Huntington, VT 05462

Happy Hollow Forest is a showcase of exemplary forest management and a nearly pure sugar maple resource. Healthy stands of sawlog-sized sugar maple, with exceptional stem quality and perfectly-spaced trees. Camels Hump State Forest shares a boundary with the property. The property is accessed by a 50’-wide right-of-way off of a town road. The access is a woods trail along gently sloping terrain. Internally, high-quality skid trails provide exceptional access, covering the entire property. At the land’s extreme western end, a developed hiking trail leads to the property’s highest point and into the state forest. Overall, terrain is moderate, with some steep slopes along streams and at the eastern end. Operability for forest management can be considered very good with quality trails throughout. A species composition of nearly 100% hardwood prevails. Total species composition is mostly sugar maple (75%), with yellow birch, white ash, beech and miscellaneous other species as associates. Sawlog volume is an impressive 86% sugar maple. Capital Timber Value has recently been established at $291,000. The property offers an opportunity for sugarbush development, given the high level of maple stocking and downhill slope to the access point. The timber data indicate a total maple potential tap count of 9,885 taps with nearly all taps from sugar maple. Trees from the 10” size class and greater were considered, providing an average of 61 taps/acre, covering 162.1 commercial acres.