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156 <br /> segregate;use small and slow solutions; use and value diversity; use edges and <br /> value the marginal; creatively use and respond to change <br /> ✓ Common practices of permaculture: agroforestry, natural building, rainwater <br /> harvesting, sheet mulching, managed rotational grazing,etc <br /> ✓ Enhancing the aesthetical and recreational values of the property <br /> ✓ Ecological sustainability <br /> ✓ Water quality and soil erosion <br /> ✓ Native species management <br /> ✓ Maintain farm/garden area for students <br /> ✓ Maintain home/horse pasture (rental property) <br /> ✓ Maintain playing field for students <br /> ✓ Future development and expansion of the school <br /> I <br /> Area Descriptions & Recomfinendatiot�s <br /> The following section breaks the property up into management areas based on timber <br /> types, management recommendations, and your objectives. Each of these areas is <br /> depicted on your management map located at the back of this plan. <br /> Management Area I <br /> Area Description <br /> Management Area 1; +/- 3.9 acres, is a mixed upland pine forest that is around 63-65 <br /> years of age. Dominant species include loblolly pine with Virginia pine and shortleaf <br /> pine scattered throughout. Co-dominant upland hardwood species include: scarlet oak, <br /> white oak, and southern red oak. Evidence of old skid trails and cedar stumps suggest <br /> that this area was logged 65 years ago and regenerated naturally on its own. Presently, <br /> the trees are 11-20 inches in diameter (at breast height) and are 75-80 feet tall. The <br /> midstory and understory are fairly open and consist of sweetgam, red maple, elm, <br /> grapevine, muselewood, sourwood, beech, dogwood, white ash,black cherry, Japanese <br /> honeysuckle, green brier, cranefly orchid, and wood sorrel. There is an abundance of <br /> dead trees/debris on the forest floor,mostly Virginia pine, that have fallen due to age, <br /> stress, and past storm damage. The soils in this area are well drained with gentle slopes <br /> Management Area 1 Recommendations <br /> The timber in this area is approaching maturity and has become stagnant in growth. <br /> Many Virginia pine trees have died and fallen to the forest floor. This is typical of <br /> Virginia pine of this age and size. Virginia pine has a very shallow root system that <br /> 3 <br />