TREE HOUSE BY THE CREEK

OVERVIEW Foxfire Realty is proud to offer the “Treehouse by the Creek”. This beautiful mountain property has breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains and valley. What an opportunity to create a secluded mountain retreat! Nestled between Little Mountain and Schoolhouse Ridge, you find Wiseman Branch – a beautiful clear mountain stream that runs along the edge of the property. This property provides ample space for trail riding with ATV’S or horseback riding and tons of roads for nature enthusiasts for game watching birdwatching or nature’s beauty. This property offers home sites, cabin sites recreational, agriculture and timber resources. This is a great opportunity to own a beautiful Wild Wonderful West Virginia property! HIGHLIGHTS *31.82 +/- acres of fields and forest combine to create a recreational and farming property Recently surveyed *Interesting moss-covered rock outcrops and rock cliffs *Everything in place to create a permaculture and experience its rewarding lifestyle *Wiseman Branch, a dashed blue-line stream, runs along the edge of the property *Surrounded by timber tracts and farms in a nice rural neighborhood *Many forest trails access nearly every part of the property *Access road joins paved state road on school bus route *UPS and FedEx delivery *Dark skies with little or no light pollution for star and planet gazing *Located in peaceful Monroe County just 15 minutes to Union, the county seat *Some very ancient “Heritage” trees scattered about the forest and fields *Excellent timber species include fragrant cedars, beautiful oaks, black walnuts, poplars, maples and hickories *All mineral rights the seller owns will convey *Wildlife is abundant with several fur bearing species represented *Winged wildlife includes hawks, owls, ravens, and Neotropical songbirds *Diverse topography of forest, field, wetland, meadows create an interesting natural setting *Near Fountain Springs Golf Course FOREST/TIMBER RESOURCES The property’s timber resource is well positioned for current timber income as well as value appreciation over the coming decades. With an attractive species mix, adequate stocking levels, and favorable diameter class distribution, the timber amenity represents a strong component of value to the investor. The forest resource is composed of quality Appalachian hardwoods. This well managed timber resource can provide a great deal of flexibility to the next ownership in terms of potential harvest revenue and can be managed to provide cash flow opportunities to offset holding cost and long-term asset appreciation. Capital Timber Value of the timber and pulpwood has not been determined at this time. Species composition: The forest’s predominately well-drained upland terrain has led to a resource dominated by hardwood species. Overall, the species composition is highly desirable and favors Appalachian hardwood types, consisting primarily of: *Black Walnut *Sugar Maple *Poplar/Basswood *Red Oak Group *White Oak/Chestnut Oak *Soft Maple *Hickory *Black Walnut *A host of associate species (ash birch, sourwood, black gum, beech) Stocking, Stem Quality, and Forest Structure: Forest-wide, most stands are fully stocked, providing the next ownership with a great deal of flexibility in shaping their own silvicultual legacy. Stem quality forest-wide can be considered excellent with the forest containing an abundant current and future veneer source. The property’s timber component has been well managed over the years and generally consists of two age classes that have been managed under even-aged silvicultural guidelines. The predominant timber stand contains 40-140 year old stems ranging in size of 10”-30” dbh. Portions of this stand have been thinned several decades ago as prudent forest management called for. More recently, a selective thinning was conducted on approximately 50 acres in order to recover the Eastern Hemlock trees that were dying out due to the attack from the Hemlock Wooly Adegid. During that harvest, some of the hardwood species interspersed in the harvest unit were selectively removed. Diameters are well represented across the commercial spectrum with a notable mature size class, as well as abundant pole size timber and growing stock. Several “Heritage Trees” are scattered throughout the forest and field edges. These ancient trees, some 200-300 years old, have withstood the test of time, weathering ice, wind, lightning strikes and fire. The forest is healthy and there are no signs of pest infestations of Gypsy Moth. The Emerald Ash Borer, which has inundated the entire Northeast US, is present and the Ash component will significantly decline over the next decade. The Eastern Hemlock species is under attack by the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid and the remaining hemlock will significantly decline over the coming decade. There have been no forest fires in recent memory. However there is some evidence of decades old forest fires. The forest floor is home to several types of mushrooms, medicinal plants, wild ginseng, ferns and cool green mosses. One could spend a lifetime getting to know this inviting environ. WILDLIFE The mixture of mature forest, emerging forest, farm fields, old fruit trees, coupled with the abundant water supply from Wiseman Branch and mountain spring, create the perfect wildlife habitat. The “edge effect” created between, branch, field and forest is the textbook habitat for the resident wildlife. The edges create long wildlife food plot. The hardwood forest produces tons of acorns, hickory nuts, beech nuts and soft mast. White tail deer, black bear, red/gray fox, bobcat, wild turkey, squirrel, raccoon, fox and many species of songbirds, owls and raptors make up the resident wildlife population. It is hard to find a property that has a better mix of wildlife as there has been little hunting pressure for many years. The branch is a major contributor to the local ecosystem richness and diversity for both plants and animals. The creek and its surrounding aquatic plant life create a water supported community with a wide variety of wildlife. Some of creek’s margin is fringed by wetlands, and these wetlands support the aquatic food web, provide shelter for wildlife, and stabilize the banks. The plant life associated with the wetland includes, watercress, rushes, sedges, cattails, duckweed, bee balm and algae. There are many animals that live in the water and around the edges of the creek and springs including raccoons, opossums, blue herons, Canada geese, wood ducks, mallards, minnows, fish, turtles, salamanders, newts, crayfish, muskrat, bull frogs, and redwing blackbirds. Of course there is the insect and microscopic world including butterflies, dragonflies, water skaters, water beetles, damselflies, tadpoles and various insect larve. RECREATION and HUNTING What a hunters paradise or tremendous recreational property! Being surrounded by rugged mountains with tremendous wildlife food sources lends to the hunters dream property with abundant deer, turkey, bear and other wildlife. The spring fed stream and the abundance of hickory, white oak, and red oak create a habitat for the large and small game. The abundance of a year-round water source, the stream with its surrounding aquatic plant life, creates a water supported community with a wide variety of wildlife. Some of the margin of the creek support the aquatic food web which provides shelter for wildlife and stabilizes the shores. There are many animals that live in the water and around the edge of the spring fed creek including raccoons, possums, Blue Heron, turtles, salamanders, crayfish, bullfrog, Eagles, Hawks and Red Wing Birds. The property has a mixture of hardwood species. The adverse tree species coupled with the abundant water supply from the creek, create a perfect wildlife habitat. The edge effect created between the creeks, hollows, ridges, rock out cropping and forest is a textbook habitat, benefiting all of the resident wildlife. Whitetail deer, black bear, wild turkey, squirrels, rabbits, bobcats, raccoons, fox, many species of song birds, and raptors makeup the resident wildlife population. The hardwood forest provides an essential nutrients source and produces tons of hardwood mask including acorns, hickory nuts, beechnut, and black walnut. Soft mass includes sage horn, black cherry, tulip, poplar seeds, maple seeds, autumn olive berries, and blackberries. WATER Wiseman Branch, a dashed blue-line stream, runs along the edge of the property and contributes great aquatic value to the property. This stream is fed by numerous ephemeral streams on surrounding properties further up the hollow. This stream is particularly active during rain events and early spring snow melt. MINERAL RESOURCES All rights the owner has will convey with the property. BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY A new survey is being performed. The property is being sold by the boundary and not by the acre. UTILITIES Water: Existing drilled well Sewer: Private septic system has been installed Electricity: Onsite Telephone: Nearby Internet: May be possible through landline or satellite providers such as Starlink and HughesNet Cellphone Coverage: Great on the ridges and can be spotty in the deeper hollow ACCESS/FRONTAGE The property is accessed over a farm road which will be surveyed and a right-of-way will be deeded to the new owner. ZONING There is currently no county zoning in Monroe County. All prospective purchasers are encouraged to contact the Monroe County Health Department for answers regarding installation of septic systems and water wells. Further information on county zoning may be answered by contacting the Monroe County Commission. PROPERTY TYPE/USE SUMMARY A 2-acre +/- bottomland field at the outbuilding and Tree House and forestland comprise this property. (This summary is an estimation of current property use as determined from aerial photography. It is made subject to the estimation of prop