The Town
of Southington’s Crescent Lake property is an actively managed multi-use area.
The recently completed Forest Management Plan prepared by UCONN College of
Agriculture and Natural Resources recommends the periodic harvesting of trees
as part of such management.
Trees are harvested to promote overall forest
health, enhance wildlife habitat, and to produce forest products. In addition
to the harvesting of trees, this area will be re-treated in the Spring using
best management practices to reduce the number of invasive, non-native plant
species.
A portion
of the forest south of the parking lot is marked to delineate a harvest area.
Trees that have distinctive blue paint markings on them outside of blazed trail
areas are intended to be removed. The harvesting of selected trees will
begin the week of November 9th. Two log
landing areas adjacent to Shuttle Meadow Road will be established.
For more
information on this project, please contact David Lavallee, Assistant Town
Planner for the Town of Southington at (860)-276-6203.
Additionally,
the Management Plan has been posted on the town’s website; Southington.org.
*Crescent Lake is proud to hold the designation of being the
State’s first community forest to receive the CT Grown product label in
recognition of promoting sustainable forest management.
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