Sustained forests; sustained profits
A Lasting Forests Analysis
of the ABC Tract
Provided for you by the XYZ Realty Company, Place, Virginia 22222
Lasting Forests Analyses open a new window of opportunity for
- selling land (characterizing land for many potential buyers and fitting land character to buyers' needs)
- buying land (seeking land units or tracts that meet buyers' needs and expectations)
- reducing costs and risks for sellers and buyers.
The following are the proposed/planned topics containing text and (where noted) maps for a standard Lasting Forests Realtor's Analysis:
- Title Page
- Preface
- The Ecological Region of the State (map)
- The Forest Region (map)
- The Area (map)
- The County and its History (map)
- Pre-settlement People
- GPS and the exact location (5 maps)
- Taxes
- Area
- In-Holding
- Distance to Schools (map)
- Distance to Towns, etc.
- Boundary Analysis
- Elevations (map)
- Slopes and Flat areas (map)
- Aspects (map)
- Precipitation (Tables)
- Temperature (Tables)
- Solar relations and energy potentials (Tables)
- Soil (General: later detailed soils maps will be prepared and potentials and limits described)
- Wind energy potentials (and wind hazards)
- Streams, Ponds, and Water Resources (map)
- Stream conditions (as relevant)
- Bridges and culverts
- Fish (number of species)
- Groundwater
- Scenic Vistas and Landscape (map)
- Landscape Ecology
- Forests (map)
- Forest Productivity with Management and Innovations
- Wildlife
- Endangered Species (if any; with official State neighborhood map)
- Birds (number and later a likely species list)
- Deer Resource Management potentials (including damage control)
- Bear
- Wild Turkey
- Quail
- Squirrel
- Other Wildlife
- Plants, Botanical Surveys, Plant numbers, Rare Species,and Wild Flower Gardens
- Toxic Plants and Allergens
- Growing Season and Planting Dates (map)
- Butterfly Gardens
- Roads, Trails, and Access (map)
- Mining and Mineral Resources
- Reshaping the Land and Restoration
- Recreational Sites and Opportunities
- Air Quality
- Noise
- Wildfires and Protection
- Rural vandalism and safety protection potentials
- Potentials for the Future and Services of Lasting Forests
- Appraised values with and without such services.
Robert H. Giles, Jr.
504 Rose Avenue, Blacksburg, VA 24060
January 1, 2001
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Last revision January 1, 2001.